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May God Be My Allotment

Posted by Bill Wagner on May 08, 2019

  A good friend recently reminded me that God can grab our attention when we least expect it. That very next morning, as I was journaling during my devotion time, my focus was pulled to the scripture verse at the bottom of my journal, “In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust...

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Tags: anxiety, doubt, faith, fear, praise, trust, turnyoureyesuponjesus

Easter Reclaimed

Posted by Deborah Woo on May 01, 2019

  For the past few years, I’ve had a complicated relationship with Easter. In early April 2014, I lost one of my best friends from college in a scuba diving accident. A few weeks later, I missed church on Easter because I was on a plane for a family trip. Well, I don’t really...

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Tags: doubt, easter, grief, healing, reclaimingeaster, drywash, dryplaces, woundedhealer

In the Distance We Tread

Posted by Marisa Lin on Mar 06, 2019

  “The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the LORD commanded.” (Exodus 17:1 NIV) There is a distance that curls ‘roundbodies of trees clothed in shaky silver,hesitating in the bend to expressthat lofty ceiling of...

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Tags: doubt, mercy, apeopleinexile, inthewilderness

The Tyranny of the Should

Posted by Deborah Woo on Sep 10, 2018

  I don’t know what your internal monologue sounds like, but mine often includes a lot of the word should.  I should have already finished that project. I should have prayed more before making a decision.  I should have said what I really felt instead of what...

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Tags: doubt, grief, pain, prayer, suffering, tragedy

What Moves Mountains?

Posted by Yimi Omofuma on Jun 18, 2018

  A long time ago, I had two friends, who I’ll call Jamil and Abby. Jamil identified as an atheist, while Abby often said she believed in God but would only identify as Christian if she had to choose a religion. One day, I tuned in on a conversation between the two of them at the...

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Tags: apologetics, atheist, doubt, faith, god's will, trust

From Someday to Today

Posted by Deborah Woo on Jun 11, 2018

  I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. Some of my friends always knew they wanted to be teachers, doctors, or lawyers. But not me.    One thing that I have always known, however, is that I want a family of my own. My longing to find a partner to build a life and face...

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Tags: doubt, faith, longing, motherhood, parenting, prayer, singleness, waiting

My Seventeenth Jesus-versary

Posted by Mary Chong Carrera on Apr 16, 2018

  A couple of weeks ago, on March 29, as I was driving with my sons, I realized, Today is my seventeenth Jesus-versary. Seventeen years ago, a very young twenty-one-year-old, I went on a weeklong retreat where I studied the book of Mark for 8-10 hours a day and had a very intense...

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Tags: doubt, stress, struggle, suffering, truth, wilderness

Prayer: Beyond the Multivitamin Approach

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Posted by Mark Phifer-Houseman on Aug 08, 2017

  I don’t really believe in prayer. I’m not talking about mindfulness or centering or yoga-breath-prayer or contemplation in nature—all of which have immediate, easily measurable embodied benefits. I am talking about intercessory prayer the way Jesus, Paul, and your...

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Tags: doubt, faith, holy spirit, intercession, prayer, praying life, risk

Certainty

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Posted by Michael Dunn on Jul 11, 2017

  When I was young, I tended to see things in black and white. In many ways, my mind was closed for repairs. My understanding of Scripture was likewise rigid. Theological positions were mountains to conquer and debates to be won. I arrived at a place where I thought all my questions were...

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Tags: business, calling, certainty, doubt, failure, faith, god, loss, truth

Impossible Debt

Posted by Deborah Woo on May 16, 2017

  I recently finished the Healing Path course for the second time, but I often find myself freezing up when people ask me what I got out of it. I have had few experiences as life changing, and yet the impact of this ministry often feels hard to put into words. This year, one of the more...

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Tags: debt, disappointment, doubt, father, fear, generosity, gratitude, guilt, income, striving

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Estuaries is a public space for individuals who call The River their home to express and reflect on their own personal stories of God in their lives. We recognize that we are each a work in progress, and that our spiritual journeys are as unique and diverse and that through sharing our stories, we hope to recognize, celebrate, reflect on, and lament the joys and struggles of following Jesus.

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