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A Fresh Pursuit of God in 2020: The Bible, Faith, and Spiritual Growth

January 6, 2021 by Aprille Leave a Comment

I still don’t have my “daily devotions” or “quiet time,” as is traditionally thought of in regard to the spiritual disciplines like reading the Bible and prayer. But pursuit of God has been weaving its way through our days more consistently now than ever before. 

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Redemption Stories Tagged: Bible, bible journaling, church, faith, god, scripture, the Bible

What does a “mommy blog” have to do with local church ministry?

March 2, 2020 by Aprille Leave a Comment

Our local church is hosting a missions conference unlike any missions conferences I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a lot). The “Grace on Mission Conference” is running for the entire month of March, and this is what it’s all about: As part of this conference, members of our local church are presenting the para-church ministries … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Friendship & Community, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Writing and blogging Tagged: blogger, blogging, church, fellowship, local church, ministry, mom blog, mommy blog, writing

Spiritual warfare and special needs: “Remember who you battle.”

May 18, 2019 by Aprille 1 Comment

My counselor looked at me with a tilt of her sassy head and a half-smile and and said, “But girl, remember who you battle! You were riding high and Satan couldn’t have that. Satan hates the family, and he’s doing everything he can to destroy yours. He was gonna hit you hard and he sure did!”

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Military and Veteran Life, Motherhood, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: ADHD, church, counseling, DMDD, family, fundamentalism, legalism, motherhood, mothers-day, PTSD, special needs, spiritual warfare, therapy

Regeneration: transforming the way you look at your spiritual identity

June 22, 2018 by Aprille Leave a Comment

Regeneration. Congratulations. If you have even clicked on this post I admire your bravery in tackling a big scary Bible word. Even growing up in a Bible-saturated environment like I did, I admit that I haven’t taken the time I should to dig deep and figure out what God actually means by the word regeneration. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: christianity, church, faith, grace, legalism, regeneration, spirituality

Approaching the spiritual disciplines with grace and expectancy

June 5, 2018 by Aprille Leave a Comment

At our March 2017 care group meeting, our discussion turned toward the topic of spiritual disciplines. By definitions, “spiritual disciplines” are generally those things that should be habitual to the Christian walk: reading the Bible, prayer, gathering with God’s people. I was able to honestly share my struggles about duty versus desire in regard to … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: Bible, church, devotions, faith, quiet time, spiritual disciplines

{More} creative faith and Bible journaling resources

May 16, 2018 by Aprille 1 Comment

It’s been over two years since I first talked about Bible journaling here on the blog. I haven’t spent nearly as much time on this as I would like, but I wanted to give a small update, share some things I’ve colored and created, and share some great resources I have found. Bible journaling is … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: art, art therapy, Bible, bible journaling, church, coloring, faith

Advice for those leaving Christian fundamentalism or an abusive church

April 12, 2018 by Aprille 2 Comments

I received the following message from a former acquaintance recently: What advice would you give someone preparing to step out of a IFB, Legalistic Church? I sent this person a bit of advice over messenger, but as I thought about it a bit more, I felt like it would be apropos to include a post of … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: church, fundamentalism, healing, IFB, legalism, therapy

What the Larry Nassar trial can teach us about effects of spiritual abuse

February 5, 2018 by Aprille Leave a Comment

{Warning, this post contains brief but graphic depiction of sexual abuse. Proceed with caution.} As a semi-avid follower of the sport of gymnastics for the last few years, it has been impossible for me to avoid being touched by the heartache of the Larry Nassar case. For those of you who know nothing of which … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: abuse, church, gymnastics, larry nassar, legalism, sexual abuse, spiritual abuse

Live in the outflow: a new way of looking at Christian living

January 29, 2018 by Aprille 1 Comment

In the last segment of this series, I spoke about the practical struggle of everyday Christian living when you are a recovering legalist. Mainly, doing the “right thing” when you don’t want to, navigating spiritual disciplines, and how to know if you are living in your own strength or God’s power. I concluded my last post … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: Bible, church, fundamentalism, grace, IFB, legalism

Christian living post-legalism: how I got stuck in my “walk with God”

January 21, 2018 by Aprille Leave a Comment

The practical struggle of everyday Christian living when you are a recovering legalist When I spent two and a half months in 2013 fleshing out the theology of grace while telling my personal story, I came to a lot of good conclusions that I believe to be Biblical. Let me summarize them in a nutshell: … [Read more…]

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