Category: Challenges
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We’re All Just One Hormone Away From…
By Lisa S. Tarno Have you ever heard the saying, “But for the grace of God, there go I…”? Fun Fact, believe it or not it is not found in the Bible. It’s actually attributed to a man named John Bradford in 1553 who apparently said it after seeing criminals on their way to being…
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Starting Over In A New Place
By Lisa S. Tarno Moving to a new city is exciting and daunting. I have left behind dear friends that have shared life with me and know me (and still like me…ha ha). While the prospect of anything new can be thrilling, with the case of moving it is tethered to the realization of being…
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Finding Refuge Or Escape?
By Lisa S. Tarno In my faith we are metaphorically encouraged to find refuge under God’s wings. (Psalm 36:7) What this looks like actually is a hush over my whirling mind and thoughts that are counter productive and a settling of my spirit to really take it in that…in this frenzied, scary moment…God is control.…
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Eternity Is More Important Than Dislike For The Church
By Lisa S. Tarno Sadly, I have met too many people who are dissatisfied or uninterested in the Christian church experience. I hear the all too familiar statement that the church is full of hypocrites, to others who have been hurt and scarred by their experience. All I can say is that, unfortunately, I understand. …
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The Wisdom Of Silence
By Lisa S. Tarno I relate quite keenly to the fable of the scorpion and the frog. It basically goes like this: There once was a frog on a lily pad and a scorpion on the riverbank wanting to get to the other side. The scorpion asks the frog to let him jump on his…
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Managing Expectations In Life
By Lisa S. Tarno I think I have a new revelation on managing expectations in life better so as to also manage disappointments in kind. Expectations or anticipations set us up for something hopeful and good, but when they are not met as we perceive them in our mind’s eye, disappointment invariably occurs. Instead I…
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Stare At God; Glance At Our Lives
By Lisa S. Tarno Learning to stare at God and glance at our lives is a great teaching method authored by Kristi McClelland to approach studying the Bible with a Middle Eastern lens opposed to our Western lens. I’m thoroughly enjoying her study right now called “Jesus & Women: In The First Century And Now”…
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Silence
By Lisa S. Tarno I often retreat into silence when I don’t know how to respond. I figure it’s better to error on that side than saying something I might later regret. I’ve learned to take time to sort things and settle myself rather than give an abrupt answer. My silence is not acceptance of…
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Can We Change God’s Mind?
By Lisa S. Tarno Do you think we can change God’s mind? Genesis 18 shows Abraham interceding for Sodom and Gomorrah; Exodus 32 shows Moses praying for God’s anger to abate towards the idol worshipping Israelites…and it seems like God changes his first course of action. What are we to take away from these examples…
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Being On The Offense With Offense
By Lisa S. Tarno Proverbs says, “It is to a man’s glory to overlook an offense. In his wisdom he learns patience.” This has been one of those life verses that I have dissected and unpacked over the course of my life. As of late, my honest question to God is, “Okay….HOW does one OVERLOOK an…
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