Marja Bergen

author, mental health advocate, follower of Christ

Tag: gifts

God’s gift of creativity

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.  Genesis 1:27 I’m a creative person and it’s mysterious to me how ideas and inspiration come. I’m often in awe of what God has helped me produce. Not that I’m such a wonderful […]

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Meaningless! Meaningless!

  “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” “ I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” Ecclesiastes 1:2 and 14   What on earth could Solomon, the writer of Ecclesiastes, have meant when he said this? Were you […]

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Beyond routine

  For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.  For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:8-10 […]

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Better than gold

  FAME, FORTUNE, OR GOD?  Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23   What do you do with a gift when God has given you one – a gift you love to use. Use it to seek fame or fortune? And, […]

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