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Holy Rooster!
We all have people in the Bible with whom we can identify and relate. God made sure of this. He’s a people person. Perhaps of all the possible biblical personas, Peter is the most relatable to anyone from the newly converted discipline to the seasoned follower of Christ. We’ve all been a Peter at some…
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What Difference Does It Make?
Last week I shared a question from God’s Best For My Life by Lloyd John Ogilvie. On March 21st Ogilvie asks, “What difference does it make to you that Christ was crucified?” In other words, how would you put into words what the cross means to you? I hope you’ve had an opportunity to ponder this powerful…
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The Power of the Question
Have you ever pondered the power of the question? Since I asked, perhaps you just did. The question is a small but mighty grammatical tool that beckons a response anywhere from the simplest layer of thought to the most profound depths of the soul. Questions daily take aim at our listening ears and if you…
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Selfless Pain
What comes to mind when you hear the word ministry? Perhaps you envision a church, a pastor, or an organized group of individuals called to serve others in the name of Christ. Maybe you think of all the mail you receive from ministries asking you to sponsor a child, provide Bible translations in various languages,…
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Closer Than a Brother
“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 ESV Solomon, a man wise beyond his age and time, penned hundreds of spirit-inspired proverbs. Proverbs, like the one above, which possess both the power and authority of a king and the wisdom…
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Jesus, How I Need Thee
I am good in an emergency. I’m the one you want around when the “you know what” hits the fan. I know this because I’ve been there. I’ve jumped into the shallow end to save a child. I’ve given compressions to a stranger. I’ve stopped the bleeding. But where I tend to have moments of…
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By the Scruff of the Neck
(Author’s note: Today marks the fourth anniversary of my brother’s untimely death. While I have read a river of books and devotionals on grief, I do not claim to be an expert. I just know that eventually we will all experience the ebb and flow of emotions that accompany any significant loss, especially death. Yet…
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McDonald’s, McJesus, or Just Plain Jesus?
When I was a little girl, one of my adolescent aspirations was to work for, you guessed it, McDonald’s! Go ahead and laugh. Looking back, it is quite hilarious and yet, through the eyes of this child, there was something captivating about the fast food powerhouse. Maybe it was the free Smurf glasses (who else…
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Willing Participants
Sometimes our circumstances may feel more like a crisis hostage situation. We feel trapped in the responsibility and chaos of it all. Yet, while sin still tries to hold our thoughts hostage, Christ already paid the ransom for our souls. This truth remains, and calls out to us from the cross. . . Arise. Rise up. Stand…
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Let God Love You
Like a string of pearls fashioned by the friction of sand and time, life may seem but an array of chronological moments shaped by the tension between joy and pain. Yet in moments of sorrow or panic, sheer bliss or mundane task, know this. You are not defined by mere moments. You were not created…
When Only Faith Remains 