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by Cara Sexton | Apr 6, 2012 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, READ
[serialposts]Read 1 John 5:1-5 (ESV, NIV, The Message). Today, we’re taking a look at 1 John 5:1-5 and what John has to say about what loving the Father has to do with overcoming the world. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and...
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by Cara Sexton | Mar 9, 2012 | book reviews, READ
When my copy of Love-Powered Parenting: Loving Your Kids the Way Jesus Loves You showed up in the mail, I was intrigued but doubtful. After all, don’t I already put enough pressure on myself when it comes to being a parent? Now I’m about to read a book...
by Cara Sexton | Jan 25, 2012 | authentic christianity, engaged in culture
I was at the drug store yesterday, in line for a prescription, and a woman in a purple jacket melted down…. just… went to pieces right there in the prescription line. “I can’t DO THIS ANYMORE!” She screamed at the stunned cashier, who blinked quickly...
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by Cara Sexton | Nov 5, 2011 | book reviews, READ
[serialposts]I’ve had the pleasure of reading Mary DeMuth’s work in the past, but only her memoir, Thin Places, which I found soul-bare in its honesty and strikingly poignant in its delivery. I hadn’t yet been exposed to Mary’s fiction before reading The Muir House....
