church is not a place

I know I might step on some toes – Just hear me out- I love god with everything in me. My faith in Jesus Christ is so important- the most important thing in my life. But to box in my faith and tie my belief in Jesus to my church attendance or simply the word Christianity , doesn’t seem fitting to me. I find truth in the bible and in God himself, but too often I find myself &others around me, so quick to listen to someone just because of labels. Pastors & Leaders are meant to point you to truth, not create truth. I find myself a lot of times conforming ;Simply because someone...

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How you dress…

How you dress… it varies from culture to culture, from climate to climate and from people to people. How you dress is a statement to the world of who you are. How you dress is a representation of who you are. In a world of comparison where you might feel vulnerable and insecure, God steps j . Out of His abundant love and care he dresses ya in strength and dignity. He calls us to put on the belt of truth, the Breast plate of righteousness, putting on the readiness given by the Gospel of peace, to put on the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and having the sword of the word. He has...

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God’s Love For A Deaf/Mute Man

A couple weeks ago two of the guys on the team got haircuts from a local Cambodian named Davith. We didn’t find out until after that he was both mute and deaf.      From then on I began regularly praying for him and was wanting to bless him with a nice little tip when going back to get my hair cut (it only costs $2.50). So about two weeks later we all went back.   Davith was his regular friendly self. He immediately gave us a big smile and set out chairs for us to sit on. I showed him the cut I wanted and he went to work.   Once he finished, myself and Joe gave...

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an extraordinary god in an ordinary world

I am currently writing this with 2 boys on each side of me, with their heads rested on my shoulders. 2 very different boys with 2 very different personalities; but both show love. In different ways. Yuri shows me love in your typical affectionate, holding my hand at all times, kind of love. Panut shows me love by telling me jokes and giving me shoulder massages. What a guy!!!! My time here in Cambodia has been filled with children around us pretty much 24/7. Some are outgoing, some are shy, some like games, and some like to just be held. Love does not fit in a box and does not have to look a...

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For This Reason

‘For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and earth is named, that according to the riches of glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith – that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly...

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For This Reason

‘For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and earth is named, that according to the riches of glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith – that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly...

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