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theBELLAred: We're Expecting Company - A Guest Blogger!

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011. We're Expecting Company - A Guest Blogger! When I was around six years old I started making a list of things I wouldn't make my kids do when I was a parent. Included on the list was the usual hang up clothes, clean room, put away toys and then there were less ordinary things that any number of people would have a hay-day overanalyzing such as marry a daddy who's nice to me. Well, today I am laying out the red carpet. We're expecting company friends! October 26, 2011 at 9:32 PM.

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theBELLAred: Latest musings, while have a wifi connection, on rest and work.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012. Latest musings, while have a wifi connection, on rest and work. I have recently read Pilgrim's Progress for the first time. As I read, I couldn't help but feel like John Bunyan was such a genius. The story of a man named Christian who meets with all kinds of people, temptations and trials on his journey through the narrow gate, on the straight path to God's Holy City is an allegory that rings true on so many levels. At face value, the story is so enjoyable! I encourage you to ...

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theBELLAred: The Invisible Church Split - Part II

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Thursday, November 22, 2012. The Invisible Church Split - Part II. I previously introduced the idea that the church has a large division between the young and the old. Today I want to explore some of the issues this causes on both a small and large scale. Check out Part I for more background info! Imagecred: richardwintle via AventuresInWonderland. Similarly, we had a leader who tried to explain to us that since we were so bent on making disciples, we might want to go overseas. He wasn't sure we real...

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theBELLAred: The Shepherd and the Sheep; Who's Failing Who?

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Friday, February 10, 2012. The Shepherd and the Sheep; Who's Failing Who? Have you ever moved? As an adult, has your career or other circumstance ever required you to pack up and start over somewhere else? Well, here we ago again. My husband and I are in the middle of an interesting transition (which you can read about here. Doing a job God didn't design you for seems like a really quick way to get burnt out fast to me! Secondly, I think we have shorted both pastors and congregations in the way we have d...

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theBELLAred: The church is a whore, but she is my mother.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011. The church is a whore, but she is my mother. I should start out by explainging that the title is a quote from St Augustine. Now that you're not completely ready to eat me alive, I'll get to my own narrative. In all my passion and offense at the adultery and no forth of the church, I've wavered back forth on one very tough issue: where do I direct my frustrations. This is not merely an issue of who to talk to; I often wonder who to be mad at. Direct my frustration at the enemy.

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theBELLAred: Love is...my paraphrase.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Love is.my paraphrase. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV). Nic, I love you so much it hurts.love you forever and ever and ever. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Why You Should Read Leviticus.

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theBELLAred: Dear Reader (to continue with my blog, i suggest you read...otherwise you may soon be offended)

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Dear Reader (to continue with my blog, i suggest you read.otherwise you may soon be offended). Please skip the first little block if you have no interest in parenting, as you will be bored to death before you hit my epiphany:. So reader, why am I telling you all of this? It really does have something to do with you! I desire to honor my Redeemer (Happy Birthday Jesus BTW) with my time! Help facilitate change in? December 13, 2011 at 2:34 PM. Ill buy coffee (or other delicious ...

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A Delightful Inheritance: Get Rid of Excess

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Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6. Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Get Rid of Excess. Surrendering all the excesses so we can more fully serve the Lord is foundational to the work we do in our homes.". The Heart of Simplicity. Introduction by Courtney Dunkin. That's it. I didn't realize it but my life is full of excesses. I need to simplify my life to decrea...

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theBELLAred: Shooting the Wolves

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Friday, March 9, 2012. As I prepare to move away from my Spiritual children there has been a very clear picture sitting in my brain. I am going to speak very frankly about occurances in ministry because the only person I feel like I might offend is the wolf himself. As I'll point out I think we've been too kind for too long to this sneaky pack. We noticed this person still acting suspiciously but we weren't sure what he was up to. We would soon find out that he had contacted several board members to ...