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What does God require of us to be forgiven? Do we really need to repent? Are we forgiven even before we sin? or after we sin? Is forgiveness different for those who are not children of God? Are there those that God does not forgive? I get stuck on these questions a lot. I wonder about forgiveness and the difference or similarities of "giving it to God". If a person wrongs you and then

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Growing up I have been exposed to many traditions. Some are family traditions while others are cultural and/or religious. Recently I have found myself on a quest for truth regarding Christmas and Easter. Now, I'm not going into all the details of the discoveries I have made regarding pagan practices vs. God glorifying practices, but I do have a problem with the fact that Christians who know

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Katie originally posted this in March of 2003. The points are still valid and I thought I'd repost it again as food for thought. ---- I remember when I was young. Christians attended church to hear the word of God taught. There were family outings at the park and tithes paid for materials for Sunday school. That was sufficient. Now, in a world of "No matter how much you have, you always want

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Are you the same person at church as you are at work? at home? at the grocery store? I try to be. If I wouldn't feel comfortable doing or saying something at church, I won't do it or say it at work, home, or the store. Do I sometimes? Unfortunately, and regretfully I do. Sometimes I do not draw on the strength of the Spirit to have a heart like Christ. I am often convicted about the state

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Yes, believe it or not, it's me, Katie! I am still alive! Sorry for not posting much these days. I've been very busy with work and school...throw a little romance in there and you have a recipe for chaos! I love it! God is moving in so many ways and life is very exciting. I have a new job working in ministry...FINALLY! I'm doing what I love...serving God through ministry and earning an

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I say no, God does not break his promises. Then why am I confused when I read Numbers 14? 30 "Not one of you will enter the land I swore with uplifted hand to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun." (NIV) 30 "Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun." (

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Is God's Will being accomplished? Has it always been accomplished? Will it be accomplished if I don't follow God's will? Will it be accomplished if I do my best to always stay in His Will? I think God's Will is always accomplished. I think He is always working everything together for His good purpose. Those who don't necessarily follow God's will may create detours, but in the end, God's Will

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The God I serve is Love. He is Grace. He is Mercy and Forgiveness. What does that mean to me? His love for me can not be more than it is at this moment. His love can not be less. While human love is conditional, His Divine Love is unconditional. There is nothing I can do to make Him love me more, there is nothing you can do to make Him love me less. People have a tendency to love some

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A week or so ago Katie heard a message at a church she visited. She promptly advised me to listen to the podcast because she said it was for me. Today another friend of mine said that during a message at her church tonight that I was brought to mind. She said it is a good message for me so she brought home a copy of that message on CD so that I might listen to it. Both messages dealt with

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Inspired by a few questions a friend asked me recently, I dug out of my drawer some old letters. Some are from people I still have intermittent contact with, and some are people I have seen nor heard from in years. Some are from people I most likely will not see again, but hope to, and some are from people that I really have no reason to contact again. No bittersweet here, just sweet.

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As a single person, I unfortunately, find it a lot easier to go out for breakfast than prepare my own at home. Ok, I should restate that and say as a lazy single person. There are some disadvantages to this...spending the money and also it's most likely not the healthiest food choice, however, there are great advantages. Some minor advantages are things like; I'm not doing any of the work of

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I was talking with a friend yesterday because that's what friends do. They talk. I was sharing some things I don't really like about myself and at one point she pointed out that we often can't see the things that other people love about us. She said (paraphrased) "there are things I love about you and you can't see them." Such a simple statement. I don't think she could know the profundity

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I just received my last issue of CCM Magazine, and it is the LAST printed issue ever. It's going exclusively online. A few months back, CCM Magazine changed their name/tagline from "Contemporary Christian Music Magazine" to "Christ. Community. Music. Magazine" Good change I thought because CCM doesn't mean the same today as it did two to three decades ago. Christian music has evolved and "

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As I have been struggling through my spiritual wilderness, I was listening with intent interest to this today. (Click the link and allow it to load so you can listen while you read.) What you will hear is just a snippet from a song, but it is a heart cry, my heart's cry at this time. In this wilderness I sometimes feel I will never emerge from it. Now and then I will have a glimmer of hope

Susan L. Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08382434848789827353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439107.post-36293489664233533872008-03-28T20:59:00.003-05:002008-03-28T21:26:43.083-05:00

There sits a boat, a kayak to be precise. It is best used on water, but before one can get it to water, it is of utmost importance to strap it to a land vehicle for transport to the water. It just so happens I have a nice rack. LOL That was fun to say. LOL Actually, my jeep has a nice rack. Anyway, my friend is big into kayaking and today she was moving her kayaks to her new apartment.

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Sometimes it is so easy to forget that each and every day small occurrences happen around us that should bless our hearts. These are things that become lost in the activities of life, yet when I take time to notice them, I realize that it is these things that put smiles on my face and joy in my heart. Here are some examples of things that I take pleasure in and some things that I consider to be

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Yep. That particular search string led a person to find this blog. Well, actually it was "passonate homemade sex movies stories" It sure is interesting sometimes to see how people happen across our little place in cyberspace. Something tells me they didn't find what they were looking for! It bloggles the mind!

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Yes, it finally snowed. The "doomsday" predictions of a "major" snow storm to hit Jackson, TN actually hit. I was beginning to wonder because by mid afternoon there was still no precipitation, but then it started and kept on snowing. This is what I woke up to this morning. Pretty. White knuckle driving, yeah, gotta love it. NOT! I was reminded again that I do not miss snow. Roads were okay this

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I went shopping the other day for some items and noticed something on the shelf that I haven't noticed in years. Grape Crush. I saw Grape Crush just sitting there and so I bought it. I no longer drink a lot of pop, coke, soda or whatever one calls it, but when I saw Grape Crush I started to reminisce about my childhood and my visits to Grandma and Grandpa's. Popping off the top and taking

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I posted about my experience the night the tornado ripped through Union University on 2/5/08 here, but here is an aerial shot of the area showing the path the tornado cut, and how close it really was to me at work (in yellow). This is a scanned photo that was submitted to the Jackson Sun, that was the only photo credit.

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Katie's daughter, Tiffany, has been sick for a couple of weeks. I just don't understand why many trips to the doctor failed to yield much of anything. One has to wonder sometimes about the medical profession. Way back on February 14 or 15 (a couple of weeks ago) Tif ended up with a fever. She wasn't feeling terribly bad or anything, just had fever. Her mom gave her some acetaminophen but it

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Katie and I went to see Justin perform in Once Upon a Mattress, the school musical this year. I was so proud of Justin this night, and I feel so blessed because Katie my dear friend, lets me share in these experiences with her kids. This is just an excerpt of Justin dancing the Spanish Panic in one scene. He's so handsome -- watching him dance reminds me of Patrick Swayze! Tiffany is also

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I'm so obsessed. I'm trying very hard to get the printer to work wirelessly with the laptop. It always worked before. Now it doesn't. I'm obsessed. My eyelids are heavy. And I still sit here. Obsessed.

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Change is good, right? I sit here with tears in my eyes as I contemplate the many changes taking place in my life. Moving out of the comfort zone for me has been bittersweet, scary, fun, wonderful, mysterious, confusing, etc... I have been so happy the last 7 years as a framily with my kids and Sue. Now, Justin is leaving the nest and taking with him all of my "adopted" sons who more than

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In the Rollercoaster Tycoon game I play you can pick up a person, the SIM, and just drop them into another scene. The rollercoaster repair man is comfortably working on one coaster when I pick him up and dangle him near a broken down coaster on the other side of the park and drop him. Suddenly he's on the other side of the amusement park and heading toward another coaster to repair it. I

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