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2014-04-15T16:59:23-07:00

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Worshipping With Your Brain

Last updated on: April 15, 2014 at 4:59 pm By Abra Carnahan

Failure to think, failure to think carefully, failure to think courageously, failure to think creatively are all failures of worship, failures to love God with our minds and thoughts. -Excerpt from Don’t Check Your Brain at the Door, an exhortation to college students, but really everyone needs it. Read more

2014-04-14T21:31:18-07:00

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Two Years Later

Last updated on: April 10, 2014 at 9:57 pm By Abra Carnahan

My youngest turned 2 today. He is so old and so young all at once. Such a little man. I love him. I love all my kids. Even factoring in the hyperemetic pregnancies, the result is far greater than the effort I put into them. It is my custom to reflect on my experience with Hyperemesis Gravidarum annually in this public fashion. I do it because I don’t want to forget and because I have friends going through what I went... Read more

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2014-04-07T17:36:09-07:00

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Anger

Last updated on: April 7, 2014 at 5:36 pm By Abra Carnahan

I am reading Rid of My Disgrace right now, which is a solid (albeit emotionally exhausting) read. I’m in the chapter on anger. They are helpfully illuminating the differences between righteous anger (Is. 9:17, John 3:36, Rom 1:18, 2:5, 8, 3:5, 9:22, Eph. 5:6, Col. 3:6, 1 Thess. 2:16, “Be angry and do not sin.” -Eph. 4:26) and ungodly anger. In reading the description, it struck me that I’ve seen this anger many times, not contained to sexual assault (as... Read more

2014-03-29T18:16:57-07:00

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Unlikely Love

Last updated on: March 29, 2014 at 6:16 pm By Abra Carnahan

Jesus promised the world would see him in our love for one another (John 13:35). How much more powerfully will they see him in our love for one another when we’re really, really different? When we love people like us, we don’t surprise many people in the world. But there’s a strange and beautiful love across boundaries that they simply cannot explain. It’s a love that restores the broken (Galatians 6:1) and bears heavy, inconvenient, painful burdens (Galatians 6:2). It’s... Read more

2014-03-28T21:01:56-07:00

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Awake, Awake

Last updated on: March 28, 2014 at 9:01 pm By Abra Carnahan

“The modern emphasis that God is a convenience and Jesus Christ so kindly died for us in order that we might have peace of mind is a travesty of the gospel. Sinners know it, and the liberals know it. Only we poor, lethargic evangelicals fail to see it. Basic goodness, moral soundness and purity of life, honesty that will not cheat tax collectors or anybody else, truthfulness that will not lie about any person more than is present, mercy, humbleness,... Read more

2014-03-26T22:41:12-07:00

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Holiness by Checklist

Last updated on: March 26, 2014 at 10:41 pm By Abra Carnahan

“It’s easier to follow a checklist of do’s and don’ts than it is to do the harder work of studying the Bible and listening to God for ourselves.” –Dear Church, let’s talk about what really matters Read more

2014-03-25T17:42:45-07:00

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Evangelism

Last updated on: March 25, 2014 at 5:42 pm By Abra Carnahan

We do many things in order to avoid direct evangelism: we give to charities, we anonymously donate to causes, we pray, we occasionally help out others, and we randomly leave tracts in public places—but none of these can replace directly talking to others about Jesus. We must bravely proclaim the Gospel of Christ. There’s no easy way around it. It will be messy, hard, and embarrassing—but it’s essential to maturing in your faith and fulfilling the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20).... Read more

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2014-03-24T03:56:14-07:00

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For Grandma

Last updated on: March 24, 2014 at 3:56 am By Abra Carnahan

June 9, 1925-March 19, 2014 1 Peter 3:15 says, “Honor Christ and let him be the Lord of your life. Always be ready to give an answer when someone ask you about your hope.” In many ways, my grandmother, Lydia Katherine Meyer Sciscoe, taught me about hope. I was unable to spend as much time with her as I wanted throughout her life, but she always made the most of the times we were together. Grandma Sciscoe taught me what a Grandma... Read more

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2014-03-22T22:41:17-07:00

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Lenten Reflection from Fujimura

Last updated on: March 22, 2014 at 10:41 pm By Abra Carnahan

“In John 12, it is written that “Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.” A post-resurrection reality is one of relaxed confidence. The religious authorities wanted to arrest Lazarus; Lazarus could care less about that threat – remember he was dead, and now is alive. We, too, can be just as confident; spiritually, we have today everything that Lazarus had after his temporary resurrection – the knowledge of the power of our Savior and friend. We... Read more

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