<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311729025079699652</id><updated>2012-02-16T01:12:47.077-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Discovering the Love of God</title><subtitle type='html'>Many challenges arise for those seeking the transcendent reality of a personal God who cares for us.  We yearn for meaning and mystery in life beyond the material day-to-day concerns.  I invite you to join me as I pass along what I have been given. - Julie</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://julie-miller.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8311729025079699652/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://julie-miller.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Julie Miller</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05919387816238738959</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311729025079699652.post-5526598950376565819</id><published>2011-07-02T21:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-02T21:44:01.250-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Freedom In Christ</title><content type='html'>Happy Lord's Day, All!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don't go to a church that infuses the message of God's great grace in every aspect of its worship service and beyond, pack up and find one!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God's grace - His love and forgiveness - and "second chances" unmeasured gives true freedom - not the freedom to keep on sinning, but the freedom of personal worth and dignity which comes from knowing Him "who knows us best, but loves us most".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;G R A C E &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;God's Riches At Christ's Expense&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;"For God so loved ___________(place your name in this verse!) that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life."&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Jesus said, "And this is eternal life - to know You, Father, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." &amp;nbsp;(John 17:3)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span class="reftext" style="color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 2px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: text-top;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bible.cc/hebrews/4-14.htm" style="color: #0092f2; text-decoration: none;" target="_top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;14&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span class="reftext" style="color: #001320; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 2px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: text-top;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bible.cc/hebrews/4-15.htm" style="color: #0092f2; text-decoration: none;" target="_top"&gt;15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;we are, yet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;without sin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span class="reftext" style="color: #001320; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 2px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: text-top;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bible.cc/hebrews/4-16.htm" style="color: #0092f2; text-decoration: none;" target="_top"&gt;16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;"If the son has set you free, you shall be free indeed." &amp;nbsp;GRACE ---&amp;gt; FREEDOM!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8311729025079699652-5526598950376565819?l=julie-miller.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://julie-miller.blogspot.com/feeds/5526598950376565819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://julie-miller.blogspot.com/2011/07/freedom-in-christ.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8311729025079699652/posts/default/5526598950376565819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8311729025079699652/posts/default/5526598950376565819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://julie-miller.blogspot.com/2011/07/freedom-in-christ.html' title='Freedom In Christ'/><author><name>Julie Miller</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05919387816238738959</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311729025079699652.post-505701617323345458</id><published>2011-07-02T09:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-02T09:51:53.247-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Launching Post</title><content type='html'>I think it apropos that, as I begin my launch into this blog about finding God, exercising the unused muscles of faith and transcendence, that a family member (who I am sure prefers to remain anonymous) spills the evaporated milk everywhere as he pokes about our overstuffed refrigerator - requiring some practical assistance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is easy to "wax eloquent" when one has the luxury of good health, and a tranquil and uninterrupted space in which to compose ones thoughts. &amp;nbsp;But that is not the setting that God has chosen for most of us, and - we had better get used to finding Him in the midst of our day to day concerns. &amp;nbsp;Perhaps that is why He sent His Son - to be bound up in the time and space of this planet, and in the pressures of daily life - as he cared for a single mom (after Joseph's absence) and providing for a family, dealing with those who scorn and minimalize who you are and what you stand for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Join me in the journey!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Julie&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8311729025079699652-505701617323345458?l=julie-miller.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://julie-miller.blogspot.com/feeds/505701617323345458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://julie-miller.blogspot.com/2011/07/launching-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8311729025079699652/posts/default/505701617323345458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8311729025079699652/posts/default/505701617323345458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://julie-miller.blogspot.com/2011/07/launching-post.html' title='Launching Post'/><author><name>Julie Miller</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05919387816238738959</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
