“What is the purpose of Christianity?” My friend’s eyes beamed as if he discovered the secret to Middle East peace. Immediately, I pulled my mind from the dregs of work and studied his face and replayed his words. I wondered what he was getting at, and even...
The rain splashes against the window like tears. The past creeps in like flickering shadows and I am thinking of it again. I no longer ask why bad things happen. In retrospect, I can see how God turned what others meant for evil to good and my sin into something else....
[serialposts]Read 1 John 4:1-6 (ESV, NIV, The Message). “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” – 1 John 4:1 Many of us have relatives who...
[serialposts]Read 1 John 2:28-3:10 (ESV, NIV, The Message). As a child my instructions were to keep my room clean especially around Christmas time. I had this idea that Santa’s elves were omniscient. With this thought, I hastily shoved toys, old socks and smelly...
Other women love their churches and their people, but they know they aren’t being given the opportunity to think, strategize, innovate, and create new ways of doing church that both men and women find appealing. Often when they have expressed their desire for...
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