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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy
Grace Johnson
Sep 12, 20222 min read
A High Standard
“For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach” (Titus 1:7a). The apostle Paul took seriously his responsibility of passing...
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Grace Johnson
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Thanksgiving in Anxiety
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God”...
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Grace Johnson
Aug 29, 20222 min read
Power Made Perfect
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more...
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Grace Johnson
Aug 22, 20222 min read
All for God’s Glory
“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). One of the many issues the...
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Grace Johnson
Aug 17, 20226 min read
Why I Write Fantasy
Fantasy is a somewhat misunderstood and underrepresented genre, especially in evangelical Christian circles. A lot of people don’t like...
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Grace Johnson
Aug 15, 20222 min read
Faith in God’s Power
“And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but...
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Grace Johnson
Aug 8, 20222 min read
Death by Justification
“We were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too...
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Grace Johnson
Aug 1, 20222 min read
God’s Quiet Work
“And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying,...
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Grace Johnson
Jul 25, 20222 min read
You Follow Me
“When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, what about this man?’ Jesus said to him, ‘If it is my will that he remain until I come,...
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Grace Johnson
Jul 18, 20222 min read
Abide in Me
“‘Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide...
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Grace Johnson
Jul 11, 20222 min read
Obedience Rewarded
“The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices...
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Grace Johnson
Jul 4, 20222 min read
True Discipleship
“To another [Jesus] said, ‘Follow me.’ But he said, ‘Lord, let me first go and bury my father.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Leave the dead to...
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Grace Johnson
Jun 20, 20222 min read
Preparing the Way
“As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one...
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Grace Johnson
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Jesus and Doubts
“Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to...
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Grace Johnson
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Remembering in Readiness
“‘Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel’” (Malachi 4:4). Malachi was...
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Grace Johnson
May 30, 20222 min read
A Wise Investment
“‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. […] You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home,...
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Grace Johnson
May 23, 20222 min read
Jonah’s Heart
“When God saw what [the Ninevites] did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to...
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Grace Johnson
May 16, 20222 min read
Holy Love
“How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? […] My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and...
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Grace Johnson
May 9, 20222 min read
The Redemption of Nebuchadnezzar
“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who...
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Grace Johnson
May 2, 20222 min read
Prophesying to Bones
“Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. […] So I prophesied as I was...
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