Category: Christianity
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Easter
Christians are more passionate about Easter than any other holy day. It is the foundation of our belief in Jesus Christ. If he did not get crucified, entombed and rise from the dead, our faith is incomplete. We believe he did just as he said he would, that he would die then rise three days…
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It’s All Make Believe
Think about all you know about religion. Not any one particular denomination, church, ideology or dogma. They are all the same in the foundation of what you see in the practices and beliefs. All religions, faiths and spiritual paths are all myth to someone and truth to a different someone else. All beliefs have certain…
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Why Not Trick or Treat?
I was asked why do I hate Halloween. My first thought was hate is too strong a word. I do not hate Halloween. I enjoy the cute children in costume knocking at my door. Their happiness shines through innocently doing what the adults in their lives expect them to do. I don’t hate the modern…
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Dear Lord…tell me a story.
Me: I need to hear how it ends? What happens when the storybook closes? I know that the story is not over. You have much more for me, well, for all of us humans to do, but what is the point if you are there at the end already. God: Why are you so worried…
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Dear Lord….I can’t but you can
Me: I can’t. I can’t handle the stress. I can’t deal with the uncertainty of life. I can’ t handle the hurt, the trouble that others cause. I can’t handle the incompetency of the humans around me. Lord: You don’t have to handle it. I’ve got you. From me comes deliverance. If you call upon…
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Dear Lord….but Why?
Me: I am do not understand why I have this thing in my life that is being so damn difficult. Why can’t things happen correctly the first time? Why all the extra hoops to jump though? Why is it so much easier for everyone else and not me? Lord: If you would stop looking at…
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Dear Lord…I want to be heard.
Me: Lord, I feel like no one hears me when I speak. I have so many wonderful things I want to share with those I love, especially with my children. I feel so ignored. Lord: Stop talking. Let your actions speak for you. Remember what I told the first disciples, let your light shine before…
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Dear Lord…I want a house.
Me: Lord, I am really wanting that big house. The one with all the space so each one of my teenagers can have their own bedroom, a shop for my husband to tinker around in, a sunroom, a hot tub on a deck, maybe a pool, and plenty of space for books. A great big…
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New Blog Series
Beginning tomorrow I am starting a new blog series called “Dear Lord”. The posts will consist of a summary of my conversations with the Lord. To have a relationship with anyone who is important in your life you need to communicate. It isn’t what we do for each other that is important, but rather how…
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Reflections on Lent
Today I am in the midst of a sit and wait period of my life. It is one of those places where I have no control of the outcome and must depend on the actions of unseen people to move my life in one direction or the other. I have decided the best thing I…
Lori O'Gara, Author 