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Heaven is a Wonderful Place! believing god can i trust god courage to share curse of the fall faith gospel and new age heaven is god good? Jun 06, 2023

It's camp season as I write this blog. I'm headed to middle school camp with our church youth group this coming FridayĀ as a cabin counselor!Ā I've not served in this role in many many years. But grandd...

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How Could a Loving God Send Anybody to Hell?! being light christian no more deconstructing faith deconversion hell is god good? May 23, 2023

I've found myself bombarded by questions like this one in the most unusual of places. I'm not going to share where, exactly--just know that they were places I never imagined I'd entertain questions li...

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Is Grace Irresistible? begging in prayer can i trust god does god play favorites? favored by god grace irresistible grace is god good? Mar 14, 2023

"I do not come into this pulpit hoping that perhaps somebody will of his own free will return to Christ. My hope lies in another quarter. I hope that my Master will lay hold of some of them and say, "...

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It's Not that Hard to Hear God's Voice Part 4 believing god can i trust god confidence in god god's got this how to hear god's voice how to pray how to win spiritual battles is god good? praying god's word what about when god isn't good? Oct 11, 2022

This is part 4 of what I've decided now is a 5-part series on learning how to hear the voice of God. As I was preparing to publish this post, I came across this youtube message by pastor Mike Todd. In...

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It's Not that Hard to Hear God's Voice When You Put Yourself in the Right Places can i trust god confidence in god god's got this how to pray how to win spiritual battles is god good? prayer Sep 13, 2022

If there were anything I'd love to be able to gift Jesus followers with, it would be the ability to hear God's voice loud and clear. What if we could rise up out of the baptismal waters and suddenly h...

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Church Hurt...An Insider's Perspective church hurt deconstructing faith deconversion faith is god good? lament and repent people deconstructing their faith Sep 06, 2022

The other day I found myself in Buc-ee's. If you've not yet found yourself there, stop reading this post and go directly to the nearest Buc-ee's, do not pass "Go!" do not collect $200! :)Ā 

Seriously,...

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Believing the Promises begging in prayer believing god bible reading can i trust god confidence in god faith god's got this how to pray how to pray for people in pain is god good? prayer works praying for others praying for the lost Aug 16, 2022

Ā  So in keeping with last week's blog post, God Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It, I found myself pondering the promises God's given us in His Word. I was in Largo, Florida visiting with our Pray...

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Praying through Pain and Suffering how to pray for people in pain is god good? playing tug of war with god praying through pain what about when god isn't good? where is god when it hurts Feb 02, 2022

"What about when God isn't good?"

That's what I googled.

I'd just read the daily update for a 14-year-old boy who's been in ICU since Thanksgiving. His dad reminded us that his son isn't the only ch...

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