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Stepping into the Light: You're a Christian, what now?
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Developing disciples of Christ is the purpose of both this website and the new book, "Stepping into the Light: You’re a Christian, what now?"
A former atheist, raised in a Jewish and Episcopalian family, Diane L. Harris became a born again Chris
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Black Bear on the Loose
Occasionally we get reports here in Richmond about black bears on the loose somewhere in our suburbs, or even in the city proper. Just this weekend, a local news station showed video of a black bear cub trying to figure out how to get inside a superm...
The 3 R's in Forgiveness
On the 1980's television show "A Different World", the character of Whitley had a mantra she learned to say when she was stressed. It was three R's: "Relax, Relate, and Release". When faced with the difficulty of forgiving the seemingly unforgiveable...
I Know I've Been Changed
What does it mean to be born again? It means I know I've been changed, and I know Jesus did it. He bore the pain of my rebirth, just as surely as my mother bore the pain of my natural birth. I will sing with the angels and praise God forever, becaus...
Does the Real Jesus Scare You?
From the blithe, blond, bland Jesus pictured in so much Sunday School wall art, to an enraged avenger, we seem to enjoy inventing our own version of Jesus so we can worship who we desire. Why do we love these false or at best incomplete images of our...
Why I Love My Husband
God custom-made Benjamin William Harris, Jr. just for me. Not because I'm so deserving, but because God knows what He's doing all the time. If I, in all my wisdom, had sat down to design the perfect husband for myself, I'd never have done as good a j...
Drinking My Way to Jesus
In the Church, we often hear the advice to guard our eye-gates and ear-gates because the sin is contagious and the influences we allow into our lives through these exposures will alter our realties and attitudes in ways we might not notice until we f...
Why Fear Submission?
Now here is the ultimate scary "S" word, especially for women. As a bridesmaid at my friend Jackie's wedding 30 years ago, I became so awfully afraid when the minister marrying Jackie and John mentioned wifely submission that it took all of my willpo...
To Sacrifice or Not to Sacrifice
The second scary "S" word of the week is "sacrifice". In the Book of Leviticus, a system of sacrifices is laid out to reconcile God's people to God. Most of these involved the killing and often the burning of innocent animals. We don't practice this ...
Unkinked Soul
Let me at a throne of mercy find a sweet relief, kneeling there in deep contrition, help my unbelief.-Pass Me Not (verse 2), by Fanny Crosby and William H. Doane I believe, Lord Help me in my unbelief Help me not to hate Help me, even in my righteou...
As Promised
Thank you, Lord, for firmly holding my hand as promised while I fidget like a sugar-fed child, whine, drop to the floor, fists pounding Thank you for unbreakable mirrors labeled Isaiah 3:16, Psalm 12:4, James 2:20...
God's Army or Satan's?
Evil has become such an expected part of life for me that the grave responsibility of spiritual warfare is something I neglect. Yes, while you're still basking in the afterglow of Christmas, I'm going to talk about evil. It's everywhere, and if you a...
My Surprising Savior
How does your Christian experience differ from what you expected before you committed yourself to Christ? What has astonished you about your relationship with Jesus? Has God ever moved ou in a different direction than you thought He might? Who has t...
Baptized and Bewildered
The first church I joined as an adult happened to be Baptist. Considering the preponderance of Baptist churches in Nashville, the odds favored this occurrence. Having been raised in the Episcopal Church and Reformed Judaism, I saw and heard my new ch...
Recommended Weekend Reading for Christian Direction
Weekends are always wonderful, especially the 3 or 4 day variety: we have time to work, to play, to watch a game, cook, to eat and eat, to visit and call; and then, time to settle in with a good book. The following are a handful of my latest recommen...
