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Word Study: Discipline
It is official: we are in the start of a new series! After doing the word study on “authentic”, I realized how much I enjoy word studies,...
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Sep 29, 20235 min read
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Word Study: Authentic
Welcome back! Recently, I was inspired to begin a short series on word studies. If you aren’t familiar with the term, a word study is...
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Sep 15, 20237 min read
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Analyzing "That Girl"
Hey guys! Today, I am going to be doing a deep dive on the “recent” trend that has had the biggest impact on me than any other trend....
mallorycarbenia
Sep 1, 20235 min read
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Evangelism & a New School Year
Yes, it is finally that time of year: school is starting! Some of you are doing your last-minute school shopping for your first day next...
mallorycarbenia
Aug 18, 20237 min read
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Children & The Kingdom
Everybody that is a child knows that there are limitations in your life when you are young. Those of you who have passed that point also...
mallorycarbenia
Aug 4, 20237 min read
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Worship: Can You Do It Wrong?
When the word “worship” is mentioned, what comes to mind first? For me, I think of singing songs at church on Sunday morning, and I have...
mallorycarbenia
Jul 21, 20238 min read
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Authentic Life Update: Camp Commitments & my Speech
Last week, I went to camp, and am now so excited to update you all with what I learned there and how I have grown in my faith. Not only...
mallorycarbenia
Jul 7, 20236 min read
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Prayer 101
I’ve wanted to talk about prayer for such a long time, and I am so excited to finally be writing about it! Prayer is an extremely...
mallorycarbenia
Jun 23, 20237 min read
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Blog Anniversary: What I Learned Through Having a Blog
I honestly can’t believe it, but Authentic Faith just celebrated its first anniversary! On May 8, 2022, I published the website, having...
mallorycarbenia
May 26, 20236 min read
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What Are You Willing to Endure for Christ?
So glad I got this done in time! The last month or so has been so hectic, and so I ended up starting the writing for this the day before...
mallorycarbenia
May 12, 20236 min read
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Authentic Life Update: Loneliness and Fulfillment
It’s been quite a while since I’ve shared an “Authentic Life Update”, and I wanted to share something with you guys that I’ve struggled...
mallorycarbenia
Apr 28, 20239 min read
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Loving Your Enemies
I want to talk about this topic today because it helps to uphold what Authentic Faith stands for: showing what my walk with the Lord...
mallorycarbenia
Apr 14, 20238 min read
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What My Dog Taught Me About God
I’ve been excited to write this blog post for a while for two main reasons: it gives me an opportunity to speak about some interesting...
mallorycarbenia
Mar 31, 20237 min read
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Idolatry and My Week without Music
Have you ever prayed to God, asking for Him to convict you of the things in your life that are pulling you away from Him? If so, you’ll...
mallorycarbenia
Mar 17, 20239 min read
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Fruits of the Spirit: Self-Control
Every time the topic of self-control comes up, people always say “oh, I have such bad self-control” or “I could never do that”....
mallorycarbenia
Mar 3, 20237 min read
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Fruits of the Spirit: Gentleness
If you go back into the Gospels, and you read over the stories of Jesus’ interactions with people, it will be evident that He was gentle...
mallorycarbenia
Feb 17, 20234 min read
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Fruits of the Spirit: Faithfulness
Lately, I have been doing a lot of reading in the book of Psalms, and the chapters are brimming with praises of God’s faithfulness, even...
mallorycarbenia
Feb 3, 20238 min read
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Fruits of the Spirit: Goodness
I know, I know, it has definitely been more than two weeks since I last posted. I hate not being consistent, but this is a very busy time...
mallorycarbenia
Jan 20, 20234 min read
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Christmas: What’s the Big Deal?
Well, December is upon us again, and that can only mean one thing: Christmas is almost here! Personally, the buildup leading to this...
mallorycarbenia
Dec 9, 20226 min read
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Fruits of the Spirit: Kindness
Hey, everybody, welcome back to Authentic Faith! I am so sorry that I haven’t posted in so long: life has been absolutely crazy and I...
mallorycarbenia
Nov 25, 20227 min read
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