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A Roomful of People Like That
There is always a degree of discomfort in coming up against opinions that differ from our own. It's natural—and perfectly human—to...
nikiflorica
Dec 3, 20213 min read
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So What's the Deal with Me?
I don't normally let more than a week slide by between posts, but I don't normally let myself off the hook in general, so this could be a...
nikiflorica
Nov 15, 20213 min read
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It's Simple. Right?
There's a quote in the film, God's Not Dead: "It's not easy, but it's simple." The "it," if I remember correctly, refers to doing the...
nikiflorica
Nov 3, 20212 min read
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Thankful-Coloured Glasses
Christianity asks us to do a really hard thing when it comes to how we feel about ourselves. On one hand, we need to be brutally honest....
nikiflorica
Oct 18, 20213 min read
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To Consult My Compass
Sometimes I feel like a Lost Girl. Like I took a wrong turn at the second star on the right and ended up a thousand miles from Neverland,...
nikiflorica
Oct 12, 20212 min read
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A Tidbit for the Trodden Down
trodden: walked on . . . crush[ed] or flatten[ed] with the feet . . . pressed down into the ground. (Google) Who's feeling pressed down...
nikiflorica
Sep 21, 20212 min read
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When the Tyrant Comes for Tea
"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one and despise the...
nikiflorica
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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Ever Been to Emmaus?
I can't imagine a bleaker point in history than the days between Christ's death and resurrection. If I were with Cleopas and his fellow...
nikiflorica
Jul 20, 20213 min read
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Say Yes.
I talked last week about the human will. Well, I'm still talking about it. In Luke 18, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem. It was near the end of...
nikiflorica
Jul 5, 20212 min read
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A More Excellent Way
Good ol' I Corinthians 13. Short and sweet and sharp as a dagger. Love is patient, love is kind, love doesn't envy, think highly of...
nikiflorica
Jun 29, 20212 min read
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Prayer Doesn't Rhyme With Failure
I had a rough day last week. A Thursday, but if we're being honest, I wasn't feeling very Thankful. Some new-ish responsibilities at work...
nikiflorica
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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Under the Fig Tree
"This was done for you." Season 2, Episode 2, The Chosen. Nathaniel sits under a fig tree with a stack of failed dreams in his...
nikiflorica
Apr 14, 20212 min read
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When Caring Is Inconvenient
It's remarkably easy to give someone the impression that we care about them. We all know the proper protocol: paint our faces in the...
nikiflorica
Jan 12, 20213 min read
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Glorify Thy Name
I had a beautiful weekend. My brother gave his life to Christ, my other brother from a couple of provinces away was here to witness it,...
nikiflorica
Nov 25, 20202 min read
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And Bob's Your Uncle
I do not have a spontaneous bone in my body. I mean that in the most literal sense. I am not impulsive. I hate making decisions and...
nikiflorica
Nov 12, 20202 min read
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NaNoWriMo and Me
It's National Novel Writing Month, and I'm a roiling blend of nerves and excitement and dreams of a finished product by the end of one...
nikiflorica
Nov 3, 20203 min read
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How Great is Our God
In our effort to have a relationship with God, to know Him and His Son on an intimate, personal level, I think there is a pitfall we...
nikiflorica
Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Strength and Endurance . . . But Mostly Endurance
One of my favourite verses in the New Testament is: "The one who endures to the end will be saved." (Matthew 24:14) Not because it's...
nikiflorica
Oct 26, 20203 min read
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Floating
Sometimes we prefer our messages minced—into soft little bite-sized pieces that go down without much thought or pain or conviction....
nikiflorica
Sep 22, 20202 min read
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Time Keeps on Slippin'
I feel like I've spent way too much of my life watching the clock. Despite my early enthusiasm for it, I realized quickly as a...
nikiflorica
Sep 10, 20202 min read
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