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by Julia Swodeck | Apr 29, 2011 | authentic christianity, bible literacy
[serialposts]Read James 2 (NASB, ESV, MSG) when i was kid growing up in the church, the ushers to me were like the royal guard. they were the gate keepers and they were definitely intimidating. all except the one who handed out tootsie rolls to the kids. he was...
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by Julia Swodeck | Apr 8, 2011 | book reviews, engaged in culture
[serialposts] a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families… Psalm 68:5-6 In my teenage years I had many “adopted” sisters. Most of them were around my age and all of them were going...
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by Julia Swodeck | Mar 28, 2011 | book reviews, engaged in culture
[serialposts]As I read through this chapter, I couldn’t help but to revisit my adolescence. Growing up, most gang members I knew and befriended were cool, quite funny, and often even sentimental. Definitely different than the picture you see painted in music...
