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    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
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    My worth and my unworthiness (Lessons from SING! Part 2)

    / March 8, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Two wonders here that I confess, My worth and my unworthiness. My worth is not found in my musical talents and abilities. My worth is only found in Christ.

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    Lessons from the 2024 Sing Conference: An Introduction

    / October 5, 2024 / 0 Comments

    This year I had the opportunity to attend SING! the Getty Music Worship Conference. The Sing! Conference is "A creative collaboration of hymn writers and expositors celebrating the greatest songs ever composed." Attendees…

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    Christ’s Church & Gospel Truth (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 6)

    / February 24, 2024 / 1 Comment

    What made "the church" - and what makes it today? It is the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit and the gospel truth of Jesus Christ (His atoning death, burial, and resurrection) that…

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    God alone is worthy (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 4)

    / February 13, 2024 / 0 Comments

    So one of the biggest lessons I learned from this merger was to hold "my ministry" loosely, with open hands. To always remember that He alone is worthy. To not get caught up…

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  • Family,  Fatherhood,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    A Father’s Heart (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 3)

    / February 8, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Moments such as this moment - when a pastor we barely knew affirmed my husband's love and leadership to my son and I - was a much-needed incidence of affirmation and encouragement. He…

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    In my Father’s house there’s a place for me… (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 2)

    / February 6, 2024 / 0 Comments

    A few weeks after the merger conversation stopped and the churches parted ways, someone asked me how I was feeling about it all. One of the first things I mentioned was that I…

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    Free Indeed (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 1)

    / February 5, 2024 / 0 Comments

    2023 brought many opportunities for our family to grow and change. One of the biggest opportunities was the sixth months our church spent in "conversation" with another local church about a potential church…

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    Redemption Stories: My Song in the Night

    / November 8, 2023 / 0 Comments

    I began writing music when I was 16, a scared girl who found comfort in God - my "song in the night." The originator of our Psalm 118 song was our youngest guild member,…

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    In the Hands of the Master Builder: Faith Deconstruction (and Reconstruction)

    / September 25, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Initially, my "deconstruction" may have started with dismantling and throwing out things I felt didn't fit the structure I was trying to build. Thankfully, and but by the grace of God, I quickly…

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    I’m Invited to the Table of the Lord: The Lord’s Table & Hospitality

    / May 5, 2023 / 0 Comments

    This understanding that I am accepted and personally invited to the Lord's Table (like I invite people to MY table) has given me such joy - such settled satisfaction - in participating in…

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