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The Truth About Others
If God’s truth changes how we see ourselves, shouldn’t it also change how we see others? “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”John 8:32 (NKJV) The Freedom I Wasn’t Expecting I went looking for… Continue reading
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What Would the Apostle Paul Say to the American Church Today?
This is a fictional letter inspired by Paul’s biblical teachings, not Scripture or a claim to speak for God. A Letter to the Church in America An imagined letter from the Apostle Paul to modern American Christians To the churches… Continue reading
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What Are You Searching For?
What if the answer to something you’ve been searching for is something you haven’t even considered? Think about it. We spend so much of our lives pursuing things we believe will make life better. A relationship. A career. Financial security.… Continue reading
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What Is Truth?
I was hurting. I was crying out to God for relief, and eventually I sat down and started writing. I didn’t organize my thoughts. I didn’t try to make them sound reasonable. I definitely didn’t try to make them sound… Continue reading
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Go Deeper: The Breastplate Of Righteousness
Because This Is True, How Should I Live? The Belt of Truth asks: What does God say is true? The Breastplate of Righteousness brings us to the next question: Because this is true, how should I live? But before we… Continue reading
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Go Deeper: The Belt Of Truth
What Gets the Final Word? In the Reflection, we saw that we live surrounded by voices—family, culture, friends, experiences, emotions, wounds, fear and beliefs we may have carried for years. The question isn’t whether those voices influence us. The question… Continue reading
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When the Cardboard Armor Becomes Real
If you spent your childhood Sundays in church, you may remember the Armor of God. Maybe it was Sunday school or Vacation Bible School. We colored pictures of Roman soldiers. We cut shields out of cardboard, made swords from construction… Continue reading
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Mirror, Mirror: Who’s the Fairest Christian of All?
We know the question. “Mirror, mirror…” Who is the fairest of them all? It is a question of comparison. Who measures up? Who doesn’t? Who is getting it right? And I wonder if sometimes we approach our faith the same… Continue reading
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Go Deeper: Why the Salmon?
What Do I See? • What Does God Say? • How Do I Align? The reflection Why the Salmon? began with a moment of exhaustion. “I feel like a salmon swimming upstream pointlessly, only to meet my death in the… Continue reading
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Why the Salmon?
There are seasons when following God feels like swimming upstream. Everything around you seems to be moving in the opposite direction. The current is strong. You are tired. And you begin to wonder why you are fighting so hard against… Continue reading
