OPEN HEARTS

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noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:32:00 PDT

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; I want you to know I am going to take a sabbatical from posting. There are numerous reasons that I will not go into at this time. That being said, I will only write...

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Connecting with the Love of God

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:28:00 PDT

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; Today I want to share with you a section from my book Ending the War with Myself. Chapter 1 is entitled "Something is Wrong: Why Don't I Connect with the Love of God"...

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Whose We Are

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:01:00 PST

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; dreamhost codes Each of us has our own relationship with God. It may be a love relationship, an angry relationship, a neutral (neither hot nor cold) relationship or...

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Signs of the Times

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:48:00 PST

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; I must confess today's blog expresses my frustration with where we are as Americans. I just want you to be aware of this before you read. I am confused by our...

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COMING OUT OF THE WORLD SYSTEM

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:54:00 PST

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; It has been said, and I find it to be true, that Christianity is opposite in its fundamentals from the world system. Let me explain. The world system is best observed...

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Only Three Choices

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:44:00 PST

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; Studying the gift of healing this Sunday at church, I was reminded of the three areas of healing that Jesus offers each of us. From His own words Jesus states in Luke...

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Know Your Spiritual Gifts

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:56:00 PST

At my church we are studying the gifts of the Spirit (I Corinthians 12, 13 and14). My pastor wants us to be as effective as we can as Christians. Each member was asked to take a spiritual gifts test,...

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When Pain Knocks You Down

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:58:00 PST

My computer crashed last week. I suspect that few of you got this post. I don't mean to not post this week but want to send this one out once again. Thank you for understanding. Micky I lost...

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noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:25:00 PST

SELF-DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY = AUTHENTICITY When I was growing up, in my church there was an emphasis on three things: Bible stories, obedience, and sin. Each story told of a biblical hero...

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What If .....

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:00:00 PST

I am lounging here on my sofa for the third day of being snowed in. Being from the South I find it cleansing. It is soooo white. It seems to unify our neighborhood as one yard blends into the next....

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Spiritual Stages of Growth

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:16:00 PST

As Christians we all grow at different rates and go through stages at different times in our walk with the Lord. Not understanding these stages creates the majority of conflict, judgment, backbiting,...

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The Hassle and Hope of Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:18:00 PST

My friends have often heard me say, "I wish I could just cancel Christmas!" This is said with tongue in cheek, of course. I really don't want to cancel the church service and the celebration of...

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Silent Night

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:23:00 PST

"Silently, How Silently His Wondrous Gift is Given....So God Imparts to Human Hearts the Wonders of His Heaven" You probably recognize the title of this post as being from the lyrics of Silent...

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The Law vs. the Holy Spirit

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:39:00 PST

As I have stated before, I knew I could not live up to the expectations of God, therefore, I left the church for 13 years. I had no anger at the laws of God. They seemed right to me, I just knew I...

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The Holy Spirit: the How to of Christianity

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:43:00 PST

Week before last I wrote a post regarding the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. We saw that the Holy Spirit is a person sent by Jesus to lead, guide, comfort, and direct us. God sent...

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Thanksgiving

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:59:00 PST

As you know tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Due to the holiday with all the busyness and family coming I am skipping this week's post. I pray each of you have a blessed Thanksgiving. During...

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The Holy Spirit

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:38:00 PST

As a child growing up Baptist, I knew who God was and I knew who Jesus was. I was acquainted with all the stories in the Old and New Testament. Baptists are good in...

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Ending the War with Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:32:00 PST

I haven't said much about my book Ending the War with Myself. Even though I use myself in many of the examples, the book could be titled Ending the War with Yourself. So here are some thoughts about...

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The Day After the Elections

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:11:00 PDT

Years ago my two children and I innocently climbed onto the Space Mountain ride at Disney World. I do not do roller coasters, never have. I am a chicken and proud of it. For those who don't...

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GOD-ESTEEM VS. SELF-ESTEEM

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:33:00 PDT

[This topic is two-fold. I am writing to you the person reading this, but also to those who are parents of children. You can apply this to your children as well as yourself] The definition of...

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THE QUESTION OF "HOW TO…”

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:05:00 PDT

I am a practical person, maybe to a fault. I love to discuss theoretical issues, yet when all is said and done, I want to know how to live out what was discussed. A Sunday School teacher of mine once...

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WHAT DOES BEING A CHRISTIAN REALLY MEAN?

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:31:00 PDT

If anything good has come of all the political turmoil we find ourselves in, it is the mainstream media's discussion of God and what it means to be spiritual. Last night my husband and I watched...

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PRAYER CONFUSION

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:00:00 PDT

(If you have further insight into this issue or have experienced the same problem, please leave a comment. Also, if you join my blog you will get a once a week post from me.) The...

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Christianity vs. the Christian

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:30:00 PDT

Believe it or not there is a difference between Christianity and Christians. Christianity is the full account of the life and works of Jesus Christ. Jesus emptied Himself of any Godly powers while...

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THE TREASURE CHEST

noreply@blogger.com (Anna "Micky" Land) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:56:00 PDT

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