Tag Archives: Holy Spirit

James

Erica and I have been memorizing the Bible. We started with Philippians, and we both decided we’d each pick a different book for this next month. For some reason, I really wanted to study James. Now I know why. Yesterday, … Continue reading

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A Shift in Perspective

It’s pretty quiet here at the office as far as people go. I’m the only one here right now, as classes have ended for the day and everyone else has gone home. Sitting here with my noise canceling headphones blasting … Continue reading

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A Child’s Cry

Father, You have walked me through chaos and brought me out to the other side. You have been near to me in my brokenness. You have collected all my tears. You have shown Your strength in my weakness. You have … Continue reading

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8 Short Days…

since my last post. The same amount of time away from my official 4 month mark in India! Craziness. Today is Thursday, right? Last Thursday I spent my day off the way I usually do – life group in the … Continue reading

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Honestly…

This morning, I went to church. I got up early, got dressed and ready, and felt pretty good. Had it in my head that I was going to observe today. Audrey recommended it, and also brought up some things after … Continue reading

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One Day At a Time

One more pagal (crazy) week on the books here in India! From experiencing fellowship and delicious phirni at dinner last Sunday night to having my phone stolen at the Gateway of India yesterday, it’s been one thing after another. On … Continue reading

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One for the Record Books

Several things over the past 48 hours have been pretty particularly peculiar: some awesome, some awful, some alarming… and some just plain old weird. 1: Life group with the gals was incredible. The Holy Spirit moved in power, the fellowship … Continue reading

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Drawing Near

This past week has been pretty rough emotionally. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs and there are still a lot of things that seem completely up in the air and out of control and are – for an … Continue reading

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When Self Wins

Love doesn’t have the chance to be clearly demonstrated. Just as a forward, please let me say that this is written on the basis of my behavior, on account of decisions that I made today, regardless of any seeming references … Continue reading

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