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There is Abundance in God
One morning last month I was lamenting over how cold-hearted I had been at church. I have a new responsibility on Sundays and all I could think about that one holy morning was getting the task done....
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Your Family’s Script
Sometimes our families resemble a movie. There is a little romance. A little drama. A little humor. And a little (or a lot) of conflict. Your family’s script is what defines them. Of course, every...
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Freedom From Negative Thoughts
Praying for a sweet, godly young woman recently made me think again of this account in John 11. Lazarus had been dead for four days. Then Jesus shows up. No one and nothing stays dead for very long...
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Self-Examination for True Change
When was the last time you examined yourself? As Christian, we need self-examination for true change. I’m not talking about this morning when you bemoaned your mix of acne/new wrinkles or when you did...
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Wisdom and Folly
I was substituting in an 8th grade math class last week. (Gotta love 8th graders. I had given some instructions that didn’t sit well with one boy. He raised his hand and asked me why the class had to...
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The Lord, My God, is With You
Long gone are the days when I tell my adult son what to do. Oh, he probably wouldn’t object–he’d just pat me on the shoulder and say, “Thanks, Mom” — and then do what he planned to do anyway, because...
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When The Loving Gets Tough
It’s easy to love people when they’re being loveable, but what about when the loving gets tough? Sometimes loving the people in your life will be downright hard. It might be hard because circumstances...
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Radical Generosity
Our time, energy, and finances are just a few ways for us to display His relational grace. After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the...
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A Disciplined Life
A friend of mine passed along a great bible study that got me thinking about the value of leading a disciplined life. The specific session was focused on the importance of helping your children develop...
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Free Heart of the Amish Excerpt: Peacemaking & the Power of Forgiveness
Is there any hope for forgiveness in a culture increasingly consumed by individualism? For the Amish, forgiving others in order to live at peace is woven into the very fabric of their faith. How do...
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God and my To-Do List
What do you have on your To-Do list for today? Will you get it all done? Probably not. Will God feel let down if you don’t? Many of us feel that way. Somehow we believe that if we could just get it...
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Savor the Rest of Summer
Summer is supposed to be a “carefree” time, but for most working moms, there’s nothing carefree about the crunch of kid activities, organizing childcare, vacation-planning, and—before you know...
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The Difference Makers
I’m sure you’ve heard the story of the starfish . . . An old man was wandering the beach and, as far as his eyes could see, starfish, washed up on the sand. In the distance he could see a young man...
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The Value of Endurance
Jesus had joy in His sufferings because He knew the end result was worth the agony. In troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and...
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Learning to Pray
“Trust in him at all times, O people; Pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.” – Psalm 62:8 Insight: Psalm 62 changed the way I pray. It’s a gracious invitation to go deeper into prayer...
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At the End of Your Rope
What do you do when you’re at the end of yourself? At the end of your rope? When you’re lying in bed at 2 a.m., tossing and turning, frantic, panicked, desperate? In Mark 5:21-34, we read about a...
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An Appetite For God
The work you do for God will never go deeper than your relationship with Him. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When...
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Having Hope With a Capital H
I was in a bible study once and the teacher had brought a ladder in with her that morning. We were all a bit baffled, but we knew that whatever it was, it was going to be great! I don’t remember the...
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Your Entire Heart
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. 3 My enemies turn...
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Give Cheerfully
After bible study last week, I decided to treat myself to lunch out. I was so excited — the bar’s very low. Our food supply at home was sad — yogurt, a corn tortilla, and leftover quinoa were the...
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