Category: Faith
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Spiritual Weaning
SPIRITUAL WEANING “You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know…
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Rejoice Always
“Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.” – Philippians 4:4-5 NLT The word “joy” appears over 150 times in the bible and the word “rejoice” (meaning to have joy) around 200 times –…
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Reality vs. Expectation
“And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.” // Romans 5:5 NLT When I found out I was pregnant, I was elated (and if I’m honest a little nervous) thinking about what…
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Context is Key
“You will be strong and free of fear.” – Job 11:15 (NLT) Tweet You will be strong and free from fear. What a lovely thought! I know I want to be strong and free from fear alright. Don’t you? The reality, however, is that we aren’t always strong. And I don’t know about you, but…
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The Counsel of Friends
“The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.”Proverbs 27:9 NLT We need other people. Just as God designed us to need him, God also made us to need one another. We are created to do life with others, walk together, lean on each other, encourage one another and build each…
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Naming our Daughter: Peacemakers
When coming up with a name for our daughter, my husband and I considered SO many. What was important to us was a name that not only did we like the sound of, but that also carried an important, biblical truth. Names in the bible are so significant – they can signify purpose, character, circumstances. They…
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Abundant Life: Finding Favour with God
“When the king smiles, there is life; his favour refreshes like a spring rain.” Proverbs 16:15 (NLT) Tweet Jesus is the King of Kings. In John 10:10 it tells us that he came to give us life in abundance, that we can have life in him that is purposeful, joyful, and everlasting. We receive this…
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Help! My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open…
I don’t know about you, but usually my brain has too many tabs open. Things to think about, tasks to juggle, people to speak to, places to be. But I am currently on maternity leave, in the midst of a pandemic, in a one room apartment, back at my parents’ house. Suddenly my list of…
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Fruitful Pruning
“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.” John 15:4 (NLT) Tweet This last couple of months has been incredibly hard for me and my family. I’ve been angry at God,…