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Everyday Stories, Lived

Christianity

  • Letter no. 13

    Dear reader from the future, I finished Stargirl overnight. It’s a book written for ages 12+, but I welcomed the light read, nonetheless. What compelled me to write this is how it captured our struggles growing up–where we are implicitly called to conform. As a young adult I was once was, I experienced how nonconformity… Read more

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  • Life isn’t that

    It’s tempting to think that life is as simple as doing this results in that. That if you will just work so hard, you will become successful. That if you will just put in all the effort, you will be met with equal generosity. But with an honest evaluation, life isn’t always like that. Some… Read more

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  • Sin doubles down

    What impressed me from today’s sermon was when Pastor Sumrall emphasized how sin doubles us down. It’s not satisfied with making us captive. It also wants to bring us down. Truly, as John 10:10 AMP says, “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy.” But isn’t it wonderful to know that… Read more

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  • Stunt your growth

    It’s been a while since potted plants are placed inside our home. For weeks, one of them didn’t show any signs of growth. While the other plants seemed to flourish and thrive, with some sprouts budding for some time, this particular plant appears to be left behind. Of course, we put up with the laggard… Read more

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  • Here’s how your thoughts run your life

    At church, we were taught that we need to be careful what we think because it runs our life. Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.Proverbs 4:23 NCV But if you insist that it doesn’t, it’s interesting to note that not only does the Hebrew Bible tells us about it, modern… Read more

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  • Neither here nor there

    If you are going through major life transitions, especially in these times where you feel like holding your breath is the only thing you can control, you might feel like you’re in a state of in-between. And you’re not just floating. It feels like you’re being nowhere, unsure of where to go or where opportunities… Read more

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  • When sudden tragedy strikes

    The better way to start this is with a story from the Hebrew Bible. 1 Samuel 30:1-6 AMP1 Now it happened when David and his men came [home] to Ziklag on the third day, [they found] that the Amalekites had made a raid on the Negev (the South country) and on Ziklag, and had overthrown… Read more

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