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Continue reading →: Ezra 5&6 – Return: While God is WorkingSometimes, I look at what is happening and I wonder what God is going to do with everything that is happening. How is it all going to work? When am I going to see the results of his plan? Reasonably, there are all thoughts that we have. As finite beings,…
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Continue reading →: Ezra 4- Return: Lessons from ScrewtapeWhen I was in fourth grade, my teacher would read to us when we came back from lunch and recess. These books were all different, but the one that has always stood out in my mind was The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I liked the book so much,…
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Continue reading →: John 18 – Trials, Denials, & What is TruthI’m a planner. If you were to ask me what my Myers-Briggs Personality Type is, I’d be an INTJ-A aka the Architect. I want to know what is coming my way, and how I can plan for the bad things. I want to know that there are alternative plans for…
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Continue reading →: Ezra 3 – Return: Where, Why, and How to WorshipFall semester of my final year of college, I needed to take an arts class that fell within the heading of my major. This was supposed to be a class that wouldn’t require too much head space, and would be easy for me to get through – you know the…
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Continue reading →: John 17 – Jesus’ PrayerAs we have been continuing our journey through the Gospel of John, we are seeing how John demonstrates the change in tone of Jesus’ teaching. Where previously he had been performing miracles, traveling, and speaking in figurative language to make those listening think more deeply about what he said, Jesus…
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Continue reading →: Ezra 2 – Return: What’s In A NameOne of the things that I enjoy doing is going up to Swedesburg, IA every so often and looking through the archives. Stored there is my family tree on my father’s side. My father’s family is one of the founding families of the town, and they have kept excellent records…
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Continue reading →: John 16- Joy & SorrowAs we have been continuing through the Gospel of John, we once again see Jesus teaching on what it means to follow him. While in Chapter 15 Jesus taught how people were going to recognize Christians, in Chapter 16 he really begins to teach on what the cost is. The…
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Continue reading →: Ezra 1 – Return: Through the HeartAn Introduction To Ezra Welcome to the beginning of our study on the book of Ezra! I’m so excited to be working through this lovely book with you. I wanted to begin this study with some historical background, so we can all be on the same page as we are…
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Continue reading →: John 15 – Gardening, Friendship, and NOT Easy StreetAs we move into the next chapter of John (Chapter 15), we see more and more of the literary talent that John brings to his Gospel. John does a good of job of displaying the theological nature of who Jesus is, and drawing those connections between the Old and New…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 13:4-30: Orthopraxy & OrthodoxyThere is an age old argument that goes a little something like this: does what you believe influence what you do, or does what you do influence what you believe? When we break that question down, what we come up with is actually two different thoughts. Thought One: I believe…

