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Tag Archives: freedom
Celebrating the Fifth of July
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free … But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor … Continue reading
Arise and come along
Naphtali is a doe set free He gives beautiful words We have been bound by fear and rejection Now it’s time to see That we were made to be the reflection Of His creativity We have the one who created … Continue reading
Setting the soul free
Naphtali is a doe set free; he gives beautiful words. Genesis 49:21 “Then Jacob called for his sons and said: ‘Gather around so I can tell you what will befall you in days to come’” (Genesis 49:1). These words, uttered … Continue reading
A quiet kind of revolution
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Earlier I shared, in this Catch, how almost daily I go help Marti’s fellow … Continue reading
Fighting for what’s already yours
Exactly 240 years ago next Monday, on July 4, 1776, the American colonies declared themselves free and independent states, but were they free and independent? No. Not until five years later at the last battle of the revolution in Yorktown, … Continue reading
The 100% raw, organic you
This weekend, I met a woman who described herself as “100% raw organic Michelle,” and what she meant by that was that what she sees when she looks at herself in the mirror isn’t very pretty. It was her way … Continue reading
Rain on me
Step 2. Have come to believe that our means of obtaining greatness is to make everyone lower than ourselves in our own mind. I find myself loving people who in turn are loving to me But what you ask is … Continue reading
A cult-buster book
12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee (like me) has impacted people more than any book I’ve written. Story after story reveals how people have been set free from legalism and the resulting bondage it creates — bondage to authoritarianism, to … Continue reading