Today is Good Friday. Good for us. Very good for us. Immensely so. Bad for Jesus Christ. Very bad for Him. Unfathomably so.
The Son of Man, our Lord and Savior, is remembered today for taking upon Himself what we all deserved, your sins, my sins and everyone else's from the beginning of our ...
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Back in 2017, I was introduced to a podcast that both intrigued me and sparked some real questions about myself. I'd done personality tests before and although interesting, their impact was temporary, mostly just fascinating. However, after listening to this 2 hour podcast, I identified with one ...
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Repeat. NO WAY! On the order side of all the brave things we do, there is not an end. Each new brave thing beckons more brave things.
A little over a year ago, I started running. I had never run more than a 400 yard dash previously. In fact, I was sure I had exercise ...
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If we are brave enough to step in faith and speak our words to others, we must be ready for the next step. Listening. Any time you choose to do something hard, you can expect to walk through a refiner’s fire. The refiner’s fire is not comfortable. It involves intense heat. But it is in this fire ...
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Whoa. Here we go, trusting God again!
For so many of us, our identity is wrapped up in outcomes. If we did a good job, we get a good review, or a raise. If everything in our day went smoothly, we are in God’s favor. If we trouble shoot a problem and it works, we are a success.
But ...
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It was the first time I had ever spoken in front of adult women. I was asked to speak, not because I had a powerful platform or a incredible message; I was actually a quiet and introspective young woman who was only asked because I was the new youth pastor’s wife (at least that’s how I viewed it). ...
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Stories captivate us. Do you ever wonder why we’re drawn to a good story? Cinderella. Beauty and the Beast. A Tale of Two Cities. We can easily translate them into our own lives and feel the power of their message. Stories are retold in theater, the movies, picture books, video games. Tell me a good ...
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Sometimes we just love to hear ourselves. We love our own opinions and enjoy expressing our feelings. And in that place we often "listen to ourselves", instead of speaking to ourselves. We can get so in tune with our own thoughts that we fail to hear God's.
If the source of our hope is Christ, ...
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I was 19 when I knew I wanted to be a speaker and author. I didn't know of what, but I actually had it on my 10 year bucket list. Yes, I had one! Written on the paper menu of Southern Pancake House from Williamsburg, Virginia. At the time, I was wrapped up in full time ministry. Dreams were coming ...
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I want to share a new book that releases today! A Family Shaped by Grace, written by Gary Morland, is a must read!
As a new mom, I remember being told to look at my toddlers carefully, because when they became teens, I'd see the same attitudes and faces again in their grown up form. I did not ...
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