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July 2011
Should you get a tattoo or piercing?
The world increasingly says that we have the right to do anything to our bodies that makes us feel beautiful and accepted, including piercings and tattoos without limits. But what does God's Word say?
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Why do I wear what I wear?
Why do we want to wear clothes that barely cover our most sacred and intimate body parts? What is our goal in wearing such limited clothing? With an open mind and honest heart, let's answer a few questions before the summer days are over.
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Finding the Remarkable Within
God designed each of us as a remarkable woman. You may not feel remarkable right now, but it's important that you don't let your feelings define you.
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Following When We Can't See
I don't know why God sometimes chooses to lead us to places where we can't see, but I suppose part of the answer is in the question—He wants us there because we can't see. He wants to bring us to a place where we will obey Him out of trust and love.
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If Only I Could Be More Beautiful
My friend recently sent me an email admitting some of her struggles with beauty. She asked if I'd ever struggled too (uh . . . yeah!). I thought I'd share her questions and my answers with you in the hopes that it will encourage you and remind you of who and what your beautiful body is for!
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What happens when you tell a fifty-year-old secret?
Satan would like nothing better than to convince us that dark closets are where the skeletons caused by our sin should remain. He gets us all worked up about what people will think if we get real about our sin or convinces us that no one else has sin that they're wrestling with. The truth is, that's hogwash.
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Bandaging the Burns
Maybe you've been playing with fire. You know that this is an area of your life that needs dramatic change. Now what?
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Playing with Fire
We hesitated to address this difficult subject in such a public forum, but your questions and comments kept coming. So we decided to respond, using God's Word as the standard of Truth.
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How to Share Your Testimony So That Others Think GOD is Awesome . . . Not You
You've been reading our testimonies all this week . . . now we'd love to hear yours. Here are a few tips to think about as you tell others what God has done in your life.
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Hannah's Story: A Story of Faith Maturing
Coming to know Jesus is just the beginning. From that point on, He teaches us. He takes us by the hand and shows us what it means to belong to Him. Because of sin, our minds and hearts are bent and twisted. Jesus saves us, then He works to break the bent parts and make them straight.
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Lindsey's Story: A Story of Letting Go
It was always very clear to me that Christianity was not simply one facet of life to be dutifully attended to but the whole orb that everything else was somehow linked to. Life was about Jesus for my parents—and so it was for me too, externally. I prayed, obeyed my parents, memorized Scripture, shared the gospel ... and did it all because I loved myself. I was spiritually dead, but I thought I was alive.
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Erin's Story: A Story of Freedom
A reader recently asked the blog team (Paula, Hannah, Lindsey, and I) to share our stories. Since the best stories are those that tell how God has worked in our lives, we decided we would each share our testimony. Here's mine.
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Born This Way: When did God fall in love with you?
God doesn't love you because of how you look, what you do, or even who you are. He loves you because He created you. He has loved you from the beginning, and He will love you without end.
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Born This Way: Do we need relationships?
We were all born with a need to connect through relationships. In other words, we can't do it alone. That's the bad news. The good news is that God has a plan to meet this inherent need.
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Born This Way: Basically good or bad to the core?
Understanding what's innate (present from birth) is a hot topic of debate. Are we born good or bad? Are we born with a sexual preference or is that determined later? Are our likes, dislikes, habits, and personality hardwired into our DNA or are they determined by our circumstances or experiences?
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Is this the summer of service?
I'm all for fun summers. But I think summer also offers a unique opportunity to do some serious ministry. A whole lot of free time offers a whole lot of opportunities to reach out to others and share the good news.
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