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Bible, Sin and Salvation, Walking with God

Golden Shackles

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019by nanettekirsch2 Comments

What are you risking for your faith? Is it really a risk if we live and give for God, but then retreat to the comfort of our current lifestyles at the end of the day?

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Finding Shekinah

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019by nanettekirschLeave a Comment

Our beach house this summer is named "Shekinah." What does this word for God's dwelling place mean for us today?

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Just Love

June 11, 2019June 7, 2019by nanettekirschLeave a Comment

God calls each of us, who have experienced this life-changing love and undeserved grace, to pay it forward, including to our enemies. For nothing more powerfully provokes another to turn to Jesus than the gift of undeserved forgiveness and grace.

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Part 4: No Way Out

April 18, 2019April 20, 2019by nanettekirsch4 Comments

Judas is a reminder that we always have a choice: draw close to God by acting on the truth we've been given, or reject God's truth and become blind to it.

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Lest You Linger Too Long

March 31, 2019April 1, 2019by nanettekirsch2 Comments

How can people establish safeguards to stop sin? A marriage and family therapist shares her wisdom in counseling people to find the places where bad situations could have been turned around and consequences avoided.

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We, Hypocrites

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019by nanettekirsch3 Comments

I worry sometimes that I might be losing my religion--every time I read of another church scandal: theologies untethered to Biblical truth, financial or personal corruption by leaders, and in many cases downright lawlessness. Yet these same halls echo with voices proclaiming the knowledge and love of God, encouraging we the people to turn away [...]

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“God” as a Trigger Word

August 17, 2018May 21, 2020by nanettekirsch1 Comment

My heart broke this week as I watched the coverage of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report and heard this on CNN: And whenever she hears the word “God,” Carolyn said, flashbacks of abuse keep coming back.“The word ‘God’ makes me think of him [her abuser],” she said. “I just feel like my whole life has [...]