Making Rest

I'm really terrible when it comes to making time for rest. I currently have a job where I work an 11-day shift every 3 weeks. My employer justifies this by giving us 2 half days and an off day mixed into 14 days total. The hours still equal to 40 each week...technically...not...

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Woman Hero Dream Team

Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal. -Irena Sendler- I wish I could not spend one more second of my existence thinking about what I look like or comparing what I have to others or worrying about trivial things....

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The Bible Shocks Me More than Game of Thrones

You might already be shocked and appalled that I would ever dare find any enjoyment from a show that regularly displays nudity, violence, abuse, magic, etc. And I can see where you are coming from...I really can. Sin hurts God's heart, so reasonably we shouldn't...

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When Demons Rush In

We are at war. In fact, we've been at war for thousands of years. This isn't some sudden realization or an exaggeration of our situation. Light has been battling darkness since the beginning and the trophy is your soul. This past year just about broke me....

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Unlikely Christian - An Iranian Girl

There's a Yiddish Proverb that says "Man plans, God laughs" In college when I told God that I didn't want to leave the United States, He must have chuckled because I ended up in the Middle East twice before I turned 22. And if I thought God's plans had expiration...

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4 Things Christians "Shouldn't" BELIEVE

The Christian life can sometimes feel like a game with too many rules. We train every service, every Bible study, and in every other meeting to spot what a good Christian looks like and how to avoid looking like a pagan! Of course none of our gatherings and studies...

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Online Dating: An Inside Look from a Christian Girl's Perspective

I remember reading "Passion and Purity" by Elisabeth Elliott for the first time and highlighting all over the place. The book is about her love letters and romance with Jim Elliot, what she learned while they were dating and also what she learned after he was...

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4 Things Christians "Shouldn't" SAY

The Christian life can sometimes feel like a game with too many rules. We train every service, every Bible study, and in every other meeting to spot what a good Christian looks like and how to avoid looking like a pagan! Of course none of our gatherings and studies...

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4 Things Christians "Shouldn't" FEEL

The Christian life can sometimes feel like a game with too many rules. We train every service, every Bible study, and in every other meeting to spot what a good Christian looks like and how to avoid looking like a pagan! Of course none of our gatherings and studies...

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