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When Jesus Says “Become Like Children”

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If there’s one topic that got people concerned as Jesus preached about the coming of the kingdom of heaven, the importance of becoming like children would make the list. It must have been slightly bizarre because nobody ever pays that much attention to children… being children.
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I’m a recovering perfectionist. Here’s what changed my mind.

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When Jesus says, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48), He isn’t expecting “perfect” the way we imagine it to be—never making any mistake and thus living in constant fear of failing.
A woman is walking alone in the desert

3 Ways God Used Loneliness to Nourish My Faith

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Native to the Himalayan mountains, the blue poppy is regarded by some as “the holy grail” of flowers because of its beauty and rarity, and it is notorious for its precise and demanding conditions for growth.  A unique bloom that can only be found in a few places with the right environment, the blue poppy cuts a lonely figure in its uncommon loveliness. Like the blue poppy, there is a beauty in loneliness if we know where to look.
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I’m A Christian, But… I’m Bored of the Gospel

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Remember the first time you really heard the gospel and were so moved? The emotions, the tearful confession, the heartfelt prayer… These days, you hear “Jesus died on the cross” and your brain goes, Yeah, yeah, I know.  😬 What’s happened to us?
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Be Patient with Your Slow Spiritual Growth

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I recently talked with my mentor about how frustratingly slow my sanctification can be. Even when I know in my head that something is true, it doesn’t always shape my heart or steer my hands.
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Am I Really Growing in My Faith?

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As Christians, spiritual growth is necessary and to be expected (Hebrews 5:13-6:1).
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It’s Time to Take the Guilt Out of Your Bible Reading

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You start off the new year with a plan to follow–to finish the whole Bible in one year. But by the time the third week of January rolls around, you’re three days behind, equivalent to 12 to 15 chapters to catch up on. The doubt about actually doing this creeps in. The guilt of not doing what you said you’d do piles up. 
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Are You Struggling? God Sees You

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Today I’m writing for those of you who identify with Thomas more than Peter. Who tend to uncover more questions than answers in your faith.
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5 Ways The Church Is Changing and How We Can Adapt

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Two years into the global pandemic, it has become clear that the church will not be returning to what it once was—a gathering primarily based in a physical location. “That church” has “left the building”.