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Slaying Shadows with God’s Armor~Part 2
Hello lovely readers and followers! Welcome to part 2 of my new series called Slaying Shadows with God’s Armor. If you missed part 1, you can read it here. This series will be focusing on all 6 attributes of the armor of God listed in Ephesians 6:10-18. I hope you enjoy! Sam fought the urge to glare at the customer in front of him. The man just stood there, puckering his lips as he spoke. “How long does a person gotta’ wait for a table ’round here?” Sam grabbed a menu as he turned away from him. “Sorry sir. We’re quite busy.” As the man muttered more complaints, Sam found his thoughts…
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FirstFruits~Mirrors of Faith
Hello lovely readers and followers! Welcome to Part 4 of the FirstFruits series, which is the last part of our adventure together in James 1. Recently I went to a youth convention with the youth group I help lead. It was awesome–over a thousand students worshiping Jesus together and hearing some powerful preaching! It really made an impact on my life as well. One of the speakers who preached (I don’t know why I didn’t write down his name) said something that really inspired me, and I think it goes really well with today’s post. Are we going to spend our life looking in a mirror or walking out the…
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The Lie of the Good Enough Christian
Most of the time my Instagram feed is filled with posts about fashion and food (which are two things I am very passionate about). However, there are posts that really make you stop and think wow, I really needed that. I wanted to share one of these posts from @cultureandgod with you today. Do you ever feel like God is unapproachable? Maybe you’ve repented of your sins and asked Jesus to be your Lord and Savior. Now what? How do I become a good enough Christian? How do I prove myself worthy to God? The simple truth is that you can’t. Sorry to all of my fellow recovering perfectionists out…
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Renaming the Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments. The Ten Laws, Statutes, Kill Joys. Whatever you want to call them, they are the principles that all Christians should try to follow. The word “commandment” is sort of daunting if you ask me. The Old Testament is filled with rules, the Ten Commandments being the core of the “shall nots” and best behaviors. No one likes being given a bunch of rules– it just goes against our fleshly nature. And a lot of Christians use the grace of their salvation as an excuse to hold on to their sins. Almost all of us are guilty of this. It’s as if we are re-writing the Ten Commandments…
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Why Jesus?
So maybe you’ve been reading this blog or have been looking at other material/scripture, and are looking to start a relationship with Jesus Christ. There’s a reason why I said relationship instead of religion. Unlike the staunch, legalistic rules that the word “religion” usually implies, true Christianity is all about love, grace, and mercy. Jesus was a whole lot more than just a great teacher of God’s laws and grace. He was (and is) “The Word [who became] flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14…
Helping Women Find Their Identity in the One Who Gave All for Them
