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O, Me, Of Little Faith
Lately I’ve been noticing the invisible people in Bible stories. Recently, it was a whole crowd who had previously managed to elude my view. Who were these people? These ones who came out to the wilderness to hear John the Baptist, to repent of their sins, and to be baptized? In all my years reading …[ read more ]
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The Crime Blotter of Your Internal Soul
As a teen, avoiding sin seemed a simple enough proposition. You figured you could protect yourself from most risky business by avoiding bars, bad company, and back seats. No problem. Not your scene anyway. When you grew up, you discovered something distressing about sin. (Cue voiceover for a horror film trailer “you think you can …[ read more ]
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Awkward Evangelists, Bumbling Missionaries
Hey, pssst, you there – yes, you. We need to chat. This isn’t a post for someone else. Yes, I know you think I’m not aware it’s you reading this but I am. You’re precisely the one I mean to reach. God’s not messing around, you know that, don’t you? And by God, I’m not …[ read more ]
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When You’re a Total Loser
Sometimes you think you’re getting somewhere, you know, with this whole growing up in Jesus business. You’re hitting your Bible regularly and going deep, not just the quick pass over a verse and a thought but digging in and rocking it. Your prayer life is consistent and gets more involved than “Help!” and “Please!” (not …[ read more ]
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Do You Ever Act Like Adam?
Did you ever act like Adam? Find yourself hiding like great-grandma Eve? Probably not. Maybe I’m the only one. Recently, I felt like something for five minutes. You know, I felt my potential. Glimpsed my worth. Then, I read another woman’s blog and it was brilliant. God’s going to use her, not me. That was …[ read more ]