Author: Christa
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Don’t Call it a Waste When God Calls it Good
“Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose]” 1 Corinthians 15.58…
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Christians Need to Learn to Be Sad
Earlier today, I published this article. After further reflection, I unpublished it. I didn’t unpublish it because I believe it’s not true, but because I think it’s so true that it deserves more thought, study, and prayer. I want to do justice to this important topic and make the article well-grounded theologically. Until next time.…
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Don’t Grieve Alone
Last week at this time, I learned that my Pop-Pop died. The next morning, my kids were all home from school for Veteran’s Day. After breakfast, my kids began working on some art projects, so I decided to write about my loss. I moved across the room from my kiddos so I could have space…
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My Best Thought Today
Sunday afternoon. It’s already been a full day. I woke up feeling slammed, prayed desperately for strength and patience, attended two church services, met new people, sang about Jesus with hundreds of other believers, had many joyful and encouraging conversations, had a couple heavy conversations, listened to my husband preach about the worth of Jesus,…
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How the Gospel Applies to Your #MomFails
The blue light from my phone glowed in the dark hotel room: 6:03 AM. I had gone to bed at a decent time, so I should have woken up rested. Except I didn’t. The reason I didn’t sleep well lay in the room with me: four reasons to be precise. Those four reasons are also…