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My Pathetic Idols

by Angie Thomas As Laurie taught last week in a Who Am I in Christ lecture about our often subtle idolatry, the Lord lovingly took me back to a challenging day earlier in the week when my idolatry was clearly exposed. That Tuesday morning started out rough. I woke up late, Ned was extra fussy, […]

No Longer Who We Once Were

by Susan Sampson “WE ARE NO LONGER WHO WE ONCE WERE!” All caps is how I wrote this on my lecture notes when Laurie said this because it is so huge! To be able to begin to comprehend the truth of our identity in Christ!  We were sinners, children of wrath and now we are […]

Lord–Even in a Storm

Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 8:22-25 ESV 22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them,   “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,   23 and as they sailed he fell asleep.   And a windstorm came […]