Discipleship
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The Importance of Showing Up
Standing up to the plate and waiting for a ball to be hurled in your general direction isn’t easy, isn’t natural, and can be truly scary if you think too much about it. But stepping up and simply being there is so important. Being there to support and encourage those who are stepping up is… Continue reading
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Walking in the Rain
I was awakened at about 3:00am by subtle flashes of lightning and the low rumble of an approaching thunderstorm. While I lay in bed awake, enjoying the sound of the rain, I remembered a wonderful experience with my mom when I was a child. When I was young, my family had a dog. It was… Continue reading
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Prayer for the New Year
“Jesus speaks to us the same word: ‘Follow thou me!’ and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time.” Continue reading
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Diversity, Unity & Division: A Bible Study
While most people would say that they’re open to the perspectives of others, and that the division we’re experiencing is not in society’s best interest, we still get stuck when it comes to addressing it and finding solutions. See a framework for creating effective discussions, based on God’s word. Continue reading
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Growing Connections Through Confession
The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart … if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ~ Romans 10:8-9 “Confession” for some of us may conjure images of a person sitting in… Continue reading
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Growing Connections by Getting Outside of Ourselves
After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. ~ Luke 10:1 Moms have some great wisdom. When I was in middle and high school, I struggled through the insecurities that many of us experienced in our… Continue reading
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Growing Connections with God
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength ~ Mark 12:30 I began my November article asking: “How are the connections in your life?” I asked because our theme for this year is “Growing Connections.” And, really,… Continue reading
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