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Discipleship in the Wilderness 2

19 September 2018 by romanin

It is now still the early parts of Sunday morning. If you haven’t read the previous post, the following is …
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Category: COM, Discipleship, Faith, ministry | Tags: Backpacking, Christian, Christianity, Copperhead, Discipleship, Ephesians, Father, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus, Numbers, Philippians, Proverbs, purpose, quiet, Revelation, strength, Truth, Water, Wilderness

Discipleship in the Wilderness 1

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14 September 2018 by romanin

In two parts, read how God worked wonderfully in the life of this Chinese student during a 2 day hike in the Indiana wilderness!

Category: COM, Discipleship, Everyday Life, Faith, ministry | Tags: Backpacking, Christ, Christianity, Colossians, Discipleship, God, Gospel, Hoosier National Forest, Jesus, Mature, Proverbs, Purdue, Truth, Upright, Wilderness

What Target Are You Missing?

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14 May 2018 by romanin

The word ‘sin’ in the New Testament is translated from the Greek word ‘hamartia’ which among other things means ‘to …
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Category: Discipleship, Everyday Life, Faith, ministry, New Testament | Tags: Christ, Christianity, faith, Gospel, hamartia, Jesus, Matthew, ministry, missing, New Testament, Redemption, Romans, Salvation, Sin, target, The good life, thoughts, Truth

God Relentlessly Pursues Your Heart: a reflection on the Atonement

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19 February 2018 by romanin

Image from the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt If I asked you what it means that we have salvation in Jesus …
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Category: Faith, Honor and Shame, Theology | Tags: Atonement, Belonging, bible, bible study, Christ, Christianity, Culture, Freedom, Genesis, God, Goodness, Jesus, Justice, Love, Prodigal, Prodigal Son, Pursuit, Relentless, Rembrandt, Salvation

Creating Order from Divine Chaos

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30 August 2017 by romanin

I think it’s interesting how God’s creation account in Genesis displays, over the course of six days, a higher and …
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Category: Everyday Life, Faith, Miscellaneous, Theology | Tags: art, beauty, bible, chaos, Christ In The Wilderness, Christianity, Creation, creative, Creativity, garden, Genesis, glory, God, Honor, Image of God, Imago Dei, Jesus, music, order, Revelation, Stewardship, Truth

The Atonement, A Fresh Perspective

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16 August 2017 by romanin

A few months back, I attended the Honor and Shame conference. A gathering of wonderful minds focused on understanding and …
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Category: COM, Discipleship, Faith, Honor and Shame, ministry, New Testament, Theology | Tags: Adam and Eve, Ashamed, Atonement, bible, Christ, Christianity, Cross, Culture, Death, Father, Genesis, God, Gospel, Honor and Shame, Honored, Perspective, Redemption, resurrection, Theology, Truth, Worldview

A Reflection on the Parable of the Two Sons

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9 July 2017 by romanin

“And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to …
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Category: Faith, Honor and Shame, New Testament, Theology | Tags: bible, Christ, Christianity, Forgiveness, Honor and Shame, Humble, Humility, Jesus, Lost Son, Love, Loving Father, New Testament, Parable, Prodigal, Prodigal Son, Raturn, Reconciliation, Redemption, Scripture, Shame, Theology, Truth, Two Sons

Real Prosperity

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4 February 2017 by romanin

I want to know what it means to prosper, or to be powerful, as a Christian. And I suppose I mean in general terms. Is a prosperous Christian one who has been blessed with wealth and family? What about the Christians in the middle east that have a sword to their necks? If they hold the law in their hearts, are they to still be considered prosperous? What does it mean to prosper in this age in God’s economy?

Category: Discipleship, Everyday Life, Faith, ministry, Theology | Tags: Abundant Life, Belief, bible, blessed, Christ, Christianity, Creativity, Discernment, eternal, faith, God, Guidance, Heaven, Image of God, Imago Dei, Investment, Jesus, Love, Power, Prosperity, Protection, Psalm 1, Reward, Stewardship, Truth, Word of God