james recap…
Given our circumstances, our faith will crumble us or allow us to grow. Abraham Ruth Naomi David Paul Peter Deborah Noah Mary Where is your faith today? If God is small enough for you to understand, He will not be big enough for your problems! Here’s a snippet...
read morecompassion…
While in Kenya, I realized I knew of global hunger and poverty… but I didn’t know who it affected. Now I have a greater compassion for those who live in poverty and want to do something about it! Compassion is an organization I believe in. I’m leery...
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to infiniti and beyond…
Woody, Jessie, Buzz Lightyear, Rex, Slinky, Hamm, Mr. Potatohead and Mrs. Potatohead. Yes, I know all the Toy Story characters. No, I’m not embarrassed that I do 😉 While everyone is talking about Inception, I’m quite fine enjoying my family-friendly Pixar...
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the discussion…
It started as a simple conversation. A discussion, if you will. A discussion addressing ways I had been wronged and how I was not involved in any of the fault. Because really, who ever thinks they’re at fault. We can say, I know I’m partially to blame  for...
read morevlog: leave it to the french…
The Puritans who spawned our American love affair with Victorian ideals would be rollin’ in their grave in 1943 when two Frenchman, Jacques Heim and Louis Reard, created the bikini. Prior to their artistic creations, women wore a variation of a culottes in dress...
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devotionals and taco bell…
I love Mexican food, he said with enthusiasm and legitimate fervor. I found it odd that he could love Mexican food considering we were in the mid-West. But he started naming off his favorite Mexican foods like chulupas, nachos, and burritos—none of which are...
read morejames recap #2…
Being in the community of God’s people is so amazing. We can worship together and have honest dialogue about where we fall short in light of who we are called to be. Last night was a rough lesson to get through because as I stare in the pages of God’s...
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favorites, prejudism, and church…
Racism is a heavy word laden with so much negativity. Prejudism is slightly better, but still hard to swallow. Oh, but favorites? Favorites is a word we can laugh over or tease someone about. But at the core of each word is the preferential treatment of one person...
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catalyst and beth moore…
20-somethings in the latest Urban Outfitters apparel, TOMs shoes, and the iPhone 4.0 Bible app aptly describes attendees at the zie uber cool Catalystconference. Jokes spouted off via hashtags and twitter streams surprisingly are understood and laughed at—via...
read morejames recap #1…
In preparing for the second week of our Scandalous Message of James study, I am blown away to discover how many online friends are tuning in! The InfoTechMaster informed me we had 10 different countries tune in to watch the James kickoff live?! So… ‘Ello...
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