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Ariel Gonzalez Bovat

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Missional Life
May 16, 2018

Fishers: The Duty of Evangelism

Whenever I think of the word evangelism I often make allowances for myself, using the excuse that God did not give me the “gift of evangelism”. I know there are some in the body of Christ that are extraordinary at…
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Ethnicity/Culture
April 13, 2018

WHY I DO NOT USE THE TERM “WHITE-PRIVILEGE”

I think it’s important to explain the title of this post before proceeding. Firstly, biblically speaking there is no such thing as a white Christian or a black Christian that would somehow imply a distinct availability of blessing, benefit, and…
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BooksCurrent EventsHistory
March 30, 2018

Good Friday: The Darkness before the Light (Journey to the Cross)

And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why…
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Podcasts
March 11, 2018

Living With the Consequences of Sin

In Episode 4, Ariel and Lisa discuss living with the consequences of sin. What do we do with shame and guilt after we repent of our sin? Grab a pen, some paper and get ready to take notes. These ladies…
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Podcasts
March 4, 2018

A Rebuttal to a Professor Guilty of White Guilt

Recently, Darrell and Virgil, on their podcast Just Thinking Me, part of the B.A.R Podcast Network, responded to Carolyn Helsel 's article, published on Religion News Service. The recently posted article titled, 9 Ways to be a Better White Person, immediately…
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Counseling
February 22, 2018

Sexual Abuse, Brain Changes and the Gospel

Years ago, when I worked at a crisis center for children, a five-year-old girl was brought in after being removed from her home due to allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of her caregivers, specifically, her mother’s boyfriend. Within…
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Podcasts
February 19, 2018

Singleness and Marriage – The Other Conversation

Lisa and Ariel got together on Valentines Day and talked about Singleness and Marriage. What you will always get with these two is real-ness, authenticity and transparency all through a Biblical framework. The beauty of two women secure in their…
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Podcasts
January 14, 2018

Self Care, Women and the Gospel

  Episode 2: Lisa and Ariel discuss the topic of self care after coming across a recirculated article on Facebook, This Is What Self Care Really Means, Because It's Not All Salt Bath's And Chocolate Cake, written by Brianna Wiest,…
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ChurchEthnicity/Culture
January 5, 2018

The Hispanic/Latino challenge and what it means to be reformed

  Seven years ago, when God lead me to the doctrines of reformed theology, I stumbled upon this article written by C.A Sandoval for the Modern Reformation, which is now the White Horse Inn. Sandoval is currently a church plant…
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