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What is Prayer?
I don't know about you, but for a long time I thought prayer was about sitting in one spot, head bowed, rhyming off all the things I wanted.
Andrea Calvert
Nov 13, 20244 min read
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Seasons of Prayer
Navigating through transition periods in your prayer life. Prayer, like life, goes through natural rhythms of ebbs and flows. What...
Andrea Calvert
Oct 29, 20245 min read
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The Connection Between Desire & Discernment
Hint: Avoiding desire adversely impacts discernment. Desire is an interesting word in the Christian faith. Often vilified because of it's...
Andrea Calvert
Jul 17, 20245 min read
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10 Tips to Enhance Your Faith During the Summer
Simple suggestions to engage your faith when routine has gone out the window. Nothing says the beginning of summer to me like a sink full...
Andrea Calvert
Jun 24, 20245 min read
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The Power of Imagination
The impact of imagination on our faith, and everyday life. Remember when you were a kid, and a cardboard box could be anything from a...
Andrea Calvert
May 27, 20247 min read
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When Healing Hurts
The connection between deconstruction, grief, and your true-self. "Now is the winter of our discontent." William Shakespeare , Richard...
Andrea Calvert
Apr 30, 20247 min read
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What is lectio divina?
How "holy reading" can change the way you read your Bible for the better! With my own example. I'll be the first to admit that prior to...
Andrea Calvert
Apr 12, 20245 min read
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Engaging Your Sacred Rhythms
Reflecting on what your body is trying to tell you. We live in a culture that praises productivity. Where resting is seen as laziness, or...
Andrea Calvert
Mar 14, 20246 min read
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The Beauty of Lament
"I can't get mad at God... can I?" I recently saw a church post this quote by Charles Spurgeon: "Our complaining is often a kind of...
Andrea Calvert
Feb 16, 20245 min read
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3 Things We Need to Re-Learn About Forgiveness
"Why can't I just forgive them!?" Hot Take: The Church has taught forgiveness wrong. That's why you can't "just forgive them." I was...
Andrea Calvert
Feb 2, 20246 min read
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The Dreaded "Deconstruction"
What is "deconstruction," and how do I react? This topic is on the hearts of many in the church, and for good reason. Therefore, I want...
Andrea Calvert
Jan 19, 20246 min read
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2023 Review: Coming In at #1
Today I'm listing my most popular post of 2023. We'll take a look back at it and see what I would add now. Hint: If you click the title...
Andrea Calvert
Dec 28, 20232 min read
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2023 Review: Coming In at #2
Today I'm listing my second most popular post of 2023. We'll take a look back at it and see what I would add now. Hint: If you click the...
Andrea Calvert
Dec 27, 20233 min read
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2023 Review: Coming In at #3
Today I'm listing my third most popular post of 2023. We'll take a look back at it and see what I would add now. Hint: If you click the...
Andrea Calvert
Dec 22, 20233 min read
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Community In Church
How can the church foster authentic community? In a follow up to last month's post, I thought I would address how to create authentic...
Andrea Calvert
Nov 18, 20236 min read
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Church In Its Community
"If the church in the parish doesn’t engage the local realities of that place, then the opportunity for renewal is dead in the water." - ...
Andrea Calvert
Oct 18, 20235 min read
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Relating to God
"I wish I could do what they do.” I come across this statement often in spiritual direction. I've even murmured it myself a few times! We...
Andrea Calvert
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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What is Spiritual Abuse?
How do I help someone who has been hurt by the Church? A husband is made to feel less than because his wife has a “strong” personality. A...
Andrea Calvert
Aug 18, 20234 min read
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Reading the Bible
"I read the Bible, but I don't get much out of it." Can you relate? If so, you’re not alone. Lots of us struggle to read the Bible. Maybe...
Andrea Calvert
Jul 17, 20233 min read
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The Cost of Division
What is the cost of division? Fear Isolation Confusion Anxiety Distrust All of this is where the enemy has the greatest hold on...
Andrea Calvert
Feb 23, 20233 min read
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