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Often we want our circumstances to change, but God is more focused on changing us!
Posted on August 12, 2018August 11, 2018 Growing in Christ

Is This the Change You’re Looking For?

Having just traveled a few states to work in the summer heat, it was admirable how upbeat the youth were. Their mission trip involved hard... Read more

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Posted on September 3, 2017September 6, 2017 Start Well Series

Starting Well Means Growing In Grace

When we got married one of our premarital counseling activities was sitting down with my in-laws to ask a few prescribed questions. One question went... Read more

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Posted on August 27, 2017August 23, 2017 Start Well Series

Starting Well Has to Do With Little Choices

We often feel less like we’re making choices and more like we’re just doing what we have to do to keep going. We’re so used... Read more

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Posted on August 20, 2017August 16, 2017 Start Well Series

Starting Well Requires Forward Movement

Part of starting well- no matter what we’re starting- is pushing steadily through the process of learning new things. “First days” and “starting fresh” can... Read more

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Posted on August 13, 2017August 10, 2017 Start Well Series

Starting Well is a Decision You Have to Make Over and Over Again

Looking up to my older friends, it once seemed to me that women in their late twenties suddenly fell into good practices. Many I know... Read more

Cover image of Never Settle for Normal by Jonathan Parnell
Posted on August 2, 2017July 19, 2017 Book Reviews

Frustrated with Normalcy

Normal. It’s something we at once don’t want to be confined to and at the same time wish to obtain. Some think it’s a mirage.... Read more

Posted on January 1, 2017April 8, 2017 Book Reviews Faith Growing in Christ Loving Others

Taking Fear Personally

Someone lied to you and you found out. Someone rejected you flat out. Someone ignored you, someone hurt you, someone who was supposed to care... Read more

Posted on January 19, 2016 Faith My Faith Radio

As White As Snow

What does snow make you think about? What I think about: http://myfaithradio.com/2016/white-snow/   Read more

Posted on January 13, 2016 Faith Loving Others

Bringing the Old Into the New

  Living anew amongst old things is tough. Young people working in offices filled with pre-dominantly middle-aged adults know all about that. It’s hard to... Read more

Posted on January 11, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ

New Amongst the Old

“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.”... Read more

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