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Running Your Race
Have you ever been in full stride, working towards a goal, when something happened to stop you in your tracks? The races we run sometimes change without warning. It’s like God pulling a switch-a-roo and sending us in a new direction. Running the race of faith is full of surprises. My surprise came when a…
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Never Stop Learning
Never stop learning, no matter what. What might God do in your life because you said yes to learning something new.
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Shortcuts Don’t Cut It
When it comes to our relationship with God, shortcuts don’t cut it. It takes time and commitment to build a relationship with anyone, God included. The long yet reliable road to intimacy with God is worth every minute.
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Speak Up For Someone
The simple act of speaking up for someone is something we all can do. When we choose words of encouragement it can change the trajectory of someone’s life.
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Community Not Perfection
Establishing community after Covid can be a challenge. Here’s a few ideas to get you started.
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Out of the Loft
There’s nothing like a dose of hard work for someone else to realign our perspectives. As a mother, it’s as good as gold to see our children give up their time, and sometimes money, to serve people. I’ve had one of those golden months watching my kids work hard at my grandmother’s house. There’s a…
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Just Be You
Deciding that I didn’t measure up started at a very young age. My twin sister and I had matching faces, but this single experience revealed our unique personalities. You may of heard this story before, lucky you, I’m going to tell it again. My insightful first-grade teacher told our class of six-year-olds to draw the…
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The Remedy
Prayer is medicine. A balm for our souls. It’s a cure for when pride and ungratefulness begin to rise up. For when unforgiveness has gone too far. Prayer can be a cry for help, an outpouring of thankfulness, a full disclosure of regret, a heart overflowing with devotion. More than anything it’s surrender. Admitting that…
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It Begins With A Dream
Every worthwhile dream starts with a dreamer and January is the perfect time to kick off a new dream. Big or small, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that our hearts are free to imagine something more, something different, something truer or purer. Moving out of our comfort zones or moving into what feels more…
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When Heaves Comes Too Soon
Loss is always hard to bear. Always. Death is not a welcome visitor, even years later it gnaws at our emotions just thinking of the day. Thinking of our last interactions with a loved one, the last time we uttered the words, “I love you.” Heaven comes too soon it seems. Always too soon. My…