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    • Woa. Something about the way you put that... Gives a whole new understanding (to me, at least) of "the kingdom of god is within you." See, I always kinda thought of the kingdom of God as...

      1 hour ago by Jesse Evans

      in The Kingdom of God

    • Well I was always under the impression that "freedom costs a buck-o-five." Seriously though, I think I like the heart of what you're saying here (we're offered salvation (freedom)...

      1 hour ago by Zack Allen

      in Independence day sort of

    • Yes, I suppose that could describe our experience of it, Jesse. But I'm more interested in the reality of the kingdom that Jesus proclaimed. If it comes slowly to us because we're not...

      12 hours ago by paul munn

      in The Kingdom of God

    • I see what you're saying Paul. As another possible perspective, it could be one of those things that just "creep up on you." Like, all the signs are there but you just don't see...

      20 hours ago by Jesse Evans

      in The Kingdom of God

    • No interest in this question? Maybe it would help if I was a little more explicit. Here's a piece from a journal entry on this subject, from several years ago, referring to a Methodist belief...

      1 day ago by paul munn

      in The Kingdom of God

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spring always comes

Started by markvans · 1 year ago

Editor’s Note: Below is the 2nd Prize winner in the doxis category for the Stepping into a Violent Wind Writing Competition:

The promise of spring didn’t used to excite me. Growing up in Michigan, springs were chilly and muddy. But after five years of scraping ice off my car on cold, dark Chicago mornings, and two [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ ... Continue reading »

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  • Kimberly

    1 year ago

    Thanks, Lisa. Spring comes far too early and leaves far too quickly down here in the South... but it is always welcome! I need the reminder that the Spirit is the answer to my prayers... before I've even prayed them... and that after I've made a decision based on the Spirit's leading, that I continue to trust the Spirit to lead and guide. (I tend to jump right into an anxious Summer and then take all Autumn to recenter.)
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  • David

    1 year ago

    If I am honest with myself, I have a hard time believing the spirit is all-sufficient to answer my prayers. It just hasn't been my experience in life. Often, for me, the experience of the spirit has been most evident, not in spring, but in the cold dark of winter.
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  • hewhocutsdown

    1 year ago

    There is a gap for me between theory and practice. In theory everything's peachy; why the practice is so damn hard is confusing and frustrating.

    However I still hope, even though it is a hazy hope.
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