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Many are the Troubles of the Righteous

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  • Post published:January 13, 2017
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I recently sat down to do devotions. I had skipped a few days and had been tempted to fall into the mindset, "it's not that helpful to read the Bible…

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Advent Gratitude

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  • Post published:November 29, 2016
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There are many people who have explored this idea in better ways than I, (most notably, Ann Voskamp) but I have been thinking a lot about gratitude lately. As a…

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Episode 3 – Bruce Herman

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  • Post published:July 3, 2016
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Check out this awesome interview with an amazing artist and professor! Also, look at his website: bruceherman.com http://traffic.libsyn.com/theunfamiliarname/03_Episode_3_-_Bruce_Herman.mp3

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Episode 2 – Pastor Brian Carlson

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  • Post published:June 3, 2016
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Hello! This week I spoke with my current pastor, Brian Carlson. It was a great conversation and in it Brian recommended the book, The Longest Bridge Across Water, which is about…

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The Discipline of God

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  • Post published:May 27, 2016
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  “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run…

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The Problem of Evil

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  • Post published:May 4, 2016
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To conclude my series of blog posts with an apologetic theme, this post will wrestle with one of the classic objections to the Christian faith, the Problem of Evil. It…

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Children of the Promise

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  • Post published:February 5, 2016
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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHUOwXV-EQ4] More than any other thing, the past 5 years since I left home for college has been a journey of learning about the promises of God. Our whole…

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Freedom

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  • Post published:February 2, 2016
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Lately, I have been thinking a lot about freedom. Freedom is the promise of America. The land of the free. Freedom is the promise of money. If only I had…

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Story and Just do It.

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  • Post published:January 1, 2016
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I live my life as a story. This is not a unique way to live. In fact, I would guess that every human being does too. We all are born…

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Moment of Surrender

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  • Post published:November 9, 2015
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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDP-TGE9AYs&w=420&h=315] There once was a man who flew to Rome to meet Jesus. He had been told my a close friend that Jesus wanted to meet him there. When…

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