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by J. K. McGuire | Dec 18, 2011 | PRAY, READ, SERVE
[serialposts] READ Psalm 18:28 For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness. Psalm 27 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat...
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by J. K. McGuire | Oct 26, 2011 | engaged in culture, ministry, outreach
[serialposts] Reason #2 – Teens’ and twentysomethings’ experience of Christianity is shallow. A second reason that young people depart church as young adults is that something is lacking in their experience of church. One-third said “church is boring” (31%)....
![the hard work of forgiveness [part three]](https://b826465.smushcdn.com/826465/wp-content/uploads/sisters.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
by J. K. McGuire | Oct 11, 2011 | authentic christianity, for reflection, PRAY
[serialposts]Now, where do we go from here? You’ve done the hard work of forgiving a person who wounded you. You’ve worked towards peace while promoting reconciliation, which is forgiveness between two people. Now you make a choice to release the...
![the hard work of forgiveness [part two]](https://b826465.smushcdn.com/826465/wp-content/uploads/mushroom.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
by J. K. McGuire | Oct 4, 2011 | authentic christianity, for reflection, PRAY
[serialposts] “The only thing that takes more work, tears and sweat than division is reconciliation.” – Shane Claiborne You are not sure where to begin. You’ve forgiven another person’s words, actions and misdeeds, but you can not...
![the hard work of forgiveness [part one]](https://b826465.smushcdn.com/826465/wp-content/uploads/forgiveness1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
by J. K. McGuire | Sep 27, 2011 | authentic christianity, for reflection, PRAY
[serialposts]I had bruised her heart and battered our friendship without reason, other than the immature excuse: “That was what everyone else was doing.” When it finally came time to back away from that swirling group of toxic and all of the same...
