Author Ava Pennington
Author Ava Pennington
How Big is Your God?

How Big is Your God?

How Big is Your God?                                               My God isn’t big enough. Of course, I never actually said those words. Good Christians don’t say things like that. My God isn’t big enough. Yet that was the message communicated through my worry,...

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7 Practices to Persevere in Volunteer Ministry

7 Practices to Persevere in Volunteer Ministry

7 Practices to Persevere in Volunteer Ministry   Several weeks ago I wrote a blog post about quiet quitting. But sometimes there’s nothing quiet about our urge to quit. Admit it. Sometimes you feel like shouting it from the highest rooftop…or the closest podium....

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Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?

Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?

Chosen Reflections: Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?   Was Jesus simply a good teacher? A wise man? Some say that’s all He was. Did Jesus search the Scriptures and then manipulate events to con people into thinking He fulfilled the prophecies? Some say that’s what He did....

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God is Personal !

God is Personal !

God is Personal !   Forty-five years ago, a phrase entered our collective frame of reference. Regardless of your age or economic or religious background, almost all of us can identify the source of the quote, “May the Force be with you.” Star Wars isn’t just a...

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Quiet Quitting Christianity

Quiet Quitting Christianity

Quiet Quitting Christianity   If you spend any time on the internet, you’ve probably heard about “quiet quitters.” This is a relatively new term describing a very old practice. Quiet quitters do the bare minimum on their job. Just enough to get by, but not an...

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Waiting Joyfully

Waiting Joyfully

Waiting Joyfully   “Wait” is my one-word for 2022. I confess, for most of this year I have not been waiting well. I’ve wanted to wait better. Really. But an examination of why I haven’t been waiting well yielded the realization that my focus was on the wrong...

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Three Steps to Look Up

Three Steps to Look Up

Three Steps to Look Up!   “Look where you’re going!” My mother’s words echo in my memory. I had my share of scraped knees as a child, often because I did not look where I was going. “Look where you’re going” is good advice. Whether hiking through a forest or...

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Is God Your Co-pilot?

Is God Your Co-pilot?

Is God Your Co-pilot?   You may have seen the classic bumper sticker announcing, “God is my co-pilot!” When it comes to bumper sticker theology, that doesn’t sound half bad, does it? But bumper sticker theology is not always reliable. If I’m honest, “God is my...

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Is Christianity Irrelevant?

Is Christianity Irrelevant?

Is Christianity Irrelevant?   Is Christianity irrelevant? If you’re a Bible-believing follower of Christ, you’ve already answered this question with an emphatic “No!” If you’re not a Christian, or if you identify as a Christian because you attend church on...

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