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How Bible Burning In Portland Can Bring Christians Joy
On August 1, 2020, the news media reported that a Bible burning had taken place in Portland, Oregon. For some time now, I’ve mulled over these articles unsure of how I should respond or how I should interpret their actions. Naturally, my immediate response is anger and frustration. The Bible is the most important book ever written! When characters from the show, The Office, play Desert Island, they need to pick five books they could take with them that they would be happy reading for the rest of their lives. I pick the Bible . . . and then I don’t care about the other four. It’s the only book…
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Are You Prepared For Spiritual Crisis?
Are you ready for a spiritual crisis? Prepping For Crisis After the great t.p. shortages of 2020, I think more people are thinking about purchasing essentials a little bit in advance. Growing up in a rural farming area, prepping was kind of just a natural part of life. When our electricity would go out during a storm, it also meant our well pumps would go down so no plumbing and no water. Nothing. And we had cattle herds to water daily in spite of the wells being down. Honestly, as a kid growing up that way, I had no idea that most people didn’t keep generators and large amounts of…
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7 People Every New Christian Needs To Know About
Who are some people that new Christians need to know about as they grow in their faith? Find out below! The hardest part of first becoming a Christian was being dropped into 2000+ years of history, handed a Bible, and then told the Bible is easy-to-understand and I should just get it . Yeah, I didn’t get it. I was led to Christ with an NIV Bible. Immediately afterwards, I was told that I should only be reading the KJV Bible. Like I even knew the difference! The first time I went to church, they excommunicated someone! Soon after, I’m watching a TV show, sweating bullets, because the characters…
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Why Christian Women Should Be Setting Spiritual Goals
With the beginning of a new year about to dawn, we can enjoy letting our minds wander over all the possibilities this new chapter holds. Think about the many dreams you want to see turned into realities! However, like me, you are also facing reality. Within a few weeks of the new year starting, I will officially become a mom to three kids ages three and under. Certain dreams will definitely come true but others will just not be possible this year. This is just a symptom of this season of young motherhood. As we envision setting spiritual goals for this next year, let’s do so in the reality…
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How To Use The Bible Verses You Have Memorized
*This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase through these links. You can read our disclosure policy here. Thanks for your support of this ministry!* When I was in my church’s Confirmation Class as a young teenager, my pastor introduced me to the Topical Memory System. During the course of my time in that class, I memorized 50 plus important Bible verses and learned about their context. It was a great exercise to help me grow in my knowledge of the Bible. And more importantly, I still have the majority of those verses committed to memory over 15 years later! As…
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Practical Steps To Take If You Feel Unqualified To Teach Your Kids The Bible
Okay, I have a confession to make. Some days, I feel overly confident in my ability to teach my kids the Bible. They are so young which means we are still working on the basics. Also, I would like to believe I have a decent grasp of the Bible, academically speaking. Then the other 360 some days of the year, I find myself fighting feelings of being unqualified to train my own kids from the Bible. I question if I am doing enough, ponder if I am capable of doing it well, and doubt whether I said the right thing at all! And my daughter is just now getting…
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Three Ways To Share Your Christian Faith At Halloween
Halloween is tricky time of year for Christians. We know we are supposed to share our Christian faith at Halloween just like any other time of the year. However, as Christians, we also know we are not to condone things that are not honoring to God. Honestly, the tension and frustration can cause Christians to swing to either extreme. Crazy Extremes Some Christians swing to full involvement and endorsement of the holiday to the point where they are not any different than anyone else in the culture in how they celebrate Halloween. Their houses are lit up with the creepiest, most violent displays. A skimpy suggestive costume to the…
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Six Books That Will Train You How To Defend Your Christian Faith
My mom loves to call me with computer-related questions. She assumes that because I am under 30 I will automatically know all things computer related. Little does she realize that I have a very small grasp on technology, nor do I know how to diagnose any computer issues via a quick description on the phone. Most of the time when she does call me, I end up googling her exact words in hopes that something will magically pop up and help me. So far, that method has not worked. After calling me, my mom’s next step is calling the local tech wizard repair man. The guy can fix computers…
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Current Reads-The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
As Christians, can we defend our faith from the world’s critiques? Are there too many objections to our faith to make it a valid belief system? In his book The Case for Faith, Lee Strobel goes on a journalistic investigation to determine answers to eight of the biggest objections to the Christian faith. A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a copy of this book at a garage sale. I really enjoyed The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel and we own the The Case for Christ Study Bible. Thus, when I saw another book by Lee Strobel, I knew I wanted to read it too! Book Overview Christians face…