These are some questions Katie has for reflection at the end of the chapter that I thought you might like to think about. If they are useful, great, if they are not, that’s okay too. Take them and use them for what you will. The False Self is where we find our identity in anything […]
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For the last few days, I have been thinking over a lot of things, many of which, affect greatly this conversation we have been having on what submission means in relationships. When God told us to submit one to another, he wanted us live under his headship. Only there can such submission be healthy and
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I have been rather remiss in posting my photography. Here is the last dressing room session I did at the theatre. Several people in this play were my friends so I enjoyed having an excuse to take their pictures.
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The Friday before spring break, neither Julie or I got substituing jobs so along with her brother, we all packed a lunch and headed over to the beach. We took a long walk, had our picnic lunch, and took a nap in the sand under the warm sun. It was a beautiful day. As Julie
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For those of you who may not know, I have a website for my books and photography. If you are interested in taking a look at them or at all the newsletters (what I did before the blog), go to www.SpiritWaterPublications.com.
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You know how you can never eat just one peanut m&m? And do you also know how most peanut shells have two peanuts in them? We, as peanut m&ms, were created to be in relationship with one another. Katie Skurja writes about the Imago Dei peanut, “In this model, I am suggesting that the Imago
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Today we’re going to start with dessert. Namely, peanut m&ms. Amazingly enough, they will explain why I believe everyone, no matter what their beliefs, has God’s presence within them. (Let’s pause here as I thank God for letting me live in a time when I would not be burned at the stake for saying this,
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I have always found it ironic I am the go-to person for dating advice. Yes, ask the one who is not in a relationship advice on how to make one better. Over a year ago, when writing our church’s Faith and Practice, Peggy and Mike assigned to me the section on “Care of Marriages”. I
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Mystics: They are those who look at the blue sky and see the stars, those who reach for the heavens and grasp a hand, who talk to God and expect to hear His voice. I wrote these words when trying to describe what mysticism is like. Many people hear that word and think of images
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So, I now have someone else checking this blog on a very regular basis who has started pointing out to me whenever I don’t have a recent post. I’m pretty sure this is good for me but you never know what will show up on here. They will soon learn this. :o) Still, thank you
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