Category: Identity
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So Write
Look over there.No, not there.There.It’s rude to stare.So don’t.But you do. You can’t help but look at them. You see them?I know you do. The green is rising in your eyes.The air exhaling from your lungs.Another death blow.Creativity kills at times.It erodes the creative spirit. Until you’re emotionally sanded down.Down.Down.They…
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Recalibrating As A Writer
Let me take you on a journey. I think many of you might join me at the start. But as we progress, some of you will click right off with an eye-roll. Others may venture further with me before throwing words like rocks via comments, emails, or unsubscribes. Still, a…
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Rethinking Our Mission Field
We stand in awe of missionaries in cross-cultural environments sharing the hope of the gospel. Reading biographies of men and women in church history who made a difference with the gospel inspire and move us. Without downplaying the spiritual victories of the major league biographies, (which are incredible stories of…
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A Mother Unknown
A few evenings ago, I was in tears. The trigger was the envy in my own heart of seeing someone’s success. I am reluctant to share that one of my weaknesses is jealousy stemming from pride. Seeing their achievement brought out my ugliness from within. Thankfully, the Lord is working…
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Nearly There, Nearly Home
Have you ever thought about the feeling you get when you’re nearly at the place you’re aiming for? Perhaps you’re running a race and you look ahead to the finish line within reach. “I’m nearly there,” you tell yourself as you continue on. You’re motivated to get a better time,…
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Connecting to God in an Age of Disconnect
Isn’t it frustrating when the Wi-Fi signal drops out? If you’re like me, Google is often the first place I go to for answers. Medical queries, ideas, directions, even Bible verses. I have come to depend on the internet for a lot of life’s questions. But what I long for…
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Being Transformed From The Inside Out
Have you heard the expression, “It’s what’s on the inside that counts?” How about “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Or maybe “Appearances can be deceiving?” We are quick to look at someone or something and form an opinion. However, all of the above emphasise the importance of what…
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Why I Have (sort of) Ditched My Social Media Bio
Do you pay much attention to the bio of a social media profile? For anyone reading who has no clue what a social media bio is, it’s a small biography of who you are, what you’re about and why people should care about what you have to say. It’s a…
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9 truths that quiet my soul in quarantine
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I shall not be shaken. My salvation and my honour depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times,…
Ruth Clemence – Writer and Blogger 