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The Real Reason you aren’t Making Progress in your Relationship with God
I'm going to get up and pray tomorrow morning. Alarm sounds and dutifully we roll out of bed. One pot of coffee, a load of laundry, and 15 min of accidental scrolling later, all we've accomplished is gathering our Bible and lighting a candle. The bed is made but now...
What to Expect when God brings you Closer to Himself
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had a tool to help us gauge our growth in the area of union with God? Most people seem to believe that they should gauge their closeness with God by how touchy-feely they get about Him, how many spiritual consolations they receive in...
The Most Important Element MISSING in Your Self-Care Routine
It's basically established now in the internet world that self-care isn't selfish, it's actually necessary. A requirement that we must incorporate into our daily routines without fail or calamity ensues. The real question is, how WELL are we doing it??? It's basically...
Why Does it Matter if we Know, Love, & Serve God in this Life?
Can we stop overcomplicating Christianity? Maybe we don't even realize we are doing it, but sometimes all we need are fresh words to simplify and refresh our perspective... and consequently, our enthusiasm. We worry about what we are supposed to be doing. We worry...
Free Will & Christian Decision Making-Do Choices Really Matter?
I hate decision making. I am basically the posterchild for Emily P. Freeman’s target audience. The weight of the responsibility of choice is, and I’m afraid will ever remain, paralyzing to me. My decisions are usually based on a desirable consequence I envision about...
The Purpose of Religion – A Note for the Disillusioned
Religion taught you you should want to be good. Religion taught you you should naturally love God. Religion taught you to feel like everybody else finds this easy and made you feel that if you don't there is something wrong with you. Religion threatened you with Hell...