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Christians, love thy neighbor on social media. Please!

January 27, 2019 by Kelly Irvin 15 Comments

definition of reconciliation

Recently, my Christian fiction writing group had a discussion, trying to decide if we should have a session to discuss the pros and cons of using social media as a platform for what we believe as Christians. When important social issues are discussed, should we sit on the fence, remain silent, or attempt to influence…  Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: agape, Christian, fruit of the spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, political party, reconciliation, Scripture, sin, sinner, social media, writers

Reconciliation requires stubbornness–I mean perseverance

December 9, 2018 by Kelly Irvin 6 Comments

As the year winds down, it’s naturally a time of retrospection. At the beginning of the year I chose as “my” word reconciliation. I vowed to reconcile myself to my limited mobility and the changes in my body caused by chronic illness. With only a few weeks left in 2018, I decided to see how…  Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cancer, chronic illness, faith, Hebrews 12:2-3, Israelites, Jesus, Moses, motor neuron disease, new year, osteoporosis, perseverance, PLS, reconciliation, Romans 5:35, suffering, word

Lost lamb reminder of Christmas past & future

November 11, 2017 by Kelly Irvin 8 Comments

Nativity scene lamb

For such a small, insubstantial piece of plastic, the little lamb sure packed an emotional wallop just a few days into this year’s Christmas season. Tim was digging around under the couch trying to find one of our cats’ toys, when he came up with a plastic lamb instead. The lamb made me teary-eyed. Fortunately,…  Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas story, empty nester, family, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, meaning of Christmas, nativity scene, traditions

Self-help prayer books unneeded; we have manual

July 29, 2017 by Kelly Irvin 3 Comments

Lord's Prayer

The latest pea under my mattress is self-help books on how to pray. I recently saw an advertisement for a book on how to pray “authentically.” Prayer can be hard for many of us, and I worry about putting more pressure on folks to “do it right.” The fact is we already have the book…  Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: bible, Dan Aykroyd, God, Holy Bible, Jesus, John Goodman, Lord's Prayer, Prayer, praying, self-help books, Soul Man, Todd Beamer, United Airline Flight 93

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