Category: spiritual growth

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Dangerous Distractions

What do we do about distractions? There is timeless advice in the book of Hebrews to help us through these times. As followers of Jesus, we are sin averse. We know the danger of yielding to temptation and wandering into sin. However, in living in the real world we often become blind to other dangers…
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October 28, 2022 0

3 Powerful Life Lessons from 2 Peter

We have almost made it through the Bible with lessons from every book! 2 Peter has more lessons for us to grow spiritually, to thrive as followers of Jesus. A Ladder of Spiritual Growth When a formula or process for spiritual growth is recorded in scripture, it is so helpful for us to spend hours…
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October 6, 2022 0

How to Overcome Confirmation Bias

The scourge of confirmation bias is taking hold of the church. Confirmation bias is the practice of continually looking for information that confirms already held beliefs. Information that contradicts what we believe is dismissed as untrue or propaganda or irrelevant. Consider this warning from scripture about this very thing: For the time is coming when…
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July 27, 2022 5

5 Powerful Lessons from Philippians

We are rejoicing with Philippians! One of the great themes of this short letter is the call to rejoice! There are powerful lessons to help us with our spiritual health in this epistle. Spiritual Health Lesson One – Love The power of love to help us grow is expressed eloquently and profoundly in these opening…
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June 29, 2020 0