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3 Ways to Increase Your Prayer Life.
Prayer is to the soul, what breath is to the body. Yet, so many of us struggle to cultivate a strong and healthy prayer life. Sure we will pray before a meal (which is great by the way), or we will pray when we happen to remember, but if you want to really grow in…
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The Illusion of Self Forgiveness
Sitting across the table from a middle aged women, working through some pastoral issues, she finally confessed what was really going on, “I just cannot forgive myself.” This is what was holding her back from moving forward into the next season of her life, with her family and with God. The burden of regrets caused…
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Fish & Freedom
Who likes being limited? Imagine you had a fish. Any fish. Goldfish, Haddock, Trout, Clown Fish, any fish. And you love that fish, you wanted to keep that fish alive and thriving. You have an amazing aquarium for it, you feed it, wash the tank, the whole deal. Now, imagine if that fish, all of…
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Unhurried Urgency: An Introduction
Secular and spiritual authors, bloggers, and content creators, have all tried their hand at pinpointing and solving the modern issues of hurry, distraction, depression, anxiety, anger, the list goes on, and I am sure you could add a few of your own. Books like, To Hell with the Hustle, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, and…
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Promise, Process, and Prison
“…faith is an unwavering boldness in the promise, in what God has permitted, what he actually has spoken, and when I can’t see how that works, faith is a humble patience, and submission to a process that may take longer than I want it too.”
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Josh
I think it was C.S Lewis who wrote about friendship’s beauty by realizing that in friendship, parts of us that wouldn’t otherwise exist come to life. In the act of being a friend, of relating to another on a deep and intimate level, a part of us comes to life, the part of me that…
Mike Rutledge.CA 