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The One Time It’s Good to Feel Small
Nobody likes feeling small — that feeling caused when one person lords him or herself over another. Or — something good, ordinary people feel every day — that helpless feeling we get after reading the paper, scrolling through social media, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Daily Life, devotional, Encouragement, Faith, God, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, painting, spirituality
Tagged God, power, serenity, small
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Think Like a Child
Do you remember how you used to think as a child? Most of us don’t. Inoculated by the education and entertainment industries, we learned — while still far too young – to prize being cool over being honest. More important … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, children, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith
Tagged child, God, play, pretend, TV
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Mind Control: The More You Read and Question, the Less It Happens
It’s easier to sit through a mindless movie than slog through a bad book. After all, most movies and TV shows demand little active brain involvement, so it’s possible (desirable, actually, from the perspective of the Media Myth Makers) to … Continue reading
Posted in america, books, Christian, Daily Life, Faith, Family, fine art, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, mass media, Politics, reading, self-improvement, simple living
Tagged alone, book, media, movie, myth, read, reading, think
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Skip the Trends and Be Yourself
For a nation that considers itself filled with maverick individuals, the U.S.A. is increasingly a land of followers: we follow the leader, we follow fashions, we follow The Influencers, we follow trends. And in doing so — coolly repeating lines … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Faith, Family, God, mass media, media, self-improvement, spirituality
Tagged follow, glasses, influencers, movies, thinking, trend, TV
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Why Do I Ask but Don’t Receive?
Christ’s words are challenging for us to believe, as is evidenced by the number of sermons attempting to explain away statements that seem fairly straightforward, like, ask and it will be given to you; or, don’t be anxious about what … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Daily Life, Faith, God, inspirational, Relationships, religion, self-improvement, spirituality
Tagged ask, Christ, Christianity, God, Jesus, prayer
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Church Christianity: Teaching Two Things That Can’t Be Simultaneously True
For years I struggled to believe two opposite statements that cannot possibly be true at the same time. But because they are standard teaching in evangelical church Christianity, and since for too long I believed that these statements reflect what … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Christian, church, Faith, God, Relationships, religion, spirituality
Tagged church, father, God, Gospels, Jesus, teaching
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When Bad Things Happen, It’s Not Because We’re Bad
Too many Christians believe that they are unsatisfactory to God, and His primary purpose is to punish them for wrongdoing — in order to make them “better.” Why kind of father thinks like this? Continue reading
Posted in Art, children, Christian, Encouragement, Faith, Family, God, home, Life, Lifestyle, Parenting, Relationships, religion, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged authority, bad, children, Christianity, daughter, father, God, job, love, parenting, son, teaching children
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The Walt Disney World of American Christianity
Do you remember What Would Jesus Do? It was a pop culture phenomenon in the 1990s, still limping along today, that prompted Christians to question their every action and thought, with the goal of aligning it to Christ’s message. And … Continue reading
To All the Discouraged Mommy Bloggers
Years ago, in the efforts to “grow” my blog, I participated in blog carnivals. These involve a host site setting up a single page where other bloggers leave a link to one of their articles, with the idea that the … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Encouragement, Faith, Family, God, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Parenting, Social Media, success
Tagged blogging, Christian, influencers, mommy
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Blessed Are the Rejects
Maybe it’s because we live in the country and don’t have a proper lawn, but I really like dandelions. To most (urban/suburban) people focused on keeping that living carpet pristinely green, dandelions are a scourge, a pest, an abomination that … Continue reading
Posted in children, Christian, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Family, fine art, God, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian, dandelions, God, Jesus, reject
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