A Narrow Path Down The Middle

  A lot of people throw the words "legalism" and "legalistic" around these days. Tell me if you've heard any of these phrases: "I don't want to be legalistic but…" "You know as Christians we shouldn't be legalistic and all but…" "He/she is too legalistic for me!" So what exactly does it mean to be [...]

Do I REALLY Have to Forgive The Dudes Who Killed My Mailbox???

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not [...]

Jesus = Everything

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in [...]

It Messed Me Up Forever ~ Guest Blogger Mary Hess

I would like to welcome my wonderful friend, Mary Hess, as my first guest blogger at Kristine ReMixed! I am sure you'll enjoy reading what Mary has to share. Be sure to go check out her blog too!     What actually took place is this: I tried keeping rules and working my head off to [...]

Faith Over Fear

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT) You know, as I'm getting out there into the wide world, sharing my testimony, talking to people, reading reviews of my book (which have been overwhelmingly positive) and answering questions there is an [...]

Do You Know His Voice?

Last night I had the tremendous pleasure of speaking to a group of 71 women at the Plainwell Praise and Coffee Night. My good friend, Sue Cramer, (who created these women's events as a means of bringing together women from different denominations to enjoy fellowship and worship together) invited me to come and share my [...]

Heads in the Sand

In the last few days I have witnessed a sad but all too common truth that many Christians have their heads in the sand when dealing with people who are involved in the occult. Truly, this kind of response breaks my heart. By responding in this way, many Christians are effectively abandoning people and reinforcing [...]

The Imperfect Quest for Perfection

As I was working on my book today (a bigger, more comprehensive version of Escaping the Cauldron) I was thinking about how I got myself into the legalistic trap of trying to be "perfect" and ultimately led to my crisis of faith ten years ago. Why did I become consumed with the idea of being [...]

Live Close To The Lord

I've been reading a really lovely devotional the past few days (which I'm going to be officially reviewing next week) called Jesus Calling, written by Sarah Young. What I like is that each day is written in the "voice" of Jesus speaking encouragement to us. While it's not necessarily strict scripture it puts an interesting [...]

Now Isn’t That Interesting?

Monday: I posted a fairly angsty and critical blog about the state of the church to which I received several comments commiserating with the problems that seem to be currently inherent in America's Christian church. Tuesday: I asked for my readers to look past the problems and cite one…just one…good thing that the church is [...]

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