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We are free to be rejected
We are free to face rejection because the most Perfect One of all faced it too. Rejection itself led him to the cross which was the very thing that made him win in the end.
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Why I left facebook
With Facebook you get glimpses, and I don’t want glimpses anymore. I don’t want to see glimpses nor do I want to give away glimpses. I want these glimpses replaced with coffee dates and phone calls and pages of snail-mail letters. f
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Nurturing our little lights
My little girl has a bright light within her soul, growing brighter and brighter each day. Who am I to want to stifle this and keep her beaming, beautiful light all to myself? To keep her like a light flicker when it can be a flame?
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The love of Christ changes everything
The love of Christ empowers me more than any self-help book I've ever read, calms my mind more than any coping skill I've tried, satisfies the striving deep within I could never put words to, yet built my life around trying to fix, solve, and quench.
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The beautiful messiness of living in community
Living in community doesn't require you to be perfect. It means messing up, saying the wrong thing, and apologizing. It means speaking up, owning your voice, and expressing your feelings and needs, even if you offend or inconvenience someone.
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30 Life Lessons at 30
Life Lessons at 30 This past weekend I turned 30. My husband found me an adorable mountain cabin tucked away in Bryson City, NC, where I spent time hiking and reflecting on these last 30 years. A few of my sweet college friends were able to join me towards…
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Why We Need Each Other
With feelings of isolation and mental health problems on the rise, now, more than ever, it's important to be intentional about connecting with our community. If indeed our relationships serve as the foundation for our health, happiness, and well-being, they deserve the time, energy, creativity, and sacrifice needed to strengthen…
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A Flourishing Community
In the pages of Scripture we see a picture of a flourishing community; members embody love, service, and interdependence, as they work together for a common good
