December 5, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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We all know that Jesus is our best Christmas gift ever. But do you know what to give Jesus this Christmas? Just yesterday this was a novel concept to be. It had never occurred to me that I could concretely … Continue reading
Pin ItOctober 5, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Outer motivation does not work in the long run. We need inner motivation to get things done. This psychological principle is surprisingly true also in faith matters. If we are told (outer motivation) to behave or believe in certain ways, … Continue reading
Pin ItJuly 20, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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The Bible is very clear that we are all called to be holy like God is holy. It does not happen without effort but by God’s grace it is possible. To be holy is to be transformed into the image … Continue reading
Pin ItMay 9, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Yesterday we talked about Solomon who chose wisdom over wealth and how he was richly blessed. So inspiring! But this is unfortunately not how his life ended. But before his wisdom waned his reputation as a sage was widely known. … Continue reading
Pin ItApril 10, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Are you alive in Christ? Do you trust in the Risen Christ? Do you feel the joy of his resurrection in your heart? Great! From this point on we are called to live not for ourselves but for Christ. And … Continue reading
Pin ItMarch 28, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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As we approach the Holy week my mind has started swirling around the sacrifice of Jesus. I am in awe of vastness of God’s love. And then I think if God loved us so immensely … how should we respond … Continue reading
Pin ItMarch 23, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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An old saying insists that love is blind. I dare to disagree. I think real love is not blind. But that’s the thing. Infatuation is blind. But real love is not. Real love is many things but not blind. Love … Continue reading
Pin ItMarch 21, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Peter is one of the Bible characters whose spiritual growth impresses me time after time. He was passionate for Jesus from early on yet he didn’t first really understand what it meant to live for Jesus. But Peter was willing … Continue reading
Pin ItMarch 20, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Do you have engrams, memory traces, of God? Has God touched you in such a way that there’s been a physical alteration in your living neural system? I hope so. Just like the men who fought along Saul: Along with … Continue reading
Pin ItFebruary 9, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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We all need love. We are bankrupt without love because God is love and without God we are nothing. We were made to live in God, wrapped in his love and grace. Until we realize that the very essence of … Continue reading
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