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Have you lived in that space between knowing something and actually doing it? There's a gap (a large, jagged one at times) between wrangling up all the knowledge about a truth, a way of life, or a practice and actually putting our feet and hands into action. We know we should read God's Word regularly—but planting ourselves in a chair and laying it open on our table is another thing. We know we should pray—but pausing to say “Dear Father, please help me” is another practice altogether. We know we should drink sixty-four ounces of water a day—but remembering to drink from the water bottle is another battle in itself. We know we should take a pause to cool down when arguments get heated—but actually following through when you're boiling with anger is hard. We know that the orchid on our windowsill needs regular watering—but finding the time within the day to soak it isn't easy. For some issues, it's a journey in and of itself to convince ourselves that we need to chang

I remember a conversation during college in which a friend confessed to me that he did not think it was necessary, or even possible, for a believer to gain assurance of their salvation. I was surprised by his comments, especially because we were attending a Christian college that emphasized all the biblical truths related to assurance of salvation: election, grace, faith, repentance, substitutionary atonement, the fully deity and humanity of Christ, and eternal security. As it turns out, this was not an isolated incident. Over the past several years as I’ve wrestled personally with the issue of assurance and had opportunity to speak to others about it, I’ve found that many Christians do not rightly understand the biblical basis or importance of this doctrine. Assurance is essential to genuine Christianity and central to the New Testament’s theological framework, yet plenty of Christians are content to walk through life without the sure knowledge that they belong to Christ. There are,

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them (Gen. 1:27). Countless millions of women around the world faithfully strive to honor God in all their vocations in life. Here are twelve wonderful responsibilities God has given to women: 1. To Love, Believe, and Respect the Lord Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates. (Prov. 31:30-31) And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. (1 Cor. 7:34) 2. To Support the Gospel Work of the Church I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been

When my grandmother sold her 1976 Toyota Corona in 1996, the sun visors and doors were still covered with the protective plastic from the factory. The car’s original green paint was brilliant and immaculate, and it had been serviced within an inch of its life. In fact, when it rained Grandma had to go out with raincoat and umbrella because Grandad didn’t want to risk rusting their beautiful car. It wasn’t just the car. Grandma only ever owned one electric toaster, a 1948 wedding present. It had flip down doors on either side, and you had to manually turn the bread. She only ever used one carving knife the one her blacksmith grandfather had repurposed, using forge and hammer from a worn-out steel file in the early 1900s. In her last years, in the blazing Perth summers, she still cooled herself using a damp towel and electric fan, reluctant to waste electricity on her perfectly good split-system air conditioner. Grandma was born in 1926, and so she lived her girlhood through the G

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You’ve finally decided to start making rosaries… Congratulations! Rosary making is very fulfilling because you are crafting something that matters. You are creating beautiful spiritual tools to help people pray and grow in faith - that’s pretty cool.

That being said, it can be kind of overwhelming deciding on where to begin. Where do I buy rosary beads? How much are rosary making supplies? What size rosary parts do I need? How do I even make a rosary?