Church is Not a Place—It’s a People
Church didn’t happen this morning. Oh, it happened, but we weren’t there, if you consider the church to be a sanctuary in which you sit for an…
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God Can Exchange Beauty For Our Ashes
Ashes are the remains of something destroyed by flames; ruins. If we look back, we can recall experiences that seemed like flaming situations in our…
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The Real Work of Being a Christian is in the Real World, Not in the Pew
Church is not where Christians really need to be. It’s not where the work happens my friends. It’s just our rest stop and our place to refuel.…
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I Loved You at Your Darkest
Dear Child of God, I see you there thinking about all that you have done wrong in your life. I see you wondering how God could ever forgive you. How…
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Dear Christian, You Are Created For Church
You may need a break from sitting in a building on a certain day at a certain time, but you don’t need a break from being with other believers. You…
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Postpartum Anxiety Could Have Been My Undoing, But God Made it My Redoing
Isn’t it funny that after you kill a spider you instinctively look for another one? Suddenly, you are aware of the eight-legged danger that might…
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God Sees the Lowly Mother
At 12, I wanted to be a mom. I wished someday I would be married and have kids of my own. At 16, I wanted to be a doctor. But my hopes were dashed…
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Church Didn’t Change Me, Jesus Did
Church didn’t change me. I have been in church my entire life. I don’t know what it’s like to spend a Sunday on the lake or sleeping in. But…
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Disney’s The Lion King Inspires Us to Remember Who We Are
My kids and I went to see the new release of Disney’s The Lion King this morning. I loved this movie as a kid and probably can’t even count…
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When Faith Feels Like Going Through the Motions
I heard my 3-year-old gasp over the sound of our church’s piano and looked over just a moment too late to catch the crayons falling behind our pew.…
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