I’ve long wondered what prompted Peter to want to jump out of the safety of “the boat” in the midst of a raging storm. Haven’t you? Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed …
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Waiting for God to Deliver Loved Ones
I have a confession to make. When it comes to faith, I find it a bit easier to trust God in the midst of my own struggles than it is to wait on Him to come to the rescue of someone I love. I don’t know why this is, or if there are others who …
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Handling Your Life’s Rubble
Going through an old journal — from the days of four kids under the age of nine, I found an entry based on my reading of Nehemiah 4:10: “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot build the wall.” “Wow,” I thought, scanning the entry. “That must have …
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How to Break Free from Faithless Prayers
I sometimes wonder what it would take to rightly respond more consistently in life? To challenges? To the unexpected? Or even the delays of our plans or dreams? Is it a matter of knowing the right information? Having the right background? The right family or friends? The right job? Maybe the right inner disposition? An …
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Tuning Out the World for More of God
More of God, less of me … This is the cry of my heart today more than ever. It seems when there is more of me and less oh Him, I get into trouble. You know the kind of trouble I’m taking about, right? …The ‘open mouth insert foot’ kind of trouble. Or spontaneously responding …
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Three Faith Changing Lessons from the Life of Mary
Mary was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary heart for God. And God took note of this and through her our Savior entered this world. We can learn so many things from Mary’s life, but today I am going to look at the three things that she teaches us about faith and courage. Have you …
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