What Does Biblical Freedom Really Mean?

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What Does Biblical Freedom Really Mean? By Karrie Garcia (Bible Gateway) I was taught that God wants us to live freely, but I never understood what that kind of freedom meant or felt like. It seemed like a good idea in theory, but elusive—I had no idea how to grab a hold of it. Granted, there were seasons of my life when I felt free but really wasn't. If freedom meant being carefree and uninhibited, that kind of freedom was mine during the years I was addicted to drugs ... Continue Reading Bedtime Liturgies That Help Us Rest in the Work of Jesus By Justin Whitmel Earley (FaithGateway) In a very real sense, parenting is one long process of revealing who you are. And usually that is not pretty. Perhaps it's a one-year-old who won't sleep. Or maybe it's a pre-teen who talks back constantly, a five-year-old who is still wetting the bed, a third-grader who just doesn't listen, or a toddler who has constant tantrums. Whatever it is, usually, there is a fundamental reason it drives us insane as parents — we cannot control it.... Continue Reading When Life Throws You a Curve By Ethan D. Bryan (Bible Gateway) I love playing catch with southpaws. They can't throw the ball straight. Not that people who throw the ball right-handed always throw it straight, but there is something about the way lefties throw the ball that imparts a nigh physics-defying spin and makes it do fun and unusual things. There is a reason baseball created the term "crafty lefty"—a designation for someone who doesn't necessarily throw hard but has incredible movement on their pitches and pinpoint control. There really isn't an equivalent for righties. If there were, maybe I could have kept playing ball.... Continue Reading   - Looking for more? For more helpful articles, deal notices, and book samples, subscribe to one or more of the following email newsletters published by Zondervan Books: Faith in Action monthly newsletter Growth monthly newsletter Lives Transformed monthly newsletter Relationships monthly newsletter Boundaries weekly newsletter featuring content from Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries. - Follow Zondervan Books for more!  This email was sent to mucomacamucomaca.muco@blogger.com by Bible Gateway, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. If you have questions or comments about this email, please contact us.   Manage all Bible Gateway subscriptions — Opt Out of all Bible Gateway communication -