January 2011
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Innocence is bliss.
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“Though the tempter (the serpent) is cursed, the woman and man are not. But they...”
– Phyllis Trible, “Eve and Adam: Genesis 2-3 Reread” 1977.
Wake up, church! There's a spiritual battle going...
Shake us up, Jesus. Prepare our hearts for what is ahead, and strengthen us against the attacks of the enemy. Open our eyes, Lord, to the realities around us so that we will not be swayed by seemingly harmless activities, but completely and utterly focused on you, Jesus, and things that are from Heaven. Help us to not think and react as citizens of the world, but citizens of heaven operating out...
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God's love is not like our love. Once you get past...
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CALEME, TERESOPOLIS, Brazil: 16 flood victims... →
My pastor’s wife read this testimony in church today saying “This should be normal for Christianity”; the news report is from last Sunday.
This story will surely rock your faith! Come on church! In Matthew 10:8 when Jesus commissioned us to “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give” he...
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The missing wallet: testimony!
So about three weeks ago, my best friend and I went shopping near the downtown district, about five minutes after we left the area, she noticed her wallet was missing. Now, as a side note, my friend is not a Christian or deist, but she is very loving and accepting of all religions. She, herself, ascribes to a sort of hodge-podge religion that consists of auras and the energy of the earth. Anyway,...
Unconditional Love is...
The saying goes that unconditional love is not to love a perfect person, but to love an imperfect person perfectly. We look past each others’ flaws, and even more, past the things that we might have in common or memories we may have shared to simply say “I love them just because they are.” That’s 100% true for us. But what does that mean about our relationship dynamic with...
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Your love is relentless, and I’m glad for it.
Balance
God’s yin-yang is more like a full moon.