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Basics of Christian Life Many Christians Don't Seem to Know, Pt. 1

by miss poppyThe other night my mom and I were discussing two things that we believe are basics of the Christian life that lots of Christians don't seem to know about. Here is the first one:If we have deep internal desi…
Pressure to Excel is Making Me Anxious

by miss poppyIn two days, my senior year of college officially begins.I would like to say that I am pleasantly excited or mildly charmed by this idea, but I would be lying through my teeth (whatever that actually means)…
Where All Good Things Come From...

by miss poppy Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. (Amplified)Ephesians 2:14 For he himself is our peace, who has made t…
Question of the Day: Switching Denominations

by miss poppyI recently heard that yet another one of my friends is leaving the ranks of Protestantism and joining the Catholic Church. A lot of my friends have made the same jump-from a church background on the not-lit…
Holy Spirit- Wind, Gentleman, God...

by miss poppy Why is it that we hear so much about God the Father and Jesus and so comparatively little about the Holy Spirit? Is it because He is self-effacing? Difficult to understand?I feel like sometimes it seems, t…
Being a Pincushion is No Fun, But God Made Me That Way!

by miss poppyI have "bad" veins.Almost every time I make one of my (unfortunately frequent) visits to the hospital, I am confronted by frustration. Two weeks ago it took three tries to get an IV site. Night before last …
An X-Ray Cathedral

by miss poppy I had a rather odd experience this morning.I was taken down to a room in the radiology section of the hospital for a test called a small bowel follow-through. Basically, you drink chalky liquid and then ha…
Pain, Drugs, and God's Presence

by miss poppy"He's here! He's here!" My heart cries out in the midst of pain and drugs. Once again I find myself wrapped in a white blanket and lying on white sheets while an IV pumps sodium chloride into my veins.But I…
God's Mercies Are New Every Morning

by miss poppyIt is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in…
What Does God Taste Like?

by miss poppyPsalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.Have you ever tasted God?God is so good on so many levels that I think this verse can be applied many different way…