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Church, Faith Posted onMarch 30, 2008

Thoughts on why people leave the church

A couple of weeks ago, a friend wrote this blog post and it got me thinking. I have a somewhat different take on why people […] Read More

Faith, Personal Posted onFebruary 10, 2008

I should blog more often

My husband said today, “You should blog more often”. I agree. I asked, “What should I blog about?”. He said, “Life.” It’s easy enough to […] Read More

Faith, Personal Posted onJanuary 16, 2008

Profound statement

I just started reading a book called “Furious Pursuit: Why God Will Never Let You Go” by Tim King & Frank Martin and I ran […] Read More

Faith, Family, Personal Posted onJanuary 6, 2008

2008 will be different

This is the theme running through my head over and over lately: 2008 will be different. The last 3 months of 2007 were so intense […] Read More

Faith, Personal Posted onSeptember 13, 2007

New beginnings

It is a time of new beginnings for me. My husband and I are entering into a new ministry opportunity and I will be starting […] Read More

Faith, Personal Posted onOctober 10, 2006

Not so black and white

I see the world as ‘black or white’, ‘right or wrong’.  When faced with making a decision, I tend to view it as an opportunity to […] Read More

Faith, Personal Posted onAugust 27, 2006

Living Dangerously

I was listening to a song today that used to be my favorite way back in high school.  It expressed a burning desire in my heart to […] Read More

Faith, Personal Posted onJuly 29, 2006

Journey towards grace

Over the past several months, I have been on a journey towards grace.  It began in earnest when I received “The Ragamuffin Gospel” by Brennan […] Read More

Church, Faith Posted onJuly 4, 2006

‘Biblical Principles’: the new Law?

Luke 11:46 – He said, “… You’re hopeless, you religion scholars! You load people down with rules and regulations, nearly breaking their backs, but never […] Read More

Faith Posted onJuly 2, 2006

A thought on ‘grace’

You cannot understand grace until you are truly free – free from your perceived obligations and expectations.

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