http://www.authenticchristianliving.com Growing together to live authentically Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:29:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/footnote-the-story-of-christmas-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=footnote-the-story-of-christmas-video http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/footnote-the-story-of-christmas-video/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:22:25 +0000 Authentic Christian Living http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/?p=269 Bible stories are often told like fairy tales; they become larger than life. But the author of the Christmas story included a footnote that firmly plants the story of Jesus’ birth in an historical context. Luke wanted us to know that what “came to pass” was not a fairy tale, but rather the greatest story [...]

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]]> http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/snow-cream-recipe-homemade-ice-cream-from-snow/feed/ 1 http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/church/10-things-to-know-about-healthy-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-things-to-know-about-healthy-leadership http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/church/10-things-to-know-about-healthy-leadership/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:39:26 +0000 Authentic Christian Living http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/?p=208 Michael Jinkins offers some good examples of healthy leadership in his recent article. We often assume leadership to be a positive trait, but in fact, it can be good or bad, constructive or destructive. Or, as I believe, healthy or unhealthy. How do we distinguish healthy from unhealthy leadership? I believe there are 10 characteristics [...]

]]> http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/church/10-things-to-know-about-healthy-leadership/feed/ 0 http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/the-first-hour-is-the-rudder-of-the-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-first-hour-is-the-rudder-of-the-day http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/the-first-hour-is-the-rudder-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 00:51:38 +0000 Authentic Christian Living http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/?p=155 Henry Ward Beecher said, “The first hour is the rudder of the day – The Golden Hour” Be very careful how you start your morning. You are planting the seeds for what the day will hold. If you get up late, grab a cheap cup of coffee, rush to work fuming at the idiots in [...]

]]> http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/the-first-hour-is-the-rudder-of-the-day/feed/ 0 http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/who-loves-their-enemies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-loves-their-enemies http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/who-loves-their-enemies/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 06:08:01 +0000 Authentic Christian Living http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/?p=150 We have to thank several readers/visitors of Authentic Christian Living for recommending this wonderful sermon from The Moody Church in Chicago. We very much appreciate your prayers and help in finding great material. Who loves their enemies? Is that even a realistic goal? How is that possible? Rev. Bill Bertsche, Pastor for Global Outreach at [...]

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]]> http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/2010-tax-day-freebies/feed/ 0 http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/work/pleasure-life-on-empty-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pleasure-life-on-empty-podcast http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/work/pleasure-life-on-empty-podcast/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:39:13 +0000 Authentic Christian Living http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/?p=45 The TV commercial once said: “You only go around once in life. Grab all the gusto you can.” That’s not a bad idea. …….but the gusto you should grab is probably not what most people have in mind. A lot of Christians are falling victim to the mad dash for self-fulfillment. Today: you’ll hear a [...]

]]> http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/work/pleasure-life-on-empty-podcast/feed/ 0 http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/movies-to-prepare-for-easter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=movies-to-prepare-for-easter http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/movies-to-prepare-for-easter/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:41:53 +0000 Authentic Christian Living http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/?p=127 We asked our community on Facebook what they find helps them prepare for Easter and reminds them of the price Christ paid for our sins and his resurrection. We also wanted to know if they watch it by themselves, with family or do they make an event out of it with friends. Here are the [...]

]]> http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/movies-to-prepare-for-easter/feed/ 2 http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/darwins-origin-of-species-was-it-wrong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=darwins-origin-of-species-was-it-wrong http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/darwins-origin-of-species-was-it-wrong/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:53:33 +0000 Authentic Christian Living http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/?p=102 This was the plan for the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s Origina of Species. Read more about the project at OriginIntoSchools.com and visit Living Waters, who put together the project.

]]> http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/everything-else/darwins-origin-of-species-was-it-wrong/feed/ 0 http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/marriage/getting-over-it-forgive-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-over-it-forgive-podcast http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/christian_living/marriage/getting-over-it-forgive-podcast/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:34:35 +0000 Authentic Christian Living http://www.authenticchristianliving.com/?p=47 Despite our best efforts, some people will refuse reconciliation, and hang on to their hurts until their knuckles turn white. Letting go of past injustice seems, for many, to be the ultimate insult. After all, those injustices give these people their reason to go on fighting. Today: a call for all who hold their hurts dear to give them up, and, be healed of their anger.

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