Category: Spirituality
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Book Review | Heaven’s Muscle by Bren Hughes
Heaven’s Muscle by Bren Hughes March 2, 2015 Jim Erwin Displayed with permission from JimErwin.com Heaven’s Muscle by Bren Hughes Heaven’s Muscle by Bren Hughes is a book primarily about the work of the Holy Spirit. He encourages the reader to defy the spirit of religion and embrace the Holy Spirit. Throughout the book he […]
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Podcast | He Maketh Me to Lie Down In Green Pastures: The Church and Domestic Abuse
Podcast Interview with Tamieka Smith This is Part 1 of our podcast series on domestic abuse. We chat with Tamieka Smith, domestic abuse survivor and author of the soon-to-be-released book, “Shattering the Glass House: A Memoir.” This podcast series runs in complement to our story, “He Maketh Me to Lie Down in Green Pastures: The Church and Domestic […]
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To follow Christ, we must confront life’s deserts, Pope Francis says
February 22, 2015 Ann Schneible Displayed with permission from The Washington Times VATICAN CITY – The 40 days of Lent are a reminder that we face spiritual deserts, and we must confront them with courage and the aid of Scripture, Pope Francis said during his weekly Angelus address. Delivering the Feb. 22 address from […]
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And So It Is with God
Kimberly N. Alleyne The Harvest Magazine, Publisher and Editor Scripture references: Psalm 37:4; Jeremiah 33:3; II Corinthians 1:5; II Corinthians 12: 7-9; Luke 22:42; Matthew 26:39; Hebrews 4:16; Colossians 4:2 The Holy Bible records the word “desires” three times: Once in Ephesians — Eph. 2:3, and twice in Psalms — Psalm 140:8 and Psalm 37:4. It’s […]
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Open the Door!
Scripture References: Rev. 3:20; John 10: 1-15 In the middle of a seemingly lifeless and hopeless situation, we — Christians — know that despite what the physical stuff looks like, despite what we reason or how we might rationalize, the final story is one of victory. Non-believers often wonder why believers always remain so […]
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Great Faith
Kimberly N. Alleyne The Harvest Magazine, Publisher and Editor Faith gives substance (or assurance) to our hopes, and makes us certain of realities we do not see– The New English Bible with the Apocrypha This thing we call faith is fascinating. What does it mean to have faith? How does it work? What does […]
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He Maketh Me to Lie Down In Green Pastures: The Church and Domestic Abuse
Kimberly N. Alleyne The Harvest Magazine, Publisher and Editor One out of the four women who read this article has been abused or assaulted by a spouse or significant other in their lifetime, or she will be according to the centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Every nine seconds a woman is beaten or assaulted — that […]
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The Freedom of Emptiness
Reflective Essay I thought it was poetically fitting that the first day after my 40-day fast ended was a beautiful one. An almost cloudless sky greeted me Thursday morning, Feb. 12, and a bright sun with a hint of spring warmth hugged my cheek. During my 40-day journey, I had wondered how I would change. […]
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#Shine On!
And “The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.” I Corinthians 15:41, NIV One of my former journalism professors always ends her phone calls and emails with, “Keep shining!” I get it: it’s her way of encouraging people in her mission field to […]