Category Archives: Apprentices of Jesus

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Posted on April 7, 2017 by rebeccabruner

There’s something I’ve got to get off my chest. If this turns into a rant, please forgive me, but I’ve run across this basic argument so many times lately, that I’ve just got to respond. The argument goes like this: … Continue reading →

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If Jesus Were a Mom, Like Me–Part 3: Whatever He Sees the Father Doing

Posted on February 12, 2014 by rebeccabruner

If Jesus were me, He would ask God for direction.  He would be responsive to God’s leading.  He wouldn’t make decisions based on peer pressure or guilt.  He wouldn’t cling to His own predetermined plans, the way I do.   … Continue reading →

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If Jesus Were a Mom, Like Me–Part 2:To Everything There is a Season

Posted on February 5, 2014 by rebeccabruner

  In time the fever heat of summer began to abate.  School started and I was blessed with several hours each day when I could commune with the Lord in silence and solitude.  I could go for prayer walks in … Continue reading →

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If Jesus Were a Mom, Like Me–Part 1: The Kingdom of Heaven Belongs to Such as These

Posted on January 29, 2014 by rebeccabruner

It was the middle of an Arizona summer, when opening your front door is like checking an oven, and I had cabin fever.  No mother in a Minnesota blizzard ever had it as bad as I did.  After all, kids … Continue reading →

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