Tag: discipleship
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Cultural Christian or True Christian?
Introduction Recently, a well-known atheist, Richard Dawkins, was interviewed and said that while he “does not believe a single word of the Christian faith,” he does identify as culturally Christian.[1] He sees Christianity as being morally superior to other religions, such as Islam. As Christians, what should our reaction be to a Christian culture? Is…
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Ribbons and Mints
What the State Fair Can Teach Us About God’s Word (This is a re-post of a Free Grace Women blog originally published a few years ago. We hope that readers old and new will be encouraged by it.) A few years ago, I got the chance to work for the state fair in South Carolina.…
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Blue Plate Special
I remember when I began registering for items before I got married. There was both giddy excitement and awkwardness. It wasn’t my birthday or Christmas and people were giving me most everything I wished for, It just felt strange to me. My favorite thing that we received, still today, is my colorful Fiestaware. I chose…
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Combating Jealousy
The thought, “Is that what 34 is supposed to look like?” went surging through my thoughts as I stared at the Instagram photo before me. The influencer had just turned 34 and naturally had to post about how gorgeous she looked on her birthday. I turned 34 recently, and instead of looking like a mature woman,…
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The Glad Game
“If God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times to be glad and rejoice, He must want us to do it.” | Pollyanna I love the movie, Pollyanna. Pollyanna’s example of trying to find the good in people and in situations is a character quality that we should aspire to replicate. Her joyful…
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Double-Pain Cleaning
The windows on our house are double-paned and slightly older than I am. This means they are a double-pain to clean as you have to dismantle them like one of those brainteaser puzzles they sell at Cracker Barrel. My favorite spot to sit in our house is in a vintage, velvet gold chair nestled next…
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Your Bible: Defeat the Dust – Part II
Part 2 of a 2 Part Series In Part One of this series, we covered how to get our minds right – five attributes of the mind-set we need to help us understand the Bible, and therefore, defeat the dust that sets up shop when we avoid opening God’s word. Now that we have our…
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Your Bible: Defeat the Dust – Part I
Part 1 of a 2 Part Series Does your Bible have a layer of dust that menacingly stares you down every time you walk past it? Do the dust bunnies have teeth and taunt you when you think of reading it? You just might be in that small percentage of the population who suffer from…
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Putting Good Things Into Your Body
My toddler, completely enthralled, was watching his dad clip his toenails and asked: “Do I eat toenails dad?” My husband and I both laughed (after my gag reflex subsided) at this question and let him know that it’s not a good idea to eat toenails. My son’s latest trend is to ask if he can…
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The Talk That Changed My Life
Nearly 25 years ago, when I was 15, my Mom asked one of my favorite people, to this day, to please come and talk with me (aka ‘fix me’). I was living a life that those who didn’t know me then would never believe. It doesn’t get a whole lot worse than the path I’d…
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