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The real problem lies with how we view the Christian life. If we view the Christian life as a list of rules to be kept then we will eventually devolve into a pool of legalistic goo and destroy the ……

The real problem lies with how we view the Christian life. If we view the Christian life as a list of rules to be kept then we will eventually devolve into a pool of legalistic goo and destroy the ……

Confession: I don’t “do” Lent. I wasn’t raised in a liturgical church that celebrated Ash Wednesday or the Lenten period. In fact, today I nearly offered my neighbor a hankie to wipe the smudge off her forehead. My Catholic, Methodist and Episcopalian friends treasure this season of repentance, fasting and preparation for the coming of Easter. […]…

Do you want to live fulfilled each day? Live for Jesus and for the sake of the Good News. You’ll find fulfillment at end of the day. Here’s how.…

Have you ever felt stuck in your faith? Like you can’t seem to grow any deeper? Stand any stronger? Believe any better? I know I have. Sometimes I feel like a trapeze artist who’s stuck hanging over the vast expanse in a circus tent, wondering why I can’t fly through the spiritual life with the greatest of ease like so many others seem to. Read more...…

I was alone, or at least I felt that way. Women huddled in happy clusters chatting about first one thing and then another. Some propped babies on their hips. Others clutched Bibles in their hands. Most wore smiles on their faces. I wore one too. But it wasn’t a reflection of what was in my heart. The upturned lips were simply the camouflage I wore to blend in—to avoid being found out. Read more……

When we take hold—grasp—and make our own all that Jesus had already taken hold of for us, we begin to experience life to the full—the faith we’ve always longed for. We get unstuck and move forward.…

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever……

It’s normal for a teacher to have many student admirers at the same time. Out of respect and love some copy the teacher’s style, some the smile, and some others, the teacher’s file 😄 Nevertheless, a true admirer of that teacher is a student who readily follows the teacher’s discipline and teaching. The teacher and […]…

När vi läser om Jesus varningar till Petrus och de övriga lärljungarna, samt om Petrus agerade, så står det klart att Petrus förlorade sin väg till Guds rike under den tid han syndade och tills des……