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2014-01-04T18:43:28-07:00

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Hallelujah

Last updated on: January 4, 2014 at 6:43 pm By Abra Carnahan

“Thanks be to God, Jesus inverts the logic of both the spiritual overachiever’s aspirations as well as the dejected defeatist’s commiserations. In Christ both are already lavished with forgiveness, blessing, election, and blamelessness. God doesn’t bank on you to make good on all that advice; Jesus already accomplished perfection. Now your life gets to be a joyful response of gratitude!” Excerpt from The Tyranny of Advice Column Christianity Read more

2014-01-01T22:21:17-07:00

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The Art of Christianity

Last updated on: January 1, 2014 at 10:21 pm By Abra Carnahan

“It becomes one who is called to be a soldier, and to go a warfare, to endeavor to excel in the art of war. It becomes one who is called to be a mariner, and to spend his life in sailing the ocean, to endeavor to excel in the art of navigation. It becomes one who professes to be a physician, and devotes himself to that work, to endeavor to excel in the knowledge of those things which pertain to... Read more

2013-12-31T21:15:21-07:00

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Going All In for 2014

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 9:15 pm By Abra Carnahan

There are a lot of joggers running by my house today. More than usual — I’m guessing there will be more tomorrow. The number one resolution for 2013 is, “Lose weight”. Historically, the most commonly broken New Years Resolution is — you guessed it, “Lose weight.” It seems to have become a bit of a trend to hate on New Years Resolutions. Perhaps it is because they are such a joke. But we are Christians, you and I. We should be well... Read more

2013-12-31T00:48:12-07:00

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Social Media and Sin

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 12:48 am By Abra Carnahan

“The problem is not social media. The problem is sin.” -Excerpt from The Dangers of Social Media Williams makes some good points this his post, The Dangers of Social Media. Personally, I see social media as “training wheels” for in real life fellowship. If we cannot be gracious, patient and long-suffering in this setting (where we actually can take hours to consider what to say before responding or even just “hide” a post and not respond at all if we find ourselves... Read more

2013-12-27T19:40:15-07:00

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This is the Christian Life

Last updated on: December 27, 2013 at 7:40 pm By Abra Carnahan

The sum of the Christian life is to believe Jesus and love others. These two are so closely related that you could really condense the sole purpose down to, “Believe Jesus”. Once you begin to really and truly believe Jesus, that is when you really and truly can start to love others. You can tell if you honestly believe Jesus by observing how you treat others (1 John 3:7-8). But we need to be careful not to use this knowledge... Read more

2013-12-23T21:03:35-07:00

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Pride in Problem Solving

Last updated on: December 23, 2013 at 9:03 pm By Abra Carnahan

“Whenever strife and arguments and contention exist, we can be certain pride is somehow involved.” -Excerpt from Is Your Husband a Problem Solver? Read more

2013-12-19T19:34:22-07:00

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Adoption

Last updated on: December 19, 2013 at 7:34 pm By Abra Carnahan

“…when the lost sons are found and adopted and clothed and given their inheritance it brings peace, a radical, overflowing peace like a lazy Sunday afternoon, like a stream running along merrily in the forest, like deep, belly aching laughter with tears rolling down your cheeks. Those who have been found by their God are always found, always being found, like an epic game of hide and seek, laughing with their God, laughing with their Father.” -Excerpt from The Quest... Read more

2013-12-17T21:49:02-07:00

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Friends

Last updated on: December 17, 2013 at 9:49 pm By Abra Carnahan

(Spiritual friendship)…is eagerly helping one another know, serve,love, and resemble God in deeper and deeper ways.” -Keller in The Meaning of Marriage (ch. 4, pg. 145) Read more

2013-12-17T16:36:12-07:00

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Salvation by Yoga

Last updated on: December 17, 2013 at 4:36 pm By Abra Carnahan

Your life, your Facebook, your bank account are all proclaiming a gospel all day long. Which gospel is it proclaiming? Is it the gospel of Jesus, the gospel of His grace? Is it built on the certainty of God’s Word, a Word that cannot be broken? Is your hope built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness? Or is it a gospel of nutritional fads and salvation by diet and the weirdest homeopathic methods you can find on the... Read more

2013-12-16T23:00:53-07:00

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Memorial

Last updated on: December 16, 2013 at 11:00 pm By Abra Carnahan

“What is sickness to the body of a knight-errant? What matter of wounds? For each time he falls he shall rise again ….and woe to the wicked!” To my Grandfather, my Papa Bear, my El Loco Locho, my Don Quixote: Rest in peace. Donald L. 1937-2013 – Read more

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