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Run Your Race

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 thebluegateblog1

I finally got the app to check for unfollowers on Instagram, not because I want to police my account, but because I don’t want to keep pursuing people who are not interested in a two-way relationship. It is still weird to me that it is par for the course to follow someone just to get […]

Books That Have Changed My Life

December 20, 2018December 21, 2018 thebluegateblog13

Proverbs 23:7 “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” I love to read. A couple years ago I read over three hundred books, last year I read maybe a couple hundred, and this year it has been much less. A big reason for the decline is that while I still love to […]

No Longer A Slave

September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 thebluegateblog2

This is one of those posts that just came pouring out within minutes and the more that came, the more I realized that this is just scratching the surface. Nearly every point could be expounded on, but for now, this is my heart cry in raw form. If I ever write a book, this is […]

What About Job?

April 13, 2018June 4, 2018 thebluegateblog

I had planned on editing some things I’ve written over the years to make a blog post about Job since he is a big sticking point for a lot of people when they hear that God always wants to heal. But one day I was walking and felt prompted to record this. It’s raw but […]

Life Update: Banners, Seed Time & God’s Faithfulness

February 26, 2018June 4, 2018 thebluegateblog

I planned on writing this update a long time ago but as time so often does, it got away from me. For anyone interested, here is a little life update on living arrangements, answered prayer, and God’s faithfulness. As I sat down to write this, I realized once again just how faithful God is and […]

Is It Always God’s Will to Heal? Part 2

January 27, 2018June 4, 2018 thebluegateblog

Is it ALWAYS God’s will to heal? That is the question I knew I needed an absolute answer to. If you haven’t read Part 1 on what started this journey, you can read it here. Most Christians believe God can heal, but He doesn’t always. They believe His higher ways are not possible for […]

A Great Way to Start 2018

January 1, 2018June 4, 2018 thebluegateblog

I was going to wait until tomorrow to post but I’m too excited! Who is looking forward to 2018?! It’s wide open and full of opportunities and new choices to be made – like fertile ground waiting for seeds to be sown. One of the seeds I’m so glad we’ve sown is switching […]