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He Is Always Good
Kia ora everyone. Rob here. As I thought about today’s blog, the question came to me: What would be really good to know right now? The answer, I believe is that God is and always will be good. A helpful … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, faith, freedom, God, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged agreements, faith, God, goodness, hope, practices, prayer
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Naming the Grief
Hello everyone. Rob here. There is a sense right now that the world is grieving. We are seeing the stages of grief being played out in the public sphere – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – as we come … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, faith, God, grief, Holy Spirit, Spirituality, surrender, Uncategorized
Tagged Christ, grief, Holy Spirit, Loss, Naming, surrender
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Good Question
Hi everyone. Rob here. I’m thinking about a question. Here it is: What is the change I want to see in the world? Before that question I was thinking about another question. What do I want to do with the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christ, Christianity, faith, freedom, God, kingdom of God, Spirituality
Tagged faith, freedom, God, kingdom of God, meaning, purpose, questions
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Good Trouble
Hi everyone. Rob here. In Christianity we often talk about becoming Christlike. We think that becoming more like Jesus is to become nicer or calmer, more serene. The reality is that becoming more like Jesus is to become a righteous, … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, faith, freedom, God, Holy Spirit, kingdom of God, Spirituality
Tagged Christ, Christlike, good trouble, hope, John Lewis, protest, transformation
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He Is Our Help
Hi everyone. Rob here. This morning I found myself thinking about Psalm 121. It starts like this: I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from?2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. I … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, faith, hope, jesus, kingdom of God, restoration, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged comfort, faith, God, help, hope, Jesus
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Love and Joy
Hi everyone. Rob here. John Eldredge was once given this bit of advice: The enemy is out to steal your joy. In a year like this one – pandemic, lockdowns, economic upheaval, race protests, climate protests, school shutdowns and the … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, God, joy, love, prayer, Spirituality, surrender, Uncategorized
Tagged faith, God, intimacy, Jesus, joy, love, prayer
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I Agree With Love
Greetings everyone. Rob here. God is love. I wonder how well you’re believing that this year? Do you believe that whatever God is up to in our world right now is being done out of perfect love? Do you believe … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christ, Christianity, faith, God, love, prayer, Spirituality, Uncategorized, worship
Tagged belief, faith, God, love, prayer, trust
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Believing What God Believes
Hi everyone. Rob here. I was irritable last night. I was grumping at my teenage son for having expensive ideas after a week where we’d had to pay some big bills. Behind my irritability was fear and shame. Brand New … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, faith, God, kingdom of God, prayer, spiritual warfare, Spirituality, trust, Uncategorized
Tagged belief, faith, fear, shame, spiritual battle, truth
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When We Don’t Have The Answers
Hi everyone. Rob here. I have been reading the first few chapters of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was given the call to be a prophet, a spokesperson for God, as a very young man, probably mid to late teens. Josiah, a good … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, God, hope, humility, prayer, Spirituality, surrender, trust, Uncategorized
Tagged humility, Jeremiah, Jesus, power, pride, story, surrender, wisdom
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