Category: Faith
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1 Timothy 4:12 Isn’t Just About Your Age: What is Holding You Back?
What is holding you back from the work God is calling you to do in the church? What conversation are you afraid to have? What space are you afraid to step into?
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Is God Really Good? Holding Onto Truth When Things Aren’t “Good”
God works for the good of those who love Him? Then how come my life isn’t always good? Why do bad things still happen? What possible good can come from the terrible things that bad people do? When my brother went to jail in January of 2009, I could not…
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God Chose You: Mothering with Purpose
The ways in which they are difficult, or sweet, or angry, or tired, or loving were made especially for you. You were equipped by God to take care of these specific beings, even if it may not seem like it.
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Logic vs. Faith: Loaves and Fishes Today
Let’s stop trying to think our way out of a need for faith. I can make schedules, and shift people around, and make phone calls all day, but it’s got to start with a faith and trust that God will provide, even if my logic doesn’t play out.
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Contentment as a Tool of the Enemy
The devil would love nothing more than for us to remain where we are. He would love for us to look around and say “hmm this is good. All of this is good. All of this is enough.” He would love for us to put on blinders to the world…
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Bringing Light to the Darkness: Why Our Prayers Matter
And after we lift up the darkness to be covered in His light, we can be lead to actions, and prayers, and solutions, in His name. In His plans, asking His kingdom come, this surrender leads to hope, and resolution by His mighty name, not our own. So bring your…
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How Do We prepare for the Unexpected?: Trust Him
Can you imagine if God told us all of the plans He had for our lives? If God had let us know the pandemic was coming, the devastating hurricanes, the strife in Afghanistan, the turmoil in our personal lives: would we have trusted that He could make good of all…
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God Crafts Perfect Gifts For His Children
need, he lifts us up. When we need comfort he sends a friend, or a word straight from him. When we need a miracle, he is ready to give it. We don’t have to work for it, we don’t deserve it, but he loves to do it. I imagine him…
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Happy Father’s Day!
When I was in high school, I lived and breathed soccer. I played year round and made the Varsity team in my sophomore year; I started every game, and rarely missed a minute. Our team was young my junior year, but we played like we’d known each other forever. We…
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Lessons in Tennis from Bill Foster
When I was in elementary school, my Grandpa took on the task of teaching me to play tennis. He bought me a brand new racket, grabbed a bucket of balls, and took me out to the court near my house. He played tennis for UC Berkeley, and would go on…
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