September 28, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Faith is meant to be robust and life-giving. But too often we let the worries of the world and the hurries of our lives to take over and we end up suffering from Spiritual Anemia. Or we get so caught … Continue reading
Pin ItJune 18, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Do you choose your own comfort over following Christ? What’s your excuse to not to surrender everything to God? Tough questions. But these were the questions that the Holy Spirit asked me while reading these verses from Luke: On the … Continue reading
Pin ItJune 4, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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If you’ve ever needed proof that God’s thinking is not the way the world thinks, here it is. Just read the story of great commission and be amazed: Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus … Continue reading
Pin ItMarch 26, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Everything starts with God. It’s always God first. He comes to us. He pours out his love and grace. He calls us. The LORD’s word came to me: “Before I created you in the womb I knew you; before you … Continue reading
Pin ItMarch 16, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Too often we just let life happen and we wander without thinking, even without praying. But then we are in danger to get where the flow takes us and not where we want to go. We need to put our … Continue reading
Pin ItFebruary 17, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Recently I’ve been wondering how Spirit-filled life of a follower of Christ should really look like. I am certain that being a Christian does not just mean being nice. Yet, so many of us live their lives according to our … Continue reading
December 20, 2011
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Mary had already everything-that-is-needed-for-Christmas on her way to Bethlehem. Do you have everything-that-is-needed-for-Christmas in your heart? Do you have Jesus? Are you a God-bearer?God-bearers are people who have surrendered their lives to Jesus. Then it’s not us anymore who directs … Continue reading
Pin ItDecember 14, 2011
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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You have a place in God’s plans. Yes, God is calling you to enter deeper into his grace. God is calling you into a full partnership with him. How do I know this? Just by reading the Bible. Every follower … Continue reading
Pin ItOctober 28, 2011
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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It’s great that we trust God. But we are also called to follow Christ. We can’t omit the cross and Christ. Dietrich Bonhoeffer states “Christianity without discipleship is Christianity without Christ.” As followers of Jesus we can’t dictate our own … Continue reading
Pin ItJuly 21, 2011
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Picking up your cross is not popular. This world talks about everything but the cross of Christ. Even Christians would like to take the good and easy parts of the gospel and leave the tough ones out. We all would … Continue reading
