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Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now

Posted in Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, God, Marriage, Suffering, Theology, life, repentance, sin, stress, tagged on March 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Greetings! Read on to hear about one of those ten ideas. But, before you do…
For those wondering where I went (how egocentric to think you wondered!), check out the last post: How Bad Can it Be?  We’ve been oh-so-busy thinking, planning, seeing contractors, going to kitchen stores, picking out floors, cabinets, etc.
We actually have a tile [...]

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Bargaining with God (Who, Me?)

Posted in Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, Suffering, Theology, crap, life, religion, sanctification, sin, stress on January 3, 2009 | 15 Comments »

I never thought I was the kind of person who would get mad at God when things got tough, who would think she deserved better. 
But, here I am.
Two guys who’ve influenced me greatly say the following about this subject:
If, like the elder brother [in the parable of the 'prodigal son'], you seek to control God through your obedience, then [...]

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There’s Adultery Among Us

Posted in Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, God, Jesus, Theology, evil, faith, life, religion, sin, spritual formation on December 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Our small group had a discussion about idolatry a while back.
We are studying a great book about Revelation: Discipleship on the Edge by Darrell W. Johnson. Johnson points out how the book of Revelation reflects the Biblical theme that the church is the bride of Christ. Our group discussed Johnson’s point that every time we [...]

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The Root of All Evil

Posted in Christ, Christianity, God, Theology, evil, life, personal, religion, sanctification, sin, spritual formation on December 19, 2008 | 17 Comments »

The root of all evil.  They say it’s money (don’t they?).  Or if you talk about what’s the foundational sin, the root of all sins, the sin underneath our outward acts of sin, they say it’s pride.
Pride.
Well, I don’t buy it.
What is pride, anyway? When I try and connect the word pride with some of my sin patterns, [...]

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Walking Down Forgiveness Lane

Posted in Bible, Church, God, Jesus, Thoughts, anger, forgiveness, hurt, life, prayer, religion, sin on September 13, 2008 | 10 Comments »

I realized this week that I have yet to forgive some people, maybe a bunch of people, maybe the whole church…
I think I need to talk a long walk down forgiveness lane.
Two things happened to bring up the bitterness churning below, out of sight, mostly out of mind.
I attended a retreat and met a parishioner from my [...]

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How I Know I’ve Sinned

Posted in Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, Thoughts, faith, life, prayer, religion, sin, spirituality, stress on May 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I finally decided to  write a response to an ongoing and long-going conversation with Quester in the comment section of his post: ”Sizing up the fence.”
And since I haven’t been in the posting mood, I thought I could cheat by putting what I wrote here for you to read.
When you are done, I’d love you to comment about how God [...]

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How I Know I’ve Sinned

Posted in Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, Thoughts, faith, life, prayer, religion, sin, spirituality, stress on May 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I finally decided to  write a response to an ongoing and long-going conversation with Quester in the comment section of his post: ”Sizing up the fence.”
And since I haven’t been in the posting mood, I thought I could cheat by putting what I wrote here for you to read.
When you are done, I’d love you to comment about how God [...]

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The Perfect Church, Part 1: the Sermon

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, God, grace, life, miracles, personal, religion, sermon, sin, spirituality on March 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I keep getting a lot of hits on my posting in which I asked: Why Should I Go to Church? In the comment section, I promised to write a multi-part essay on my idea of the perfect church. So, here goes.
Let’s start with the sermon (part 1). What constitutes the perfect sermon for me? 
Glorifies God
I’d leave the sermon with my mind [...]

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Trying to Get Over a Hurt

Posted in Bible, Christ, Christianity, God, Thoughts, faith, grace, hurt, life, love, mercy, personal, prayer, random, relationships, religion, sin, spirituality, spritual formation, stress on January 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »

It started on Thursday. I won’t go into details, but someone got really upset with me Thursday and finally dumped it on me Friday. It shocked and hurt me. I’ve been thinking about it all weekend.
My husband will look over at me, see me stare off into space and say, “Do something else. Stop thinking [...]

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Sinning Again*

Posted in Bible, Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, FUn, God, Jesus, Theology, Thoughts, faith, grace, life, mercy, religion, sin, spirituality on January 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Since I’ve recently blogged about sinning, I thought I would share a very funny video and some of my favorite quotes on the subject (outside of the Bible):
When you sin, sin boldly.
That’s the way I first heard it. Here’s the original quote:
Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong [i.e., sin boldly], but let [...]

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Sinning as I Post (and a Note for Those Among Us Who Are Divorced)

Posted in Christ, Christianity, Divorce, God, Jesus, Marriage, Theology, Thoughts, faith, family, life, love, personal, prayer, religion, sin, spirituality, stress on January 14, 2008 | 11 Comments »

Yesterday, I put up a post about divorce and the purpose of marriage (How Not to Divorce (some thoughts from a Christian perspective)). I think what I said was accurate and some friends (God bless those kind folks) left nice comments.
But I screwed up.
First, I have this idea that no one will read too long a post. Or at least, [...]

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