To be, or not to be? No. That is not the question. To DO, or to be? Now THAT is the question. I’m sharing the moment when God identified a surprising struggle in me–in an area I thought was a strength of mine! I am goal-oriented… to a fault. I run hard after good things, …
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You Always Have and Do Matter
Dear one — I hear the fears running through your mind, I feel the iron grip that your strongholds have on you. It hurts, beloved. It hurts so much, I know. Those words, they cut so deep and the wound just does not heal. That person having left and gone, it hurts and your soul …
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No Matter What Comes, I’ll Praise Him
But be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts,giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:18-20 NRSV) Yesterday morning, I woke up joyful, …
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Are You a Trendy or Serious Christian?
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2 NIV) I can still remember our Sunday drives to church… man I loved those backroads. When my …
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Hope for When You Feel Underachieved
I wish I wrote more. I wish I had more time to do so. I wish I did a few more things. I wish my commitment to present tasks were better. Maybe I would have done better if… These were my closing thoughts as the year drew its closing curtains. Gratitude Overwhelms Underachievement. Does this …
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When in Doubt, Run to the Father
There are some details missing from the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, things we might think of as biblical fact that really aren’t there at all. The Bible doesn’t actually say, for example, what their relationship with God really looked like—how often they experienced His presence and heard His actual voice. …
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