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How do you pursue a relationship with God when you’re exhausted?

July 26, 2018 by Aprille 2 Comments

Over the last few posts in my series, Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith, I feel that I’ve done the best I can do to present theologically-sound, Scripturally-based truth about pursuing a relationship with God. My posts have been purposed and thought-out over months of planning, mulling, and meditating. What I have presented … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: Bible, exhausted, faith, fatigue, god, tired

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 Leave a 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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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: Christian living, Christian walk, church, faith, grace, legalism, sanctification, walk with God, walking with God

Christian, you can read your Bible and still be falling apart

January 9, 2018 by Aprille Leave a Comment

I was cleaning my bedroom last week when this quote popped into my head. I had cleaned off my night stand, including my new(ish) journaling Bible that had been resting there. While I have been using it (more on this to come), it’s not falling apart by any means. It’s condition might even be called … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: Bible, devotions, spurgeon

How to deal with spiritual abuse triggers at church

October 29, 2017 by Aprille 2 Comments

Nearly every Sunday morning I sit down in the pews of our church with ease, knowing that I am safe and loved. But that doesn’t keep me from sometimes being blindsided with songs, Christian jargon, and even Bible verses that I find to be triggers to some of the darker days of my spiritual past. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: abuse, CBT, church, cognitive behavioral therapy, faith, fundamentalism, grace, hymns, legalism, recovery, spiritual abuse, therapy

What our neglected yard is teaching me about my faith and spiritual growth

September 28, 2017 by Aprille 1 Comment

When we moved into our new home in April, we were totally in love with the fenced-in yard on a corner lot that came with it. Three massive oaks line the front yard and five white pines offer shade or our spacious side yard. Scattered in between the bigger trees were a varied assortment of … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: Bible, church, grace, legalism, new house, spiritual growth, spirituality, yard
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