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Trusting God in the Silent Seasons
There are moments in the Christian life when God feels quiet. Prayers are prayed, plans are made, tears are shed, and yet heaven seems still. As the new year begins, we often carry…
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Stepping Into the New Year With God
There is something both exciting and unsettling about the start of a new year. We gather with friends and family and cheer and throw confetti and sing and hope for better days ahead…
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The True Magic of Christmas, Christ Born for Man
Every year, Christmas arrives wrapped in lights and music, memories and expectations. We decorate our homes, gather with family and friends, exchange gifts, and pause our routines for something that feels both familiar…
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Can I lose my salvation?
Why has this question been so difficult to answer and yet, when answered, too easy to accept? Perhaps it is because we are asking the wrong question. This question presumes an individualistic view…
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Your Trauma Response Might Be a Call to Transformation
We all have our coping mechanisms — some obvious, like alcohol, pornography, or doom-scrolling. Others are more socially acceptable, like perfectionism, people-pleasing, or the need to always be in control. But beneath the…
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When “Show Me chapter and verse” Becomes a Barrier to Truth
In many Protestant and evangelical circles, especially in the American context, there’s a deeply ingrained reflex: “Show me where it says that in the Bible.” It sounds like a logical appeal to scriptural…
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Once Saved Always Saved?
Deliverance or Distraction? Revivalism once meant repentance, awe, trembling at the foot of the cross. Now it’s viral clips of demons being shouted at like it’s a WWE match. Deliverance ministries abound —…
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Part 3 – The Gardener who Calls, Clothes & Commissions
He Knows Your Name. Mary is searching for Jesus. She’s grieving, standing outside the tomb, just wanting to find her Lord. She thinks He’s the gardener—and as we’ve already established, she wasn’t wrong.…
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Where Will Your Testimony Be Five Years From Now
“Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.” — Psalm 66:16 (NIV) Your little child is climbing the playground equipment with the enthusiasm…
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Part 2 – The Gardener Who Seeks
What was lost in the first garden—on a tree—was restored by the tree our Savior hung on. Back to where we’ve always belonged. Back to the garden. Mary thought He was the gardener.…