Category: Christianity
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The Power of Stopping
Photo by Melissa Askew on Unsplash I kept thinking I had forgotten something. You know that nagging feeling that something important is not getting done. Check the oven. No, it’s off. Pick up my phone. Nothing on the calendar. No waiting messages. Self-doubt and anxiety were disrupting my normal existence and interfered with my quality of…
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We are All Homesick for Something
What are you missing? There is a feeling that comes and goes in the human heart. It is called hiraeth. Hiraeth is a Welsh concept of longing for home. Many Welsh people claim ‘hiraeth’ is a word which cannot be translated, meaning more than solely “missing something” or “missing home.” It is an unexplained longing.…
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It’s Sunday
and I am not sitting on a church bench. Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash I guess the correct thing to say is I am not sitting on a church pew. Does that make me less of a Christian? Do I love God less? Does he love me less? No of course not. It doesn’t make…
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The Jesus Illusion
The Jesus Illusion Calvary, by Octavio Ocampo I have this painting hanging on my living room. It is big 32″ wide x 46″ tall and fills a wall. It is not not the real thing but a print that I have had for several years. There are many illusions in this painting, the double Jesus being the…
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I Long for the Day
“selective focus photography of leaves” by Andrei Lazarev on Unsplash I long for the day when the response to the question, “Are you a Christian?” Is not met with preconceived assumptions in a loaded, “Oh”. Until that day let me fill you in on a little something, Not all Christians are alike. Not all common Christian…
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I need a Miracle
“woman in white top laying on flowers” by Guillaume Bolduc on Unsplash God is the master of small quiet water to wine miracles and large parting the sea miracles. I have heard it said that miracles can be tiny results to everyday prayers. That the miraculous isn’t always the big things like someone surviving a auto…
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What is God’s Name?
“god is love mail box” by Hassan Saleh on Unsplash George Washington Carver once said, “Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people here and in all parts of the world. Even if we gave Him no name at all, He would still be there, within us, waiting to…
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Don’t be a Genre Snob Christian
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Pexels.com The Bible is to some Christian’s literal and historically accurate. I agree with that belief in that when the Bible was originally written it was direct from God. Over time humans have corrupted the sacred text. What we have now is a scattered version that requires faith. More faith…
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Respect the Dignity of Every Human Being
“Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?…I will, with God’s help.” Book of Common Prayer, p. 417 I wasn’t going to get into this conversation, but a few of my readers have asked me about it since they know I am a Christian and…
Lori O'Gara, Author 