Author: Lauren
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God in Us and Living Water
On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who…
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Haddie’s Journal 3/7
Haddie, our precious 5-year-old daughter, has been keeping a bible journal for almost two years. Here is her entry for today. She would like you to know that the man on the left is the bad man Haman, the man on the bottom is the king, and the two women with crowns up top are…
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Born Again
Being born again is nothing less than a beautiful, amazing thing! Just like the way the birth of a new baby ushers in solemn awe to all those who anticipate the arrival, so does the spiritual birth of a new Christian. It is nothing less than a miracle. An incredible miracle that began with the…
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lost causes
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned – every one- to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6) All. Everyone. There isn’t a single person who has not chosen sin and his own way. Like sheep, we wander far from the loving…
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growing love
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.…
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i have value and so do you
I have value. This may sound like more of the egotistical, man-exalting drivel that we see plastered all over our somewhat narcissistic society. But I would argue that it is not. My value does not come from my beauty or lack of beauty. It doesn’t come from a number on the scale. It doesn’t come…
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Choosing Life
And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.” Mark…
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Amazing Charity
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. 1 John 3:1a I was reading an article in the news last night about a famous celebrity whose charitable organization has not given away a single dime in the last five years…
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Wifely Proverbs Archaic?
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. Proverbs 12:4 A Christian wife’s ministry as spelled out in scripture is primarily to her family, her husband and children, not solely but primarily. This is not a popular or politically correct notion, but it…