Faith
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The Chain of Effectiveness
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective…
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The Great Hope Maker
And now part two…see you next week! Last week, I posted about enduring hope. At the end of the article, I included this verse as part of a prayer. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the…
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Hope That Endures
Hi Friends! Here’s the first of the two part hope series I wrote last August. I love this series and “hope” it will bring you encouragement again. Catch part two next week. Then I’ll be back! How do we keep hoping when everything we see tells us there is no hope? The very definition of…
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Dead-End Street
A Dead-End…. …Divorce… …Failed adoption… …Lost job… …Friendship betrayed… …Circumstances… …Cancer… Arrival on: Dead End Street This is a familiar road to me, perhaps to you as well. We arrive in this desolate place by many different vehicles and at various speeds. I have ambled down this road in a slow, painful progression, via a…
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The Most Dangerous Prayer
Hi friends! I’m still traveling! Here’s a post I wrote in November of 2007 that is still so relevant. 🙂
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Life…Interrupted
Hi friends! I’m on the road traveling, and life is full of interruptions at the moment. Just wanted to share this post I wrote in May of 2007 with you again. 🙂 So often we think we have things under control. Life is going along fine. Then it happens, that one thing you never expected.…
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The Judgment of Others
I spoke with a friend at church Sunday who is also unequally yoked, and she brought up an issue I think we all run into at one point or another. As unequally yoked spouses, what can we do to cross the faith barrier to connect with our unbelieving spouses? And in so doing, how do…
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When Our World Shakes
Our human nature makes us naturally resistant to change. And we tend to view any kind of shake up with a negative eye. It makes sense…naturally. So how do we shift our viewpoint from the natural to the eternal when God is shaking up our lives? If we’re to believe God is sovereign and nothing…
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Weekend Devotion – For All the Strivers Out There
“Cease striving and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10 I have this Scripture written on an index card right now. (Yes, a pink one!) I need this verse so badly. See, I’m a perfectionist by nature and very performance driven. This verse tells me I don’t have to be. It tells me that…
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Unified by Circumstances
I had the wonderful opportunity to speak and share with a group of ladies Monday evening as part of the Daughters of Sarah ministry at Riverslake Church in Bakersfield, CA. We all share a common bond-being unequally yoked. Again, I’m amazed at how just knowing we’re not alone can minister to the ache in our…
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Showing Christ
If I could tell my husband one thing today, I would tell him I love him. If I could speak special words to him today, I would speak of my love for him. If I could show him who I love most, I would show him Christ. How do we show Christ? How do we…
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Marriage Monday – It’s back!
Marriage Monday is back! This week is an open topic and since Lynn is on vacation, this little mousey (Dineen) gets to play! So I’ve chosen a topic I’m betting you can relate to. We Have a Failure to Communicate Have you ever had a conversation with your spouse that turned into an argument? (I…
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Letting Go…Again
I did it again. I took back something I had given over to God. And it took losing my peace, joy, and confidence to realize it. I don’t like getting angry at God, and I can think of only one other time I’ve been angry with him. Now I can count two times, unfortunately. So…
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The Third Attitude of Waiting
The last two weeks I’ve talked about the significance of waiting in our spiritual lives. Click here to read part one. Click here to read part two. Today I’ll continue with the final attitude of waiting. Waiting Expectantly. We all inevitably have times of waiting for God to move. Through time and trial, we learn…
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Weekend Devotion – Are You Esther?
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” – Esther 4:14 (NIV) Against opposing odds, Esther met the call…
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The Second Attitude of Waiting
Last week I talked about the significance of waiting in our spiritual lives. Click here if you’d like to read that post. This week I want to explore the next attitude of waiting. Waiting Patiently. Our natural tendency leans toward a continuous sense of movement. When we feel our progress stalling, we grow agitated and…
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The Attitudes of Waiting
How much time in a day do you spend waiting for something? We wait in car lines to pick up our kids. We wait in line to pay for our groceries. We wait for our food to arrive at a restaurant. On a spiritual level, I’m beginning to think we spend a lot of time…
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The Choice
“I feel like a failure.” “I can’t seem to do anything right.” “Why can’t I overcome this?” “How can God still love me when I keep screwing up?” Do any of these statements sound familiar to you? I know I’m very familiar with the first one and lately, that last one has crept in. I’ve…
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Discouragement
This past Sunday I went with my daughter to her church for the first time. When we walked in, I felt comfortable right away. I enjoyed the worship immensely, but it was the sermon that truly had me near tears. The pastor* spoke about being discouraged, especially if you’re a perfectionist and disappointed because things…
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Called to Wait
Waiting. It’s the one thing we all are called to do at some point in our faith journeys and most likely, more than once. Sometimes these are small blips on the radar-waiting to see if God will open the door to a new job, ministry, or relationship. Other times these periods define our very existence,…
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On the Personal Side…
Something pretty amazing happened to me this weekend. I thought I’d share a slice of “my life according to me” with the intent of showing how awesome God is. Frankly, I’m still blown away by it all. So from the beginning… The backstory… My sweet hubby is an avid disc golf player. Absolutely loves the…