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Announcing... Graceology ❤️

Meaning
Love

Welcome 2021- and bring on the grace! Announcing... Graceology. I'll be moving nearly all of my ...

The Meaning of Life: A Psychological Thriller

Meaning
Love

The challenge- to simplify the entire bible narrative from the beginning of time to now into a ...

Hope on Hold

hope

Here’s my list of things I just really want- gifts I don't deserve but I long for anyway. A harp....

Flourishing while Suffering- Lessons from potatoes

We can embrace suffering and use it as a platform for flourishing in God's grace. Twenty five ...

Julie Rajnus, MA

In about 1985, I was a bored teenager walking through Bonanza, Oregon with my cousin, Rachelle. We noticed a crowd gathered at the Big Springs park (Bonanza, Oregon). It was a summer church baptismal service at the river. Before I knew it- I was dazed and soaking wet, yet filled with an indescribable joy. I never knew which particular church had baptized me, or even the name of the pastor. But, I did become suddenly, acutely aware of God’s presence.