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mallorycarbenia
6 days ago6 min read
Authentic Life Update: New Seasons
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but there is so much to talk about! I’ve been writing all about camp since August, and I...
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mallorycarbenia
Dec 20, 20244 min read
Stories: Fighting the Flesh
When I originally started this series, back in August, I didn’t imagine that it would carry all the way into Christmas, but the more I...
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mallorycarbenia
Dec 6, 20244 min read
Stories: Learning Your Worth
Every Wednesday night at camp this summer, each cabin had a bonfire after that night’s chapel. We always had so much fun making s'mores,...
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mallorycarbenia
Nov 22, 20245 min read
Stories: How Curiosity Grows Faith
One thing that I learned all throughout this last summer is that kids are always more capable than you think they are. Especially here in...
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mallorycarbenia
Nov 8, 20245 min read
Stories: Seeing the Hearts of Others
Wow, I can’t believe it’s already November! Camp ended about three months ago, and it is so wild to think about what has changed in this...
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mallorycarbenia
Oct 25, 20245 min read
Stories: Intentional Moments
Some of my most fond memories from camp are the intentional moments that I have had with my campers. Although campers love all of the fun...
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mallorycarbenia
Oct 11, 20246 min read
Stories: The Importance of Connection
Wow, I can’t believe it is already October! Camp already feels like a past life, yet I still have so many vivid memories: laughing in the...
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mallorycarbenia
Sep 27, 20245 min read
Stories: Seeing Fruit
One of the hardest parts about being a camp counselor is the fact that you only have a week to be able to impact your campers. During...
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mallorycarbenia
Sep 13, 20246 min read
Stories: The Purpose of a Testimony
Looking back, this story that I am about to share was one of the most impactful moments I had this summer. Even though the story itself...
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mallorycarbenia
Aug 30, 20247 min read
Stories: The Power of Surrender
If you’re a consistent Authentic Faith  reader, you know that I spent this summer serving as a counselor for a Christian camp. The last...
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mallorycarbenia
Aug 16, 20247 min read
Summer Series: Camp Recap
Welcome back to Authentic Faith ! For those of you that know me personally, you know that I just recently got back from a Christian...
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mallorycarbenia
Aug 2, 20246 min read
Summer Series: Relationships
Welcome back to the Authentic Faith  summer series! This has been such a blessing to be able to write this series, because camp is...
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mallorycarbenia
Jul 19, 20249 min read
Summer Series: Scholarships
Welcome back to Authentic Faith’s summer series! This next topic is something that attracts a pretty specific group of people, but it has...
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mallorycarbenia
Jul 5, 20245 min read
Summer Series: Graduation
Welcome back to this year’s summer series! If you missed the last post , I am taking a different route, and introducing a more personal...
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mallorycarbenia
Jun 21, 20245 min read
Summer Series: Summer Camp
Welcome back! I am extremely excited about what I have planned for the blog this summer, because I am going to give myself a break from...
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mallorycarbenia
Jun 7, 20246 min read
Churches in the New Testament: Thessalonica
Well, we have finally reached the end of the most intense series so far: after today, we will be finished studying the different churches...
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mallorycarbenia
May 24, 20244 min read
Churches in the New Testament: Colossae
Well, the series is close to being done. After Colossae, there is only one more church left in the New Testament that we are going to go...
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mallorycarbenia
May 10, 20246 min read
Churches in the New Testament: Philippi
If I’m being honest, it has been a while since I’ve researched the church in Philippi: I was on a blog-writing streak over spring break,...
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mallorycarbenia
Apr 26, 20248 min read
Churches in the New Testament: Ephesus
When I opened my Bible to the book of Ephesians to begin my research, I was bombarded by all my previous notes I had made in the book....
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mallorycarbenia
Apr 12, 20246 min read
Churches in the New Testament: Galatia
Welcome back to Authentic Faith ! I hope that you have been enjoying this series so far, because I have absolutely loved getting to do...
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