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Advent 2020-Day 3 Forgiveness
Post Views = 662Jesus came to show that God forgives with no strings attached. Pure and simple forgiveness. No conditions. No retribution. No condemnation. (John 3:17) No vengeance. Just forgiveness. That’s today’s word: FORGIVENESS. This is essential to who Jesus was, to His message, and therefore, to the essence of God. And if forgiveness is…
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Advent 2020 – Day 2 Come, Lord Jesus
Post Views = 660Jesus came as a baby, born to a teenage mother, born in a barn with angels announcing “Peace on earth!” Jesus did not come as a warrior king, ready to conquer His enemies and set up an earthly kingdom. His birth proclaims peace. His words promote harmony. His life declares NONVIOLENCE. This is…
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Advent 2020 – Day 1 Come, Lord Jesus
Post Views = 1123What did Jesus’ coming mean? What did His birth, God here on earth, bring to us? Have we forgotten His message? Have we replaced His core teachings with our own philosophies? Has our need for control and power blinded us to the life of Jesus whom we profess to follow? During this…
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The Good Ol’ Days
Post Views = 873Bring back the good ol’ days The days of living my life for me Wrapped in a cocoon and wanting to stay there Being able to do what I want No guilt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bring back the good ol’ days The days when everyone looked like me And everyone spoke like me…English And…
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Book Review: The Road To Joy
Post Views = 1105Eight Pathways of Psychospiritual Transformation By Kevin P. McClone Sometimes I need some groundedness to keep my feet planted and moving forward on life’s path. Sometimes I need a hand to keep from slipping off that path. This book offers that needed focus on life’s essentials: lasting peace, calm serenity, and true…
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Book Review: Holy Troublemakers & Unconventional Saints
Post Views = 1180By Daneen Akers “Jesus wasn’t afraid to take a religious rule and offer a new teaching. He especially cared about the people who were the most rejected by the religious leaders of his time,” says Danilo Cortez, pastor. This quote summarizes what this book is about. It’s a snapshot of over thirty…