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The Church: An Amazingly Adaptable Organism

Signs of a Jesus Movement in This Generation

(The following are excerpts from an article by Paula Rinehart. For the full article, click the link at the bottom of the page.) Signs of a Jesus Movement in This Generation? MARCH 23, 2023  |  PAULA RINEHART MORE BY PAULA RINEHART There is an increasing number of “nones,” meaning people who claim no faith at all. Watchful Christian observers, then, take genuine hope in…

The Church: An Amazingly Adaptable Organism

The banning of large gatherings doesn’t stop us from being the church and living as the church. As of now, some are still able to gather in small groups while practicing social distancing, but everyone with a smartphone, tablet, or computer is able to meet with others via videoconferencing. We can live our lives out in Christ together in community without large…

Not For Appearance’s Sake

The Spirit is forming your heart so that He can transform your way of living.  The inner work is the root of the outer work.  Fruit is evidence of the root.  Christians can never settle for appearances.  It can never be doing what we do to be seen of men.  It is always doing what we do for the glory of the…

A great prayer to start the day

Father, this is your day on loan to me, and I want to be used by you for spiritual impact. I submit myself, my plans, my activities, and my interactions with others to you. I thank you that I have been baptized and sealed by your Spirit. I thank you that your Spirit dwells in me. Now I ask that your Spirit…

4 cures for spiritual shallowness

(edited for space) Richard Foster says it best: “Superficiality is the curse of our age.” I believe he’s right. We’re a megabyte, skim the surface, only the highlights, please culture. If you can’t condense it to 140 characters, we have no time for you. So, what’s the problem with that? Well, look around. For starters, anxiety, depression and suicide rates are through…

So This is Love

So This is Love by Sheri Tesar There are a number of reasons that I have not posted a blog entry in over a month. I have actually begun (but subsequently abandoned) quite a few possible posts. But I think this is where I’m going for today …. I have always liked animated Disney movies, and Cinderella is one that I have…

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