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Category Archives: Self-Improvement
On Christian Hypocrisy: A Helpful Way to Identify & Sort Out Unseemly Behavior
“Christians are hypocrites.” I’ve heard that phrase uttered many times, often as a stated reason why someone has no interest in attending church or examining Christianity for themselves. To be sure, it is not difficult to find people who claim … Continue reading
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When It is Time to Replace Running Shoes (A Personal Account)
Sometimes I can be slow to internalize things. I might need to learn a lesson a few times before it gets through my skull and into my decision-making process. Pair that quality with a frugal mindset and a hesitation to … Continue reading
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Posted in Advice, Opinion, Running, Self-Improvement
Tagged run, Running, running shoes, shin splints, when should I replace my running shoes?
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Unpacking a Piece of the Most Important Commandment (If You Don’t MIND)
When I learn something significant or a truth hits me in a new way, especially when it pertains to knowledge of God or spiritual life, it can feel like an earth-shaking moment. Has that ever happened to you? Today, I … Continue reading
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Summer 2018 Adventure Highlights
I make no secret of the fact that summer is my favorite season. No, not because it is my name. It tops the list for me (and my husband Mike) because it is the short window of reliably warm weather … Continue reading
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Posted in Blogging, Entertainment, Opinion, priorities, Random, Travel
Tagged camping, hiking, pacific northwest summer, Summer, summer adventures, summer highlights
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On Memorizing Scripture (My first ever vlog!)
I’ve always had a tricky relationship with memorizing Scripture. On one hand, I know it is a good idea. I’ve been immensely benefitted by the verses I have memorized. On the other hand, it is hard to do. I have … Continue reading
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Why I Blog
I’ve been blogging for over 10 years. For nine or so of them, my posts were few and far in between. I often had ideas I wanted to write about, but I found it very difficult to develop the discipline … Continue reading
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Posted in Blogging, Opinion, priorities
Tagged blogger, Blogging, blogging as an outlet for introverts, introversion, introvert, why blog, why I blog
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Running, the Christian Walk
The analogy the New Testament uses comparing running to the Christian walk has become more poignant to me recently as I have reignited my love for running in the last year or so. As I wrote about in my most … Continue reading
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On (Almost) Reaching a Long-Held Running Goal
I’m the type of person that prefers tidy endings. I like it when a story wraps up neatly at the end. I use that same preference quite often in the stories I choose to tell: I don’t like to share … Continue reading
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Posted in Advice, Opinion, priorities, Running
Tagged fitness, mile pace, Running, running goals, running pace
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Why I Love the Bible (and Keep Loving it More All the Time)
As a Christian who is committed to growing in my relationship with God through Christ, I’ve been reading the Bible for many years. While I haven’t always been as consistent as I would prefer, I always come back to it … Continue reading
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Thoughts from Ligonier Ministries’ Defending the Faith Conference
Over the weekend, my husband Mike and I were privileged to attend Ligonier Ministries‘ west coast “Defending the Faith” apologetics conference in Redmond, WA. It was the first conference of that type we had ever attended. Mike often listens to … Continue reading
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Posted in apologetics, priorities, Theology
Tagged apologetics, Christianity, defending the faith, ligonier ministries, R.C. Sproul, Ravi Zacharias
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