Category: Faith
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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not- The Word Works Series!
You know the friend who always answers “how are you?” honestly but non-intrusively? That’s how Jeanne writes. Her blog, Where Faith and Grace Hold Hands, bids you welcome, shares an experience, and then turns the “how are you” into “How God is.” Grateful to welcome her today! Since I was a girl, I’ve struggled with…
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Lessons from a Lobster- The Word Works Series!
Glad to have Niki and her candid, humorous storytelling kick off this series. Niki’s blog My Story, My God, is a brave place. There you’ll find frank, funny stories that point to the author of the One story we’re all a part of. She also offers a free eBook called Hearing God’s Voice – A…
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Peace for a Lifetime Review-It’s Possible!
You and I pick up books for a variety of reasons. To be entertained. To understand more deeply something we know. To get lost in a story. There are many reasons to delve into Peace for a Lifetime. The one that compels me to encourage others to read it most is that this book will…
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THE WORD WORKS
A simple “I love you” can take root in a person’s heart and change them. Hearing “I believe in you” or “you’re special” makes all the difference to children- and confident adults. Likewise, disparaging words can wreak havoc on anyone’s life. Our words are powerful. How much more are His? Over the centuries, people have…
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What God Has For You
Today and everyday, there are several gifts the Lord offers to us. What will you accept with gratitude today? http://myfaithradio.com/2016/god-today/
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What If My Best…
What if my best is simple? More than a writer, I’m a thinker. My brain is constantly active- digging, absorbing, sorting, putting together, observing, etc. Etc. As a thinker, I like details. I like to organize them all and fit them together to create a big picture. I love making points that lead up to…
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Giving Our Best
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord” –Colossians 3:23 “He’s got a piece of my heart,” we say. “Do you want a piece of me?” we ask the confronter. Throughout the day, our schedules are divided into pieces: a half an hour block here, fifteen minutes there….
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The Kindness Kind of Fruit
Among the many fruits listed in Galatian 5:22, kindness is one that often seems to be overlooked. Patience? We’re glad to pray for more of that. Love, joy, faithfulness? Who doesn’t need more of those in their life? But kindness…kind of seems to encompass all these. How would you explain being kind to someone? Being…
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The Kindness of the Lord
When we say that God is the standard by which we know and measure goodness and righteousness, we admit that there is no definition completely suitable of these things. There is no set of words in any human language that can fully encompass the wholeness of a standard. We have nothing to correctly compare it…
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Valentine’s and Trash?
On our first Valentine’s Day together, my now-husband gave me a box of trash. I’m not kidding. He walked around our college campus and picked up recycled items, newspaper clippings, old discarded pen caps, those cardboard slips you put around coffee cups, etc. He crammed it all in a box he found by a trash…