INTIMACY
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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...
When it Feels Like God is Silent…
What are we supposed to think when God is silent? If He truly loved us wouldn’t He speak? We are seeking desperately for answers, for encouragement, for consolation… and yet we are met with quiet. Why? Did I do something wrong? Does He not love me? Does He not care?...
7 Clever & Practical Ways to Pray without Ceasing
I used to think that it was impossible to "pray without ceasing", or that I didn't have enough time to pray. HA. Now I laugh in the face of that naivete, and wonder how I ever survived before I learned these simple tips. 7 Clever Ways to Pray without Ceasing 1- Start...
Why doesn’t God Answer my Prayers?
Are you frustrated that it doesn’t seem like God is ever going to answer your prayers? Have you been praying consistently and wonder why nothing is happening? This frustration can be very real for anyone but especially the Christian who is trying to be faithful in...