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Satisfied

...nkfulness, eyes that see opportunity. Begin to dwell in possibility. Your career is going to come, and someday you’ll have the car that doesn’t break down and the house that’s only yours, but use this time to appreciate the little things that make life so rich. Don’t be in a hurry to have it all. Learning to live with less, and appreciate what you have, can be more fulfilling that starting out with everything. If you are looking for more on living...

Type: Article Categories: Faith Radio Blog

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Making the most of a spiritual winter

...things started to change. “What emerged is a woman whose prayer life is so rich because it’s not dependent on circumstances.” Mark’s wife prayed even when she did not feel God’s presence, trusting that He was there. “We are not simply praying because everything is going well, but we’re praying in this confidence in the character of God that we are not experiencing right now.” Pruning Spiritual winter is not a time to get busy. When we encounter th...

Type: Article Categories: Spiritual Growth, Your Faith

Shame – Marcus Bachmann

...Shame is a focus on ourselves verses healthy guilt– which takes into account the feelings of others. Dr. Marcus Bachmann, Tom Parrish, and Jeff Verdoorn, join Bill for a rich conversation on forgiveness, identity, and freedom found in Christ verses shame. ...

Type: Program_podcast

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How God’s judgment reveals His love

...time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.” Ephesians 2:3-5 ...

Type: Article Categories: Biblical Studies, Spiritual Growth

Idea and ideal

...as also given us a 2,000-year legacy of saints and social reformers, and a rich liturgy and theology – the very gift twentysomethings need to grow into the full stature of Christ.” But this is far from a generational challenge. Baby boomer Philip Yancey writes of his estrangement from the church, noting how the hypocrisy of the members and the cultural irrelevance of its experience kept him away for years. Why did he return? “Christianity is not a...

Type: Article Categories: Church + Culture, Faith Radio Blog, Your Life

A messy, scary battle with sin

...toilet. Sweet, shaky victory!! Why do I describe this epic battle in such rich detail? Because our sin nature is very much the same way. When we come to Christ, we crucify our sinful nature. It takes a lifetime of submitting to the Holy Spirit, staying in godly community, and putting our flesh to death day after day. And it’s just as messy and terrifying as battling a two-inch black wasp. Our sinful habits don’t die easily; they put u...

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Preparing the soil in your life

...w we can live out our faith in ways that please Jesus. We’re praying for a rich harvest of blessing in your life in the season ahead. Ephesians 3:17 TLB: “May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love.” Psalm 65:10: “You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops. “ Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fi...

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1 Timothy 6:17-18

Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others.—1 Timothy 6:17-18

Type: Verseoftheday