Our world turns swiftly. Devices ding and flash ‘very important’ messages. E-mail and phones can lead us down endless rabbit holes, consuming precious time that…
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Lavished Love
For all our celebration of love in Western culture, we really have no idea what it is. A current popular definition, if you can even…
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God’s Faithfulness in the Hard
One Sunday morning in May, our family did not show up to church. That’s not normal, considering my husband, Jarod, is the pastor. It just…
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The Four Seasons
Genesis 1:14, ”And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them…
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Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done
“You are not the boss of me!” With each tiny fist planted firmly on her hips, her toys strewn all over the kitchen floor, my…
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Redeemed and Forgiven
It is really easy to focus on all the things we get wrong. The places where we slip up, the words we wish we could…
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Counseling Your Own Heart
“While biblical truth is the basis for all godly counsel, knowing truth and applying it is not the same thing. It’s vital to know how…
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Anxiety: My Ever-Present Companion
I was driving a friend and her two little girls across a bridge connecting several small islands in Florida when the thought hit me. What…
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Simple Prayers in Suffering
“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection.” (Philippians 3:10) Yes, this is what I want, or is it what I think…
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Living Through Our Abilities, Not Our Limitations
We recently gathered to celebrate the life of my father-in-law—a man who lived legally blind, yet saw life more clearly than most. Standing there, remembering…
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