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Karen Pennington
Author, speaker, child of God
Daily Adventures in Grace BLog
Reflections on this beautiful mess we call life.


It's Not About the Flesh
John 6:59-71- That phrase "the flesh is useless (John 6:63)" has taken on a whole new meaning as my body gets older. I am not sure I even paid much attention to the wording until the past few days. But as I progressively age (as we all do), there are more and more times that my brain really wants to do something, and my body is not inclined to cooperate. Even when coaxed into submission, my flesh often gives off an unplanned, unwanted grunt as I move it around against its wil
Karen Pennington
Oct 142 min read
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The Meaning of Martyr
What is a true martyr? Over the past days and weeks, several stories of assisinations in the USA have saturated the news. The various...
Karen Pennington
Oct 93 min read
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Solomon's Equation for True Fulfillment
At first glance, Ecclesiastes may read like a book of complaints. I see it more as a book of confessions, both of Solomon's vanity and...
Karen Pennington
Oct 83 min read
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Our Gifts Matter to God
For those of us who ever struggle with finances or deficit of any kinds (and even for those who don't), here are three biblical...
Karen Pennington
Oct 73 min read
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Unsung Heroes
Many of us are familiar with the names David and Goliath, and we have heard the stories of 1 Samuel 17, wherein the boy David, who has...
Karen Pennington
Oct 72 min read
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