If you have ever read through the Psalms, you may have noticed many of the Psalmists are full of big emotions and feelings. Some of the Psalms express anger, grief, sorrow, and worry but also end with worshipping God or putting faith in God. What we can glean from this is emotions and feelings are […]
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I have been blessed to be a part of a local church pretty much since birth. I love the local church and what it can do for people and the community. However, I also know there are some beliefs that have seeped into the church that can do harm to us as a body of
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Do you ever feel like you may be going in circles? Like your life has a familiar path? Or like you have to sometimes learn the same lesson over and over? I think this is a normal part of Christian life with God. There is a rhythm to living your life with God. The Bible
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This particular phrase is found in Scripture in Esther 4:14. The story of Esther is compelling. She was in the right place at the right time and experienced God’s favor. When the current queen embarrassed the king, he decided to go in search of a new queen. Esther was one of many women brought to
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I love the water. I think when I was growing up I was part fish. I have fond memories of spending the summer at the swimming pool, and not a lot has changed since then. I enjoy being in rivers, lakes, swimming pools, and the ocean. My husband being raised in California and Hawaii also
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Growing with God can be an adventure, but growth is important to God. It is one of the interesting paradoxes with God. He says about Himself in Malachi 3 that He is the Lord and does not change. However, God is all about growth. You can see it reflected in the nature He created around
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Living in the information age provides us with no shortage of words. Words are coming at us from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to bed in all forms. Social media, texts, emails, and podcasts to name a few, not to mention the more established television and books. The irony, of
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Have you ever struggled with allowing God to be God? I know I have. God is amazing and wonderful and majestic and powerful and loves us beyond our comprehension. However, many of us have many opinions about who God is, who He should be, and how He should move. But the thing about God is
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Many of us have had the experience of trying to gain a child’s attention. You may stand the child in front of you, have them look you in the eye, give them instructions, and even have them repeat after you. When you ask them did you hear me or were you listening? “Yes, I am,”
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I attended a small Christian school for the majority of my elementary school years. Built into our school day was a Bible class. It wasn’t until I became an adult that I truly recognized what a privilege that was. Ms. Busey was the teacher’s name and she was very smart and very wise and very
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