Author Archives: jcnewton
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A Walk in the Woods: Learning to See the Christian Life as an Adventure
Posted on August 9, 2017 by jcnewton in Blog, UncategorizedOften I find myself thinking that the world would be a lot more fun if more people embraced the overall concept of adventure. If they would see the joy in life, embrace the silliness a wee bit more, and see trials and triumphs as if they were chapters in your life’s book. This chapter? Financial hardship. Next chapter? Whitewater rafting. Seeing life as an adventure might just transform the way we endure hard times.
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Running and Walking While Waiting
Posted on April 4, 2017 by jcnewton in Blog, UncategorizedWhenever we stop and focus on ourselves and our problems, we lose sight of who God is and what He has done for us in the past. And we cannot pay attention to His promises for the future because we are stuck in the present, focused on ourselves, and lost in a sea of thought, emotions and upsets. But my dear restless heart God hasn’t ignored you. He sees you. He wants you to trust Him and hopefully wait in His action while you live your normal life.
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Learning to Stop in the Midst of Madness
Posted on April 4, 2017 by jcnewton in Blog, UncategorizedThroughout the course of my life, my restless heart has constantly battled the ever-present tendencies to worry about tomorrow. I seem hard-wired to worry, as if it is my internal operating system — “OS John 10.1.” I lose sleep regularly, especially if I have a big event ahead. I think of every scenario that might possibly happen… and even those that have no realistic chance of happening! And I worry about them all. But they rarely come true.
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Jesus, Be the Center
Posted on March 21, 2017 by jcnewton in Blog, UncategorizedThere is a modern praise song that has been running through my head the past week. It goes like this: Jesus, be the centerBe my source, be my light, JesusJesus be the centerBe my song, Jesus Be the fire in my heartBe the wind in my sailsBe the reason that I live, Jesus Jesus, be […]
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The Great Value of Looking Around
Posted on March 21, 2017 by jcnewton in Blog, UncategorizedIt’s so easy to lose sight of the working of God around us. We spend most of our days looking out for ourselves, our families, our homes and, so often, we miss those little events happening in the surrounding world. Last fall, our church studied the Gospel of Mark, the shortest and most action-packed of […]
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