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Years ago, someone said that we were living in the “instant era.” Meals that used to take hours to prepare, could now take minutes. Baked potatoes went from an hour in the oven to 4 minutes in the microwave. Cakes from scratch changed from individual ingredients to a cake mix where we add eggs, oil, […]
Romans 12:12, “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” His Friend “Who ya’ talkin’ to Grampa?” Asked the child upon entering the shed. The old man turned and gently smiled, “Just my Friend,” he said. The child looked ‘round but couldn’t find Her Grampa’s Friend that day. It didn’t matter […]
Exodus 17:12 “But Moses’ hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.” Several times recently, […]
I typed the word prayers into Google, hoping to find some inspiration for this article. This is what I saw: About 1,180,000,000 results (0.78 seconds)I don’t think I even know how to say that number. So many things to read about prayer came up in just seconds. How long will it take me to read through […]
My brother recently lost his fight against lymphoma; however, he gained heaven. We rejoice in hope because of God’s loving promises. But, as you can imagine, the last nine months since his diagnosis have been difficult. And filled with prayer. Many days as I prayed for Loran, I found myself crying and conflicted. I wanted […]
Many years ago, I was asked to write a poem about prayer. I was familiar with prayer but decided to do additional research. I read Scripture as well as a book about prayer, and I realized that there is so much more to prayer than just talking to God. However, it is also just talking […]
After 19 years of working at a marketing agency, I was laid off when the company downsized. The most important thing on my mind as I drove away with my little box of personal items was to find another job. The twenty-minute drive home was a one-way discussion with God. I knew He had a […]
I’ve said some harsh words lately. Not as many as I wanted to say, but still too many. Colossians 4:6 tells us to “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” I’m afraid my words have been seasoned with hot spices lately. […]
Change happens to everyone. Lately, I’ve been feeling like my life is a set of dominoes set side-by-side in a long line of twisting and turning rows. Then, God touched the first one and they all started falling. One of those dominos was my pastor becoming my boss. I did not change jobs, so you […]
In years past my girls and I would pick a word to symbolize what we wanted the new year to bring or a habit we wanted to develop. Friends, joy, intentional, kindness – words of hope for the future. Would you like to guess what word I should have picked for this year? (The fact […]
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