Category: Mere Devotion
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Adoption is Beautiful
Jenna Kurtz blogs on Instagram @adoptionis_beautiful and recently made a video about pain and brokenness. Follow her Instagram page and YouTube channel for more! My Adoption Story I was born when my mother was in prison for drug and alcohol abuse. I do not know where my father was; he wasn’t really involved in my…
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Mere Devotion in the Life of John Wesley
What would happen if we started following Jesus seriously, if we let nothing in the way of loving God with all our heart and soul and strength? What would happen if all our passion and energy were mustered for the Kingdom of God, and we lived our life merely devoted to Him? A look at…
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Seven Compelling Books to Read This Fall
The Myth of a Christian Religion by Gregory A. Boyd The kingdom of God is in opposition to the kingdoms of this world. However, the church has often muddled this truth. This has resulted in conflicting values and idolatry. This book addresses twelve issues from racial justice to the stewardship of the planet. Engaging with…
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Through Doubt and Deconstruction: Loving the Ex-Christian
There was a time in my life where I didn’t feel comfortable calling myself a Christian. There were doubts I struggled with. I was tired of living up to other peoples’ expectations. I had a hard time reconciling the Christianity I had been taught and the reality of violence in Christendom. I had a hard…
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Fasting? A Journey
“Prayer is for normal Christians. Fasting is for super-spiritual Christians.” I don’t think anyone ever told me this directly, but it’s the impression I got, growing up in the general modern Mennonite/white evangelical culture. Preachers sometimes informed us of the long fasts they did. “The hunger pains go away by about day three,” they’d say…
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Instruments of Holiness: Seven Lessons from Scripture
What is holiness? Is holiness simply a term for self-righteousness or an obscure sense of pious righteousness? Or is it the living reality of a set-apart disciple of the Messiah? In today’s article, we’ll explore seven observations from Scripture about this topic. God is holy, holy, holy. And one cried to another and said: “Holy,…
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Love IS Holiness: Mere Devotion and the Heart
What does it mean to be devoted to God? What is the root and reason for prayer, serving others, preaching the gospel and everything else we do in the Christian life? What are the heart-attitudes we must have?
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Mere Devotion
Christianity is divided. This fact is as undeniable as it is devastating. Jesus prayed that we would all be one; two thousand years later we are everything but one. The idea that the Church could one day be united seems almost fantastical. There are over 30,000 denominations in existence today. This means that we are…
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