One year ago my husband and I were waiting for the birth of our fourth child. Still waiting, actually. The due date had come and…
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Letting the Word Heal from Church Hurt
Our imagination is stretched when we consider the many stories and myths that have remained timeless over the centuries. One such story is that of…
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Will the Real Christians Please Stand Up?
“Will the real Christians please stand up?” Sometimes I wish I could walk to the front of our churches, stand behind the pulpit and, with…
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Live Peaceably with All
Towards the end of December, we picked out Romans 12:18 as our family verse for the new year, “If possible, so far as it depends…
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Shame
I’ve been thinking a lot about shame lately. There is a difference between being shamed and identifying as ashamed. One is put upon you externally,…
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The Freedom of Jesus Only
It’s a lie I’m always fighting, that I can’t live in conscious, ongoing fellowship with Christ because I’m too busy. I want to forever and…
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Teach Me to Number My Days
Around this time of year, nearly everyone thinks about what they want to do differently in the new year. Most of us have stopped making…
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The Power of the Written Word
Our words are powerful. They can heal a broken heart or tear someone’s dreams to pieces in a heartbeat. As little children we are taught…
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Stand Firm & Stay Focused: It’s the Lord’s Work
Less than a year into our first ministry I had a brief exchange with the senior pastor. My husband had been welcomed as the associate…
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The Wonder of the Incarnation of Christ
won·der /ˈwəndər/ noun a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. “The world will never starve for want of wonders; but…
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