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. Read more
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Perfectly imperfect
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 the new year. MORE ›
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January 2019
Beyond perfection
by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni
We may strive to be perfect, but that is not God wants for us.
Faith reflections: Perfectly imperfect
by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni
The new year is a symbolic time to make a life-giving change. But nowhere in the Bible does it say that God wants you to become “a better person” (in other words, a different person). Rather, God’s desire is for us to become who we truly are.
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