I threw up a prayer in frustration, “Lord, just help me find it!” I couldn’t find my Bible study workbook. I knew that I had…
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Hope from Ashes Part II
I once watched a documentary about a little town in Iceland situated at the base of an active volcano. The town is absolutely breathtaking, rolling…
View More Hope from Ashes Part IIHis Love Is Always There
“There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town . . .” During a recent discussion at work, this phrase from a Carolyn Arends song…
View More His Love Is Always ThereHope from Ashes Part I
I squirmed in my seat as the pastor continued his sermon on honoring fathers. We had just finished singing praises about our good Father in…
View More Hope from Ashes Part IA New Flute
Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not…
View More A New FluteStrengthen HOPE by Building Character: Growing with Others
Usually writing articles for this blog comes easy for me. I had many ideas for the second part of this series before the deadline compelled…
View More Strengthen HOPE by Building Character: Growing with OthersKeep Watch
Several years ago, I attended a camp conference which focused on the theme: Keep Watch. I flew from the middle of the country to the West Coast, spending…
View More Keep WatchStrengthen HOPE by Building Character: Alone with God
The first house my husband and I owned was perched on the edge of a tree-lined ravine on top of what is known as the…
View More Strengthen HOPE by Building Character: Alone with GodA Promise for Troubled Times (A HOPE-Filled Scripture)
There are days when trouble seems to come knocking from the minute I crawl out of bed. It can be little, insignificant things like not…
View More A Promise for Troubled Times (A HOPE-Filled Scripture)Unfriended & Unseen
I was scrolling through Facebook when it happened. I thought of someone who had left our church a while back, wondered how they were doing,…
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