Flowing Faith

December 31, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Getting Ready for 2013

Are you ready for 2013? Or do you know how to become ready for a new year? The web is bursting all kinds of self-help articles of how to make the best of 2013. But they leave me empty and … Continue reading

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September 5, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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So Long, Silly Self-Help

Do you try make yourself a better person? Or do you trust God work in you to make you a person of grace? There’s a world of difference between those two ways of life. Self-strength stages an illusion. God creates … Continue reading

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June 13, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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(Un)just Like Jonah

We all know the the story of Jonah. We chuckle, we might find Jonah even endearing. We might marvel how God caught this runaway and especially how Jonah moved from being prayerless to praise-filled in the belly of the whale. … Continue reading

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May 9, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Choosing Obedience Over Obsession

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

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May 7, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Watch Over Your Heart!

Our enemy is pretty good in selling lies to us. Unfortunately, we buy them. We are especially weak when the lie informs us that ‘we rule’. We want to believe it. We buy the lie because it makes us feel … Continue reading

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March 27, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Be Aware, Be Bold!

God called Jeremiah to be his prophet. Right afterwards God gave him on the job training: The LORD asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “A branch of an almond tree.” The LORD then said, “You are right, … Continue reading

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March 21, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Give Blessing in Return

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

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March 7, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Set Your Heart on God

Is your faith rooted in yourself or have you set your heart firmly on God? Is your faith truly grounded in God? Or do you still try to manipulate God in order to get what you want? Today God is … Continue reading

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February 22, 2012
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Lent – A Time to Reflect & Repent

“The New Testament word for repentance means changing one’s mind so that one’s views, values, goals, and ways are changed and one’s whole life is lived differently”, J.I. Packer states. “The change is radical, both inwardly and outwardly; mind and … Continue reading

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