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Linda Kruschke on life and death, faith and fearlessness, music and poetry
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They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
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Tag Archives: Sinful nature
Why Are We Surprised?
When people do terrible things, such as yesterday’s terrorist attacks in Paris or the most recent school shooting in Oregon last month, people are surprised. And when you believe, as our culture seems to, that people are basically good, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Culture, End Times, Faith, God, Gospel, Hope, Jesus, Mourning, News, Paris, Religion, Romans, Sin, Sinful nature, Surprise, Terrorist attack, Timothy, Truth, Word of God
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Spiritual Coup
The past has no hold on me it reveals my old self but I am new Created in Christ Jesus in an amazing spiritual coup I’m not sure when it happened though it happens day by day I become more like my … Continue reading
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Posted in Poetry
Tagged Christ, Christian, Christianity, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, Gratitude, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus, New Creation, New Life, Old Nature, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Sin, Sinful nature, Truth
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Imperfect Me
Though I know I’m deeply flawed And sometimes I fear I’m a fraud Grace I do see I’ve been set free Because I am loved by God ***** Day 4 Lesson at Blogging U involves the topic of the imperfect, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, God, Grace, Limerick, Poem, Poetry, Sinful nature, Writing201
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Ash and Sackcloth
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. It is somber holiday when we are called to consider our sinful nature and our need for a savior. As a result, it tends not to be the most popular of holidays, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Wednesday, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Cross, Faith, Gospel, Grace, Gratitude, Jesus, Lent, Life, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Repent, Repentance, Sin, Sinful nature
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Choosing to Trust
I’ve been thinking about trust lately. It has been said that trust must be earned, and that once lost it is hard to regain. But it occurs to me that trust is a choice, and that sometimes we must choose … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, Choice, Christ, Christian, Faith, God, Grace, Jeremiah, Jesus, John, Life, Love, Romans, Samuel, Sin, Sinful nature, Trust, Trustworthiness
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Escape from the Fowler’s Snare
The other day I was reading Psalm 124 during my morning prayer time. As often happens when I’m reading Psalms or other Old Testament books, I saw Jesus in this short Psalm, specifically in the last two verses: 7Our soul … Continue reading
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Life by the Spirit the Way to Overcome
I have recently been pondering Galatians 5:13-26. Usually when I read Galatians 5, my focus is on verses 22-23, that wonderful list of the fruit of the Spirit: “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” But lately … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christian, Christianity, Faith, Forgiveness, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, God, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Life, Sin, Sinful nature, Truth, Word of God
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Taming the Wild – A Poem
The poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub today was to write about the WILD. My first thought was of a song by Johnny Cash called “The Beast in Me” (see video below). I thought of the line in that song, … Continue reading
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Posted in Music, Poetry
Tagged Christ, Christian, Christian Music, Christianity, dVerse, dVerse Poets Pub, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Johnny Cash, Life, Music, Poem, Poems, Poetry, postaday2011, Sinful nature, Tame, Truth, Wild
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Sin, Redemption, and Grace – My Tuesday Three
This is week two of “My Tuesday Three,” and I am so excited about what I’ve found for this week. As I determined to find three separate but related posts, I was blessed to have God lead me to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Christ, Christian, Christianity, David, Faith, God, Grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Justification, Justified, Paul, postaday2011, Redemption, Religion, Sin, Sinful nature, Tuesday Three
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Prayer Habits Affect Prayer Quality
On the plane home from San Francisco this past Wednesday, I started rereading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. The last time I read it was 8 or 9 years ago, and I thought it was time to see if … Continue reading
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Tagged Book, Book Reviews, C.S. Lewis, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Demons, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Kneeling, postaday2011, Prayer, Religion, Satan, Sinful nature, The Screwtape Letters
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