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Before The Cross
Before the cross, before the empty tomb —Jesus lived a life that turned the world upside down. In a broken world dominated at the time by status, rituals, and pride, Jesus came to reconnect the spiritual heart to the practices of faith. The Jews had lived their lives obsessed with only the outer wrappings of…
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Two Years, Big Impact
This week’s topic is the Life of Jesus, which is an exciting topic. I am especially excited to read Abbi and Katelyn’s thoughts. Although we know Jesus’ life, we each have our own unique perspective of it. Just like in the Bible, there are four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and each one uses…
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Reach Up and Reach Out
What if I’m taking my friends for granted? I told someone the other day that since I’ve only been in unhealthy romantic relationships that were not centered on God, I don’t know how to walk out a godly relationship. I think this is also true in my friendships. I definitely know what doesn’t work, but…
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Intentional Friendship
So you made a friend, now what? How do you keep a friend? Navigate the ups and downs of each stage of friendship. One thing that helped prepare me to write this post is to think about other relationships. Other relationships reveal things about yourself. Some stuff you are grateful to learn about and others……
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For the Love of Friendship
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.” Ecclesiastes 4:10-11 There’s something truly remarkable about the love between friends.…
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Navigating Familial Bonds
There’s a lot that could be said about family. Some of it is great, like how I have strong relationships with some of my family members. During the years when I had no friends to speak of, my close family members were my only friends and confidants. I truly don’t know how I would’ve gotten…
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Familial Love
We discussed romantic love, but what about familial love? To be honest, this topic was difficult to write about. I can talk on and on about familial love and use examples in my life, but I am acutely aware that not everyone has a relationship – or healthy relationship with their family. I want to…
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No Greater Love
Nothing compares to God’s love. It’s unbelievable, unfathomable— more than we could ever comprehend. It’s hard for me to put words to God’s love because it’s unlike anything else. Jesus talked a lot about love during His ministry on earth, but even more than talking about it, He demonstrated it. He created it. He is…
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Love Is…
One thing that differentiates our God from other (read, false) gods is His unconditional love. God is love and He is the ultimate example of love that we should imitate, to an extent, in our own lives. This week, we are talking about the root of love, which is God. There are so many verses…