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Suffering Honors Jesus & Denies The Flesh
The last few months have been an opportunity to learn a lot about suffering for Jesus and denying myself. If you know the Bible, you know that, in Luke 9:23, Jesus lays out that to follow Him means “you must … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study
Tagged attitude, Bible, contentment, God, grace, Jesus, know Jesus, pray, sacrifice, suffering, trials, truth
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Spiritual Opposition Always Follows Spiritual Progress
This principle shifted my thinking! Spiritual opposition always follows spiritual progress; my pastor, at the time, said this in one of his sermons, and I had never really thought about it before. Some of that was my the time and … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Random Musings
Tagged attitude, blessings, contentment, Jesus, know Jesus, perspective, suffering, trials, truth, worldview
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Gratefulness Admidst Pain
Have you ever wanted something, and someone gives you a gift, and you think it’s the something you want, but it’s really something else? Well, my High School English teachers would kill me for that sentence, but I think we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Random Musings
Tagged attitude, blessings, character, contentment, Jesus, perspective, sacrifice, worldview
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My Doubts Will Answer To Your Scars
There is a fantastic line in a Skillet song called “Terrify the Dark”, and it is that line that now titles this blog post. But before I get into that, let me take you back. Many years ago, a dear … Continue reading
Posted in Passionate Observations, Random Musings
Tagged attitude, jen ledger, Jesus, john cooper, know Jesus, ledger, perspective, salvation, skillet, truth, worldview
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Everything Is A Trade-Off
Today’s post is more of a random musing than many others which brew for longer times. But recently, this theme has surfaced in my life, and I think it’s worth commenting on. In America, we’re so used to the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings
Tagged contentment, needs, perspective, return-on-investment, trade-off
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I Don’t Matter…Truly!
The other night, I was quite irritated with one of my children because of an attitude issue. As I took a moment to calm down and clear my mind, it dawned on me that “I don’t matter!” Now, initially, this … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Observations, Random Musings
Tagged attitude, Bible study, faith, grace, Jesus, know Jesus, sacrifice, spirituality, suffering, truth, worldview
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The Illusion Of The Day
There’s a fantastic song by Caedmon’s Call, which is called Masquerade (linked to YouTube, if you want to listen), and it speaks of the illusion that city lights can make, leading us to believe that it’s almost as bright as … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Random Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Jesus, know Jesus, perspective, worldview
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When I Get Where I’m Going; Thoughts on Legacy
Today, I happened to be listening to Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton singing “When I Get Where I’m Going”, and it got me thinking. I’ll spare you the random hops and schisms that led me to this, but I began … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged blessings, character, children, grace, Jesus, legacy, perspective, relationships, truth
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Where God Guides, He Provides…Or Does He?
Ok. I owe you an apology for the click-bait-ish title. At the same time, I think anyone who has stepped out in faith has felt this way at one time or another. “God’s got us! Right? I mean, we followed … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Passionate Observations
Tagged Bible, Bible study, faith, Jesus, knives, leap of faith, provision, step of faith, step up, trials, truth
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The Art Of Raising Adults
(This post is longer than my usual posts; given the topic, being more brief felt disingenuous and unclear.) Parenting is unique. In many aspects of life, one improves or atrophies. In one’s career, one advances or changes careers. But in … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Single-Parenthood
Tagged attitude, children, love, parenting, perspective, single parenting, single-parenthood, truth
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