Month: February 2014
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Slightly Obsessed #062: Pure Worship
“Present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, which is your spiritual service of worship.” – Romans 12:1 What is worship? Three huge screens beam the words so everyone in the entire building can see them. The worship team moves seamlessly from one song to the next as the service begins. A few…
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Slightly Obsessed #061: A Faith That’s Real
Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. -Matthew 6:1 The need for validation is a powerful drug. In today’s world, it often leads contrive a public profile not entirely realistic. A recent social media meme depicts a…
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Slightly Obsessed #060: A Rose without Thorns
For God so loved…. – John 3:16 Holidays are a set up for disappointment. My mother used to say the only thing holidays were good for was to set people up for hurt and disappointment. It seems cynical, but unfortunately, it’s often true. The world’s expectations for these contrived celebrations definitely set us up…
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Slightly Obsessed #059: Beyond the Grave
For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. – 2 Corinthians 5:1 He pulled into the nursing home parking lot with a heavy heart. He opened the mechanical door and it…
