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  December 22, 2018

  Thirst and Living Water

  Have you ever been thirsty? I mean really thirsty. Parched. Cotton mouth. Where it’s painful to even swallow. How about in a situation where you had no water and didn’t know where to get some? Perhaps on a hike or other adventure that was longer or hotter than expected. Think about that moment of thirst.…

• August 19, 2013

  Is Jesus a Pushover?

  This blog post was inspired by a conversation with my mom a while back.  She was faced with a situation where someone she didn’t know was being incredibly rude to her.  She decided to “turn the other cheek” and repay the person with a friendly reply.  Later on, of course, she thinks of all of…

• February 26, 2013

  The Journey of Life: The Greatest Adventure

  Last year in my women’s bible study, we did an in-depth study of the book of Luke.  I absolutely loved it and felt very challenged by the teachings of Jesus.  I touched on this a bit in my post on Discipleship, but I really felt God challenging me to understand and take to heart the…

• December 6, 2011

  Merry Christmas to my #Rheum-Mates

  For some reason my favorite Christmas song has always been It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. I’m not really sure why I liked it. I think because it had a serious message and just a bit of a different sound than other Christmas songs. The scene where the angels appear to the shepherds is also…

• April 26, 2011

  The Meaning(fulness) of Truth

  The idea of truth is something that’s been brought up in conversations around me several times recently, and has hence been on my mind.  Truth seeks to answer the “Matrix-esque” question: What is Real?  Truth can be defined as “accuracy” or “the conformity to reality or actuality”.  You may have heard the phrase “absolute truth”…

• April 22, 2011

  Reflections on Easter: The Resurrection and the Life

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