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Healing For the Sin-Sick Soul
It is no secret that the Western Medical Model has failed us. Built primarily on the treatment of symptoms and disease, this model has trained us to focus on our problems more than prevention. We have become a society seeking relief rather than patiently waiting for healing. We demand answers from physicians while simultaneously questioning…
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Set Yourself Free
There was a time in my life when my daily planner influenced me more than my daily devotional. In fact, I often refer to my old-school, pen-and-paper planner as my “other bible” because I would be lost without it! Every aspect of my life from kids, to work, to household management, to ministry, to taxes…
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Spiritual Warfare; Offense or Defense?
Are you familiar with the term spiritual warfare? Some of us are all too familiar with this war in the spiritual realm, while others may not have heard much about it from the pulpit. Thankfully, God’s Word describes spiritual warfare for us. “Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the…
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Developing A Sweet Tooth For God
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!” Psalm 34:8 ESV What if the cover of your bible read like a food label? The Bread of Life; made with love, mercy, and grace, organic, no artificial ingredients, only God-breathed, preservative free, yet preserves life, recommend a daily dose, sweeter than honey, taste and see…
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Pentecost Parallels
In honor of Pentecost, I want to share just a few of the great parallels of Scripture. I was reminded this morning, as I read in John 20, of how the Spirit gives life. Follow along with me as we discover the Old in the New! “When he had said this, he showed them his…
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The Love-Sick Bride
Jesus loves me. This I know. For the Bible tells me so. . . These familiar lines first appeared in a novel by Susan Warner in 1860. Originally penned as a poem, they were spoken to comfort a dying child. Most of us know these phrases as a childhood hymn, which they later became thanks…
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Sweeter Obedience
If you are a dog owner, then you know the highlight of your dog’s day is when they hear the sneakers go on and see the leash come out; aka, it’s time to go for a walk! My boxer, Bailey, loves a walk. She has this uncanny ability to hear the moment I pull my…
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Step Out of the Traffic
How do you feel about traffic? If you live in a big city, you probably just rolled your eyes. If you live in a small town, traffic probably means something entirely different to you. Nevertheless, we’ve all been caught in it, delayed by it, and frustrated with it at some point in our lives. What…
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How Am I Supposed To Feel?
Isaiah 40 contains prophetic words later echoed in Luke 3 regarding the ministry of John the Baptist. John the Baptist was a precursor to Jesus Christ and he preached a baptism of repentance. John’s ministry was a preparing of the way for eternal salvation to come through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. As most…
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Invitation to Come Home
They say home is where the heart is, however, in the wake of a global pandemic, it’s also where the majority of us have been told to stay put. Home. While it seems everything except for Monday has been canceled, we’ve been stripped down to the people, pets, and possibilities that reside in the walls…
When Only Faith Remains 