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Who is God? – Why it is so Important to Understand the Trinity!
My friend was telling me the other day how, when she asked about the Trinity, her pastor (Non-Denominational Protestant) answered, "Oh, I avoid talking about that because it's just too complicated!" Both of us were rather aghast. The Trinity might be “complicated” but...
The Role of Religion in the Authentic Christian Life
I almost titled this post, "What's Religion got to do with it?", but the other title was better for SEO 🙂 Nevertheless, the question still stands. More and more and more people are dropping by the hour into believing that it it doesn't have much to do with anything -...
5 Essential Practices for a Vibrant Spiritual Life
I was talking to a friend the other day. “What should I do if I just feel blah about God?”, she asked, “I’m just not growing any more - not motivated, not changing – it’s tempting to just give up on God’s even being real at all. Where is the excitement, the joy, and...
5 Key Sources of Grace – GraceFilled Life Series
Sources of Grace - Christian Life of Grace Series Continued... In my last post in this series we talked about what Grace really is (and how it has been distorted), and that while it is all around us, much like oxygen, we still need to tap into it ever more fully and...
What is Grace? + Can you Have a Stronger Life of Grace?
Intro to the New Life of Grace Series! As I write this I am tired, spent from the demands of another long day. I sit down to refuge in the sound and the texture of my .05 G2 as it softly and smoothly scratches its shiny black ink across the page to let some of the...
What is a Rule of Life & Why You Need One!
A rule of life? Well, that sounds boring and terrible… and maybe even a bit medieval. Where is the freedom, the spontaneity, the enjoyment? Maybe it’s all well and good for people in monasteries and such (do monasteries still exist?) but how could it possibly benefit...