Reposting and updating a popular post from last December in the hope that we all grow from what God teaches us from 2016 and how he is leading us toward 2017. Why take…
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I've been thinking this week about these words to Joy to the World as I have finished our preparations for Christmas: "Let every heart prepare Him room." It has me assessing…
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Many times our expectations run high during the end of year holidays. We long for peace and for things to be wrapped up with a big, successful bow. These expectations,…
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As I've visited certain stores and restaurants over the past month, I've detected a new, real effort from the employees to either engage in a conversation with me or just…
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The recent U.S. election has brought out the worst in people, as far as words are concerned. From the top of the ticket to the everyday blogger and Facebook user,…
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As much as I believe that God has a call on every person who follows Jesus, it’s not nearly as specific as we might like or as some of us…
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How are you reacting to life right now? In faith or fear? What was Jesus’s reaction to the disciples in the boat with him during the storm? “Why are you…
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I’m excited—another fall; another Bible study. It’s sad to say, but I am closest to God and at my best when I have a schedule that forces me into God’s…
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"While was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man who told him, 'Who…
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I love the Olympic’s story of Anna Sofia Botha, the great-grandmother who at age 74 coaches South African runner Wayde van Niekerk, winner of the gold medal in the 400…
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