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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Christian Blogger

4/24/2014

The Good: Encouraging others and ourselves

Blogging helps us order our thoughts, put them on paper (screen), and process what God is teaching us. It is also an opportunity to share those lessons with others. The hope for us is that our words will act as encouragement to those who read...

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Why We Need Easter

4/19/2014

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I thought I understood the equation sin = death. So when Jesus died my sins were paid for. Done deal. His resurrection was a bonus, but not necessary. Certainly it was an encouragement for his followers but how was it important to me? In a very strange way it is easier for me to celebrate the cross than the empty tomb. Although I have just begun to understand the importance of the resurrection, let me offer this Bible passage as a starting point…

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When the Resurrected Jesus Doesn't Show

4/14/2014

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Have you been there? Almost everyone around you is praising God because of some great blessing and you feel skipped over. All your friends are in blissful relationships while you keep getting rejected. You have been dealing with sickness for years and your friends were healed after a week. Your church is in the middle of a spiritual revival but you can’t bring yourself to clap during worship. Everyone else is living like Jesus rose from the dead but it sure seems like he didn’t, at least not to you...

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Abraham's Dad

4/9/2014

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The story of Abram’s calling is a beautiful one. It reveals God’s desire to bless us and all the ethnicities of the world. On top of that, is the wonderful example Abram gives us of living a life by faith.

Confession: Bible passages can bore me. I get this lame idea that I ‘know it all’ or at the very least that I’ve heard it all before. However, this time was different…

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Women Troubles

4/4/2014

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I like to think of myself as culturally and socially aware, but just when I think I have left all my gender and societal bias at the door, I realize I forgot to empty one of my pockets.

This happened to me recently at a bible study. The passage was John 4:7-26, commonly known as ‘the woman at the well.’ I had heard it before and could pretty much imagine the way it would go…

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Christian Blogger

Why We Need Easter

When the Resurrected Jesus Doesn't Show

Abraham's Dad

Women Troubles

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