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A King James Version (KJV) Audio Bible for Women

February 4, 2020 by Aprille Leave a Comment

My mom has been reading to me since I was born. So I called her up and asked her to take on the immense endeavor of narrating the first-ever (to my knowledge) King James Version audio Bible read completely by a woman. 

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Posted in: Friendship & Community, Messy Faith, Redemption Stories Tagged: audio Bible, audiobook, audiobooks, Bible, bible journaling, faith, grace, kjv, legalism, recovery, scripture

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

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

How to deal with spiritual abuse triggers at church

October 29, 2017 by Aprille 3 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

Grace for the angry recovering legalist: this is where the healing begins

July 16, 2017 by Aprille 2 Comments

In 2013, I spent 2 1/2 months pouring my hurt and angry heart out on screen, bleeding through the painful 7-year history spanning from the time I left for college at the age of 18 until the time I came to leave behind legalism at the age of 25. I look back on that 26-year-old … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: anger, grace, grief, legalism

Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith

June 29, 2017 by Aprille 4 Comments

A few weeks ago a fellow faith blogger asked me to write a guest blog for her some time about my faith journey. “I’m particularly interested in your journey to finding Jesus…how grace has changed your life…or something of that nature.” I readily agreed. That was a month ago and I haven’t written a word…until now. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Redemption Stories Tagged: church, faith, grace, legalism

Broken faith: more of my testimony and what God has done (and is doing) for me

January 20, 2015 by Aprille 16 Comments

What’s your testimony? What has God done for you? I’m unsure how to answer the questions posed by a trusted counselor. In the past the story of my testimony has been the “easy” answer to the church-ese question: When did you get saved? I’ve never shared the answer here because my testimony is so much … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Hope: One Word for 2015, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: brokenness, faith, fear, grace, hope, legalism, recovery, salvation, testimony

What I’ve learned from #whitespace {#oneword365 recap}

December 30, 2014 by Aprille 2 Comments

But in all of the busy-ness, that Still Small Voice has been calling me slow down and smell the roses and stop doing all. the. things.   With these words I walked into 2014. And it’s one of the best choices I ever made. My journey into whitespace didn’t end up looking like I expected. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist, Whitespace: one word for 2014 Tagged: 2014, facebook, grace, netflix, recovery, therapy, whitespace
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