Category: Faith
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Dancing in the Eye
Some people ask God (or the universe) for a “word” in the new year – some anchoring idea to govern their steps or guide their decisions toward a better future. I didn’t ask for this one, but this year God gave me an image: dancing in the eye of a…
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When God’s Plan Sucks – Jeremiah 29:11
I wrote this blog post ages ago, while dealing with a personal crisis of my own, but was reminded of it today. So I dug it out of the old archives and made some edits because I think this age-old truth is so important to keep in mind in times…
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A Lesson in Friendship
In my life, I’ve had both the blessing and the curse of moving around a lot. Sometimes it was due to circumstance, but mostly it was by choice. God was taking us—and me, in particular—on a journey to become someone new, and we followed obediently. But each time a new…
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Journey to Joy
My husband’s face flickered in the firelight of our campground as he looked at me expectantly while I considered the profound question he’d just posed: what does it look like for you to glorify God? My decades of theological training and seminary degree surely prepared me to answer this question, but…
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In My Everything
I’ve had a song running through my head all week that I barely remember. It’s been years since I sang this song in youth group, hands raised high in invitation for God to invade my whole life and make me completely His. You can listen to the whole song here,…
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Fearful Faith
Fear can be crippling. It stops us in our tracks, overwhelmed with questions of what might be. Have you ever stopped to consider just how powerful fear can be? Fear has the power to prevent you from obeying the will of God, if you listen to it. Are you letting your…
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Do You Want to be Healed?
There’s a really beautiful story in the gospels of a man who was broken. He was badly crippled, but in that region there was a pool famous for having powers to heal, but only at certain times of day when, it was believed, an angel came and stirred up the…
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