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When God Has a Playlist

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In the following post, each song title contains a link to that song if you want to listen to it :)   I really didn't want to hit "Shuffle" last night. I'd just spent an hour and a half sitting in the Beef  'O' Brady's Parking lot with three friends from my Bible study group talking, without reservations, about the things that most of us are afraid to talk about. Discussing questions that no one really knew the answer to, but we were all hesitant to ask. Things that some of us are afraid to ask because we are afraid of our own answers. It had been powerful. It had been enlightening... and as I got into my car to drive home I felt like my vulnerability needed to be guarded. As I looked down at my iPhone, I just couldn't bring myself to hit "Shuffle."   Now my music library has been "baptized" for years. I think I have six songs (maybe less) on my phone that aren't Christian songs and none of the six have anything in th

How to Judge a Boy by His Cover

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  Alright. I'm pretty sure some of you read the title of this post and bristled immediately. "My Mama always told me to never judge a book by it's cover! Judging is bad and..." Yeah, yeah... I know. If it makes you feel better, this post is mostly just for laughs. Mostly. There's actually a lot of truth to what I'm saying here, though. So bear with me. Week before last, I was blessed to be able to attend a wonderful Christian camp  in Mississippi. As an almost-twenty single girl, I'd be lying if I told you that I was so focused on Jesus that I didn't even notice the population of nice, godly men there. Of course that wasn't my main focus and God really moved in my life while I was there, but let's be real. I was aware that there were some good guys floating around. Now, let me just say this. I am a picky person when it comes to relationships and I am not ashamed to say it. I have high standards. I don't just want a boyfriend. I w