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Writing Your Story
We are all writing a story with our lives. Some journaling with pen and paper, while others tend to record life with memories inscribed on their hearts. My advice is to stay on the page of today. Try not to bookmark a painful experience or a poor decision from past pages, only to open up…
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Ponder and Treasure – Part Six
Have you ever considered Mary, the mother of Jesus, as a widow and a single mother? I never had until I pondered her role in God’s story at the wedding in Cana. “Mary’s actions and words in John 2 indicate that this was the day she knew that Jesus could do anything in accordance to…
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Ponder and Treasure – Part Five
While their story is only found in the Gospel of Matthew, the wisemen, or Magi, fascinate me. Well actually, it’s God who amazes me through these pagan men turned worshiping gift-bearers. Who but God would use a power hungry king to initiate a search party of pagan mystics to find The Light of the World?…
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Time Out!
I’ve tried all week to write my next blog. The blog that comes next in the order of Ponder and Treasure. But try as I may, the words don’t come, the thoughts don’t flow, and the creative energy feels absent. Then it hit me. The reason why I’m at a loss; a loss for words,…
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Ponder and Treasure – Part Four
(If this blog entry had a subtitle, it would be called Marriage and The Doggie Bag.) We started our last small group study off with the question, “What marriage advice would you give to yourself?” After reading the chapters about Joseph’s decision to love Mary sacrificially and the baby Who changes everything, marriage surfaced as a…
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Ponder and Treasure – Part Three
I began my last small group meeting by asking the question, “Who is your ‘Elizabeth’”? Knowing this is a loaded question, I wanted the attendees to either land quickly on a person with whom they can bear their soul, or be reminded that their souls still long for this kind of connection with another godly…
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Ponder and Treasure – Part Two
“Although her dream of an ideal union with Joseph was temporarily blemished, she no doubt contemplated what this all would mean to her life, her family, and her dreams. Perhaps in her heart she said yes to her God but in her mind was afraid of the consequences of obedience. In the moment when she…
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Ponder and Treasure – Part One
I recently began a book study of When Only Faith Remains with a group of local women. It was both humbling and exciting to see women from all walks of life attend, eager to dive into the truths of God’s word through my book. The next several summer blogs will focus on one or two questions from the…
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The Ministry of Fatherhood
This blog is dedicated to all the dads who need encouragement along the journey of fatherhood. “With each of you we were like a father with his child, holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life.” 1 Thessalonians…
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Striving or Thriving?
The Christian life is a call to thrive, not a life sentence to strive. We often misunderstand the “work” or “service” of a Christian as a command to try harder, or a contract to do more. We tend to qualify our sainthood in terms of effort, performance, and achievement. Yet the abundant life is so…
When Only Faith Remains
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