Beyond perfection

This time of year we strive to make changes—to be a little more perfect. But God doesn’t want us to be perfect.

Cafe group: Beyond perfection

Dec 30, 2018 | Cafe Groups, Monthly Topic

January 2019 Beyond perfection by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni We may strive to be perfect, but that is not God wants for us. Read more Faith reflections: Perfectly imperfect by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni The new year is a symbolic time to make a life-giving change. But...

Perfectly imperfect

Dec 30, 2018 | Faith Reflections, Monthly Topic

by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni “New Year, New You!” Every January, this phrase pops up in ads for gym memberships, in magazine articles featuring ten easy steps for money management or relationships, and even in churches whose members are urged to recommit to faith in...

Beyond perfection

Dec 20, 2018 | Monthly Topic

by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni My six-year-old daughter Natalie is like a lot of first graders: equal parts serious and silly, old and young. She often comes home from school full of newfound wisdom to share, as though she were the first person ever to discover...

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