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“Leaning into the Unknown”
by Davida Freeze “There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now.” -Jesus, John 16:12 NLT If you are like me, you don’t naturally enjoy ambiguity or the lack of clarity. I don’t know many adults who do! But having the opportunity to live outside of our western…
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Altering Our Altitude
”Your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me in sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die.“ (Genesis 19:19 NIV) Lot refused to live at the right elevation. I’m still marinating in Genesis with my Upper Zoom…
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Men of Advent: A Little Herod In Each of Us
King Herod never made it to the manger. What held him back?
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The Men of Advent-The Shepherds
In the gospel of Luke 2:8-20 is the short account of the shepherds that God decided were the very first people he wanted to send a birth announcement to for His only Son and the Savior of the whole world. In reading this account, I feel like this is a really important event in the…
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The Men of Advent- Joseph
Matthew 1:18-25 I sat there with my husband in a coffee shop just beneath the social services office where our appointment to meet our new son was scheduled to happen within the hour. We had arrived much too early, so I ordered an Americano that I was too nervous to drink so that we had…
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A Bride Undergoing Restoration
God is continually working the old and stained stretches of our story into something new and useful and lovely.
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A Bride Deconstructing
As I’ve hunched over these dresses in an effort to disassemble, I’ve thought a lot about the next generation and their quest to deconstruct their faith. Awareness of church hurt is at an all-time high and in it’s wake, many people have abandoned the belief system that has upheld humanity for thousands of years.
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A Pure and Spotless Bride
The sanctification process is unending because our Groom’s goal is pure white. Day by day, inch by inch, He deals with the blemishes inflicted by fallen flesh.
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A Bride in A Broken World
We tend to imagine brides bursting with joy, bouncing into the salon with happy plans abounding. While this is sometimes the case, many more of our brides come in burdened by the cares of life.
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Jireh, The Lord Will Provide
“Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the Lord will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the Lord, it will be provided.” Genesis 22:14 Its often difficult to be patient when you are in a time of waiting or transition. Its easier to worry and…
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