4 Reasons Why Christianity is Not a Label... It's an Identity | alyssajhoward.com
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4 Reasons Why Christianity is Not a Label… It’s an Identity

Religion has become a matter of preference in our Western culture. It’s a box we check on a form or on social media. But is it possible that we’ve missed the point? If we take a good, hard look at what the Bible says about God and the world He has created, we find that…

Spiritual Growth 101: When God Uses Your Past to Shape the Future | alyssajhoward.com
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Spiritual Growth 101: When God Uses Your Past to Shape the Future

Do you believe that God uses your past? All of us have a history… victories, defeats, regrets, sorrows, joys, achievements… and the list goes on. For some of us, we take great joy in our past and our memories. For others, we try to escape the past or forget about it all together. And for…

Spiritual Growth 101: What Does It Mean to Be Prepared by God? | alyssajhoward.com
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Spiritual Growth 101: What Does It Mean to Be Prepared by God?

As Christians, we all should be striving for spiritual growth. But the truth is that growth is rarely easy. As we learned in previous posts, spiritual growth often requires our obedience as well our complete trust in God when change comes our way. In today’s post, however, we’ll take a look at what it means…

Spiritual Growth 101: When God Uses Change to Bring About Transition | alyssajhoward.com
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Spiritual Growth 101: When God Uses Change to Bring About Transition

Change can be hard to cope with sometimes. And in many cases, change is thrust upon us without our consent. But the truth is that God uses change for His purpose. He sees the bigger picture… the one we can’t always see ourselves. He knows the ripple effect of every move and every transition that…

When It's Time to Cut Ties: What We Learn from Paul and Barnabas | alyssajhoward.com
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When It’s Time to Cut Ties: What We Learn from Paul and Barnabas

As Christians, we are called to forgive. The New Testament tells us to live at peace with everyone to the best of our ability. But what happens when the best of our ability isn’t good enough? What are we supposed to do when we have done all we can on our end to bring peace,…