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Valuable by Liz Carter – A review

Valuable by Liz Carter Why your value is not defined by how useful you feel. How many times have I prayed “God please use me?” More than I can remember. A well meaning prayer, certainly. And one that rolls off the tongue easily if we’ve been brought up in the church and/or have a hunger […]

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Adam’s Song

Adam’s Song is a song featured in The Wanderer Scorned book that imagines Adam’s journey from the Garden of Eden, through the fall and blame game with Eve, to the point of confession and blessing soon after the birth of Abel.

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Shame: Stepping out of the darkness

In church, we talk a lot about sin and finding forgiveness and about guilt and being cleansed. But how often do we talk about shame? Not very much. In fact, I believe we often feel compelled to cling onto shame. We believe we’ve been forgiven and are grateful for it, but shame about our past or present remains. The question is – should it? 

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