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So, I was on our church-wide retreat this past weekend up in the mountains of North Georgia, and our speaker for the weekend, Terry Gyger, gave me some very interesting food for thought. More to come on some of that,... Continue Reading →
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I've been working lately on memorizing Ephesians chapter 1. (As an aside, may I suggest memorizing chapters of the Bible? It gives you much better understanding of what any given verse says when you memorize it in context of the larger whole. ... Continue Reading →
I’ve been working last week and this week on 2 Samuel 9 for my classes. I’ll spend the next two weeks after this continuing to work on it. Don’t glaze over; I’m about to tell you just how amazing and... Continue Reading →
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So for my counseling class, we're reading a book called The Pastor As Minor Poet by Craig Barnes. It's been refreshing, calling my heart back to the beauty and mystery of knowing God. I just wanted to share this quote:... Continue Reading →
When I was living in Asia, I remember being caught off guard - and honestly, kind of grossed out - by the clean up methods in the "back street" restaurants. They had delicious food, but the table was always a... Continue Reading →
I’ve been thinking today about beauty. What is it that makes us love beauty so much? Beautiful music, beautiful people, beautiful artwork, beautiful landscape…it all makes something inside of us feel a sense of joy or delight or even pain... Continue Reading →
Today I am struck once again by the words of one my favorite hymns: Jesus, I am resting, resting in the joy of what Thou art;I am finding out the greatness of Thy loving heart.Thou hast bid me gaze... Continue Reading →
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Well, as often happens, it would seem that God wants to remind me of a part of His character that I've been conveniently forgetting. You've probably experienced this before... somehow, the same passages of Scripture or the same theme in different Scriptures... Continue Reading →
Becca Hermes 