Why Do I Celebrate Christmas?
Christmas Without Scripture Is Just a Story Over the past week, I found myself sitting with a question I couldn’t easily brush aside, why do I celebrate Christmas?…
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Notes on Scripture, faith, correction, worship, and the journey of the heart.
Do Not Write Off Anyone
I Wasn’t the Best Kid Growing Up I remember that in my teen years and even until I started working, my parents often thought I wouldn’t be able…
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The Lines We Draw
The Lines I Drew Around Food I’m reading Deuteronomy 12, and it reminded me of something funny from my own life—food. I’m a vegetarian, and for a long…
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Are You Afraid to Talk to God?
Let me start by asking a simple, yet profound question, one I used to mull over often: Am I afraid to talk to God? Woah, woah, woah does…
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What Are You Feeding On?
One of the things I’ve always struggled with is Fasting. For some reason, whenever I hear the word fasting, my stomach immediately starts to feel hungry—lol. Do you…
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When Giants Become Furniture
One of the key element that used to pull me away from God was fear. Once fear sets in, worry begins to creep in as well—and I seldom…
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The Lord Loves You
Why Me and My Family Over the past few months, one thing I continually thank God for is where I was and where I am now. Yet there’s…
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We Know How to Pray, but Do We Know How to Rest
On My Knees Quickly in Troubled Times I wanted to continue from the earlier thought of Do not forget the Lord our God, and reflect on something I…
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Do Not Forget the Lord Your God
Do I Pray Only When I’m in a Crisis? One of the things I often do when I’m in a crisis is go into my bedroom, avoid speaking…
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The Ripple Effect of Faith-Filled Questions
Have you heard this saying, “What you sow, you reap”? The whole book of Numbers in the Bible carries a similar effect. If you read through it, you’ll…
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