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Kids in the Word Wednesday – Truth in the Tinsel Week 3

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We continued to have lots of fun with Truth in the Tinsel this past week. Take a look… Making Salt Dough Ornaments That’s one flashy temple! Did you work your way through Truth in the Tinsel with your kids? Something else for advent? How did you keep your Kids in the Word this week? Link up or leave a comment!…

Habakkuk – An Introduction

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By Amanda Pelser

I’m reading Habakkuk during the Good Morning Girls break. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing thoughts and reflections from Habakkuk.

1 John – The Journey

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By Amanda Pelser

Take a journey back through the book of 1 John with me… I told you about how I had chosen to study 1 John. I introduced you to Logos and some key words in 1 John. I defined a big word – Propitiation. I reminded you that you have been forgiven. I talked about the…

1 John ~ Perfect

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By Amanda Pelser

Perfect.
We have a bad working definition of perfect. For me perfect means without failure or fault. It means never doing anything wrong. It means a standard that I can never really achieve.
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12
Biblically, perfect means mature, whole, complete, and at peace. The Greek word used in chapter 4 of 1 John for perfect is the same word use to translate the Hebrew word Shalom in many places in the Old Testament. You’ve probably heard that word. It means peace and wholeness.
Whole.