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Welcome to my blog! I hope you find encouragement and inspiration as you navigate the heart and soul of The Life I Now Live. It is my goal to provide you content that is moving and that stirs you to grow spiritually.

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  A Letter From Dad
  by Mark Rogers
  As I was sitting in my office reflecting on Father’s Day and preparing for Sunday I was reminded of a letter my dad had written my sister. It was written years ago, during a season of my life when I was still trying to find my way. I was in my twenties, carrying my own struggles, making one bad choice after another. Dad wrote: “Mark would probably succeed in life better if he’d go to a seminary and become a preacher. He has a natural ability to touch other people’s… Read more: A Letter From Dad
• Let There Be Light
  by Mark Rogers
  Genesis 1:1-2 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” From the very first verses of Scripture, we are reminded of a powerful truth: never mistake the presence of darkness for the absence of God. Before the first sunrise, before the first breath of man, before order ever came to the chaos the Spirit of God was already moving.… Read more: Let There Be Light
• Under the Broom Tree
  by Mark Rogers
  There are moments in this walk with Christ where the weariness just seems to outweigh the will. Moments when you’re not backsliding or walking away from the Lord, but you’re just tired. You’ve done your best. You’ve prayed. You’ve served. You’ve shown up. And still, you find yourself sitting under what feels like a broom tree, wondering if you have anything left to give. You’re not alone. Elijah, the prophet of fire and miracles, found himself in the same place. Just one chapter after calling down fire from heaven, he… Read more: Under the Broom Tree