Being Loving

Posted by anointedplace on December 20, 2018 · Leave a Comment 

People talk about love and loving others all the time. Usually people who aren’t even Christians talk about how God is love and how it’s all about love and that love is the most important thing. Whenever I hear such things I can’t help but wonder, what is the end game? To me, when someone … Continue reading →

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Children of God

Posted by anointedplace on February 7, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 18:3-4 Every day we “adults” get up and go be grown-ups.   In the process we forget.  … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted by anointedplace on August 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment 

“I, I am he that comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass, and have forgotten the LORD, your Maker?” (Isaiah 51:12–13) Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I violated the LORD’s command and your instructions. I was … Continue reading →

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Dreamcatcher

Posted by anointedplace on January 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment 

Genesis 22 1-2,8,10-12,15-17 22 Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering … Continue reading →

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Truth or Lie

Posted by anointedplace on April 1, 2011 · 2 Comments 

Is church today about the Gospel of Jesus Christ or self affirmation?  This question kept coming back to me since I finished reading the Book of Acts.  I’m now studying 1 Corinthians and again the state of the Gospel message within the church community arose.  So how much value do we place on Christ?  How … Continue reading →

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Give It Up?

Posted by anointedplace on December 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Picture it, you graduate college and you have your entire life planned out.  You have applied to the company of your dreams for employment.  You are about to marry the person of your dreams and you are deeply in love.  And then God shows up and changes everything…. Could you deal with that? This was … Continue reading →

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