Rachel Dow

Serving Out of Stress

 

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When I say the word stress, what's your first instinct? If you're anything like me, thinking about stress makes you want to run for the hills! From every angle, we are bombarded by stress on a daily basis. We have obligations to our work, our families, and everything we just have to do.

Now, let's change . . .

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October 05, 2017

Living Beyond Repentance

As the Church universal, we spend a lot of time thinking about repentance. We constantly discuss our wrongdoings and our sins. We cling to verses like Romans 3:23 (NLT) “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.”

We cry out to the God of all creation, begging for a measly scrap of His grace . . .

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October 04, 2017

Choosing Joy

Day 3 of tough stuff. How's it sitting with you so far? Stepped on any toes yet? I've certainly stepped on my own, that's for sure! I'd love to hear what the Lord is revealing to you through these conversations. I'm praying these blog posts allow you a moment's breath: like a cup of coffee with an old friend. 

Today is something . . .

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October 03, 2017

The Golden Calf

Idolatry in the Age of Instant Gratification

In our humanness, we have a tendency to put things before God without a second thought. We get swept up in our busy days and weeks and months ahead, often neglecting the very One who formed our every moment. 

In today's culture, we are used to getting everything right when we want it. Most things are just a quick walk or drive . . .

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October 02, 2017

31 Days of Tough Stuff: Humility

Taking the Lowest Place

In this day and age, it's easy to place ourselves first. 

Me, me, me. My stuff. My emotions. What I want. What need.

I like doing what makes me comfortable. It's easier when it's all about me, really. That way, quite frankly, it's just worrying about one person: myself.

However, the call that Jesus gives is . . .

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October 01, 2017

Honest & Unfiltered:

31 Days of Tough Stuff

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Tough stuff. No one likes to deal with it, and no one likes to talk about it. However, this is exactly what I'm feeling led to write about for my Write 31 Days adventure in October!

I'll be tackling some tough stuff that the Lord has been putting on my heart: mental health, self-love, confidence in Christ, and even . . .

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September 30, 2017

Depend

This post is part of Kate Motaung's Five Minute Friday! We are given a prompt and asked to write for 5 minutes. Read more bloggers here.

The word for this week is "depend."

Ready? 3... 2... 1... Go! 

//To be honest, I wasn't super thrilled with the idea of this topic. Depend. Dependent. Depending. Depend, to me, goes . . .

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September 29, 2017

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