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Speaking up for Truth — Even at Church
We humans are funny creatures: we extol how unique and individual we are, and yet we like to belong to groups. The two can go together, sort of, but the larger the group, the more the pressure on the person … Continue reading
Christians: Do It Your Way, Not Tradition’s
One of the problems of formal, prescriptive Bible studies is that, frequently, they mooooooooooove soooooooooooo slooooooooooowly through the Scriptures, focusing on one or two verses at a time and haranguing the poor words until they collapse, exhausted, and pant out, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible study, Christian, convention, questioning, Steve Henderson
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God Knows We Don’t Confuse Him with Santa Claus
As Christians, we scold ourselves a lot, not the least of which is about prayer. Have you heard this one? “God isn’t Santa Claus, you know, and He gets tired of our putting a wish list in front of Him … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Christmas, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Family, holiday, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, painting, prayer, religion, spirituality
Tagged Christian, Christmas, God, prayer, Santa, Steve Henderson
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Discouraged Because You Don’t Have Enough Faith?
I once knew a woman who, for many years, attributed her lack of health to a lack of faith. No matter how much she prayed, no matter how much she begged and pleaded God, no matter how much she asked the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, faith, God, prayer
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You Are Stronger Than You Think You Are
On a recent visit to my middle daughter (note to self, and parents with three or more children: do NOT use term, “middle child”), I was convinced to join her, and a group of ridiculously fit others, at the local … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, CrossFit, exercise, God, Jesus, Steve Henderson
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Taking a Sabbatical from Church
Within many Christian circles, church attendance is synonymous with one’s belief in Jesus, and for those who don’t attend, at all, or even deliberately skip a Sunday or two, the validity and value of their spirituality is called seriously into question. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, church, God, sabbatical
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Christians: Bold for Jesus?
I became a Christian at 19. For the first 25 years, I diligently attended church services, which means that I came into regular contact with Christians comfortable in that setting, and for the last eight years, I have been transitioning … Continue reading
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Tagged afraid, bold, Christian, reflection, Steve Henderson, timid
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Christians: The Extraordinary Voice of the Ordinary Person
Within Christianity, there are many many voices telling us all sorts of things: how to pray, how to not pray, how to read the Bible and with what study resource, how we should vote, whom we should hate or be … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, celebrity, Christian, God, leader, ordinary people
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Getting Rid of The Feeling That We’re Failures
Just outside our dining room window is an extremely pathetic nectarine tree. Actually, when it comes to producing nectarines, it’s phenomenally successful. With its lack of leaves, hollowed out inner section, and floppy branches, however, it projects a wretched state of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, failure, fruit tree, God, nectarine tree
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The Christian Obsession with “Ministry”
Many Christians, especially in church settings, focus — obsess — about finding their ministry, and they pore through 1 Corinthians 12 searching for suggestions: “Do I have faith? or a message of wisdom? I’m pretty sure I don’t have the … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrity, Christian, church, ministry, the Celebrity Christian route
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