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Learning from the Courage and Witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

April 9, 2022 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

What does it means to be a follower of Jesus when authoritarian leaders co-opt the gospel of peace for their own agenda of war and oppression?

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Bible, bonhoeffer, saints, youth

Embracing Evangelism on the Feast of Saint Philip

October 11, 2021 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

I am absolutely fascinated when people in the Bible are picked up and moved by the Holy Spirit.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Acts, Acts of the Apostles, baptism, Bible Study, evangelism, Philip

The lasting impact of Saint Jerome’s Words

September 30, 2021 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

Much of how we understand Christianity today was decided in the 4th century CE

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Bible, cloud of witnesses, Scripture

You can’t get there from here…

August 31, 2021 By Eric Liles 1 Comment

I’m inspired by Aidan’s commitment to share the good news of Jesus Christ to people who needed to hear the message of salvation.

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Celebrating the souls who helped us on our Christian journey

November 2, 2020 By Eric Liles 2 Comments

Today, All Souls Day, our family takes time give thanks for and share stories about family members and friends who have helped us along our Christian journey.

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Prayer Pumpkins and Praying for Your Enemies

October 2, 2020 By Eric Liles 1 Comment

Yesterday, on day two, I awoke before the rest of our household and read the news, as I typically do each morning. The difference was yesterday as I read the news, my white prayer pumpkin was sitting in front of me.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Prayer Tagged With: coronavirus, politics, Prayer

The Partnership of Priscilla and Aquila

July 8, 2020 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

In one of the premarital counseling sessions with my wife, the therapist asked us about gender roles in our relationship.

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The Contemplative and Courageous Bishop David of Wales

March 1, 2020 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

One of the reasons I love celebrating minor saint commemorations is that doing so gives our family the opportunities to talk about heroes of our faith and the history and geography of the Christian Church.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Bishop, cloud of witnesses, Contemplation, leadership, St. Paul, wales

Embracing the Messy Season of Christmas

December 25, 2019 By Eric Liles 2 Comments

As we enter into the Christmas season I am struck, once again, at how messy life, family celebrations, and gift giving can be. T

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Turning Our Hearts Toward Our Children Through I Love You

October 20, 2019 By Eric Liles 4 Comments

As members of a community devoted to growing Christians, I hope we don’t need to be reminded about turning our hearts towards our children whether they are biological, adopted, or spiritual. But actually, there are times when I do need to repent, to turn my heart away from what is distracting me, and to turn it towards my children.

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