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Life’s Challenges

God said no

I begged God to take my friend’s cancer away. She was a force of nature with a larger-than-life personality. If anyone could beat cancer,…

Life’s Challenges

Look up!

Imagine being an Israelite in the Old Testament. You remember that when Moses’ staff hit the Nile River, the river turned to blood (Exodus…

Life’s Challenges

It’s all about others

In our last devotion, we left Moses on a mountaintop with his arms burning. Each time he lowered them, the Israelites died by the…

Prayer

Prayer 101: A basic conversation guide for a deeper prayer life

A couple years back, someone told me about a theory that says there are three basic types of conversations: Me/Me conversations: A conversation that…

Living My Faith

Significant to God

In the days of Jesus, disabled people were hardly viewed as people. They were viewed as a burden on society. They were often forgotten…

Life’s Challenges

Almost home

Did you know the average life expectancy in the U.S. according to WorldData is 74.5 years for men and 80.2 years for women? Subtract…

Living My Faith

The problem with getting older

Now that I’m 40, the devil loves to use my experiences, hard-won wisdom, and lessons learned to convince me that I don’t need to…

Prayer

Persist in prayer

Have you ever had an interaction with a toddler play out like this? “Mom, can I have a fruit snack?” “Well, you already had…

Depression & Anxiety

How to overcome unwanted emotions

Emotions don’t have a morality. They are not good or bad, right or wrong. There is a proper time, place, and purpose for every…

Living My Faith

Ordinary is how God ordinarily works

I bet you’d love to make some extraordinary changes in your life. Maybe to unconditionally love the people in your family, even that sibling…

Who is God?

Approachable

“Thank you for seeing me, sir.”  “Hello, it’s a pleasure to meet you, sir.”  As she waited for the job interview, Jeanie just couldn’t…

Living My Faith

Learn to R-E-A-D your Bible

Can I share a spiritual habit that has helped enrich my Bible reading?  R-E-A-D your Bible. This acronym helps me daily to meditate more…

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