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Have you ever had a flash of truth?

Reader,

You never know when or where they'll strike, but chances are you've had one.

That moment when truth breaks through to your soul.

Something you once believed in error is dismantled, or something yet unknown is suddenly made clear.

Augustine called this a "flash of truth."

As Christians, we know that truth isn't just a principle, but a Person.

And as Christian writers, we can learn to notice flashes of truth and invite our readers to do the same.

The flashes of truth trace back to the Truth incarnateβ€”to Jesus Christ!

Whether you're a writer or not, you'll benefit from learning how to recognize the flash and respond faithfully in this week's article.

Cara

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From the very first chapter of the Bible, we learn that God is creative. Genesis 1:27 says, β€œSo God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” To be made in God’s image (Latin β€œimago Dei”) means that we are like him. We are like God when we use our creativity to point to the good, true, and beautiful.

We are each responsible for our own walk with God, but we simply cannot walk it out by ourselves. We were made for one-anothering. We were made for Christian community.


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Cara Ray | Writer

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