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Tears stung my eyes…

God knew just what I needed to witness at church this Sunday to begin a healthy closure to the painful betrayal that’s played out over the last eighteen months. After serving faithfully for 14 years, our pastor preached his last sermon in a way that displayed emotional and spiritual maturity. I caught a glimpse of…
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Contempt? A mic drop moment …

As I wrap up this series on the toxins that fill our hearts and create idols (they are idols because they control us rather than God), it is not lost on me that the enemy loves to see God’s people filled with this toxin toward other believers. TOXIN #4 And this is THE WORST toxin…
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Have you been stonewalled? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’ve been unpacking the toxins and anecdotes for each ever since Ross and I watched the videos processing the crisis our new church had recently experienced that nearly brought a church split. Rather than just do damage control, the Session (or elder board) brought in a reconciliation team from their denomination, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.…
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The blame game…

But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The…
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The gift of a complaint …

TOXIN #1 – Criticism Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. (Colossians 4:6) A few years ago we started reading “A Complaint is a Gift” as a team at Redemption Press. The premise was the only way to know how to improve…
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Called to reconcile…

We are called to reconcile. Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle…
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Athena Dean Holtz
Welcome, I'm Athena!

I start each day by tithing the first hour to the Lord in prayer, reading the word, doing word studies of the Text, and asking God how I can live out what I am reading. This time is usually met with meditation on devotionals that are usually written by dead guys like Oswald Chambers, CS Lewis, Charles Spurgeon, AW Tozer, and Andrew Murray.

Right now, I’m reading a daily devotional with a friend called Tozer on the Almighty God for my focus for the day. It's fun to see individually what pulls us in to spur one another on to good deeds!

The Bible is filled with action steps to walk out in practical and intentional ways. This sets my day in motion to walk it out! I hope this is your heart, too.

Consider this a personal invitation to join me in this journey!

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Welcome, I'm Athena!

I start each day by tithing the first hour to the Lord in prayer, reading the word, doing word studies of the Text, and asking God how I can live out what I am reading. This time is usually met with meditation on devotionals that are usually written by dead guys like Oswald Chambers, CS Lewis, Charles Spurgeon, AW Tozer, and Andrew Murray.

Right now, I’m reading a daily devotional with a friend called Tozer on the Almighty God for my focus for the day. It's fun to see individually what pulls us in to spur one another on to good deeds!

The Bible is filled with action steps to walk out in practical and intentional ways. This sets my day in motion to walk it out! I hope this is your heart, too.

Consider this a personal invitation to join me in this journey!

Photo of church interior for "Tears stung my eyes..." blog post

Tears stung my eyes…

God knew just what I needed to witness at church this Sunday to begin a healthy closure to the painful betrayal that’s played out over the last eighteen months. After serving faithfully for 14 years, our pastor preached his last sermon in a way that displayed emotional and spiritual maturity. I caught a glimpse of…
Read More
Photo of black microphone on book page for blog post "Contempt? A mic drop moment ..."

Contempt? A mic drop moment …

As I wrap up this series on the toxins that fill our hearts and create idols (they are idols because they control us rather than God), it is not lost on me that the enemy loves to see God’s people filled with this toxin toward other believers. TOXIN #4 And this is THE WORST toxin…
Read More
Photo of the Holy Bible for "Have you been stonewalled" blog post

Have you been stonewalled? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’ve been unpacking the toxins and anecdotes for each ever since Ross and I watched the videos processing the crisis our new church had recently experienced that nearly brought a church split. Rather than just do damage control, the Session (or elder board) brought in a reconciliation team from their denomination, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.…
Read More
shallow focus photography of white flowers for the blame game blog post

The blame game…

But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The…
Read More

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You can read Athena's Archived blog posts below!