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Spiritual Formation
Forgiven Much – Loves Much (Video Blog)
Raining Tears on the Feet of Jesus Being forgiven much is not about the quantity of sins you’ve committed, but about the consistency with which you keep your heart pure. The woman who rained her tears on the feet of Jesus bore the reproach of her reputation, knowing her past…
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marriage
Marriage Love Tank Running Low?
Love Tank It was thirty years ago that Gary Chapman published The Five Love Languages. True confession: I've never read the book but have absorbed the contents (like second hand smoke) from the comments of others who have. He introduced the concept of the "marriage love tank." In a nutshell, relational resources…
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Prayer
Fruits of Solitude
Fruits of Solitude The Bible is full of stories of heroes of our faith who spent significant time in solitude, whether it was voluntarily chosen or thrust upon them by their circumstances. I’d like to highlight some of those people here and touch on both the causes of their solitude…
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Spiritual Formation
Spiritual Investments – An Eternal Deposit
Spiritual Investments Jesus made a very clear statement on the priority of spiritual investments. Don’t keep hoarding for yourselves earthly treasures that can be stolen by thieves. Material wealth eventually rusts, decays, and loses its value. Instead, stockpile heavenly treasures for yourselves that cannot be stolen and will never rust, decay,…
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Marriage Horizons
Field of Vision Marriage horizons are about garnering the excitement of new frontiers, reigning over boredom and stagnation, and framing our experiences through the divine lens. This is the way forward in building a godly marriage and family. Just to clarify, marriage horizons also include our individual spiritual progress. A…
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Inspirational
God Provides for Our Journey
God Provides for Our Journey Some call it the inner audible voice of the Lord. It’s an experience of hearing a phrase or a sentence in your mind that you clearly perceive as His voice. It is one primary way by which God provides for our journey, especially in times…
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Finding Your Value & Purpose
Value We first begin to ponder our value at a very young age; not conscious thoughts early on, more subconscious. Questions ping on our soul's radar. How do I perceive myself? How do others perceive me? Am I valued in my family? God's desire of course is to imprint truth…
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Spiritual Formation
A Work in Progress
Progressive Transformation I'm sure you will agree - we are all a work in progress. Here's my favorite Bible verse to illustrate this truth: And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory…
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marriage
Keeping Secrets From Your Spouse
Privacy or Secrecy? How truthful and transparent should I be with my spouse? After all, we are supposed to be best friends right? But am I not still entitled to a measure of privacy in my life? What's the difference between privacy and secrecy? Privacy is about having healthy boundaries…