We need endurance to finish a race well, and that includes our lifelong journey of faith, obedience and love. I’m…
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God uses disappointments in powerful ways in our lives, if we’ll receive it! As I type this, I’m facing some…
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Escape. Vacation. Getting away from it ALL! Life sometimes feels like too much, doesn’t it? I mean, the pressures of ministry, financial...
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A friend of mine shared about a painful disappointment in her marriage. Seems that her husband had planned a day trip…
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Have you ever, like me, had the humbling experience to realize that a certain electrical gadget or appliance wasn’t broken…
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Most of us love a great relationship story. It might be a romantic movie like “While You Were Sleeping”, or a soul-knot…
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I am drawn to Ellen for many reasons, but at the top of my list is that she shares powerful truths sheathed in…
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In 1974, I was assigned to a graduate internship at the US Public Health Service Hospital in Carville, LA. The buildings.…
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In Monday’s devotional I shared: “When Jesus arrested me, I had a pamphlet (remember those?) that told the story.…
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Today we meet another woman known only as the woman with a discharge of blood. What do we learn about.…
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We read the familiar parable of the Good Samaritan and along with the expert in the law, frequently, miss the.…
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How do you want to be remembered? If you scan obituaries there are some common themes for women mentioning roles as wife, mother.…
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I love stories! Now in my 70s, I have countless stories in my memory and many etched indelibly in my heart. I may..…
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I am so eager to introduce you to Guest Writer, Barbara Thompson. I met Barbara over twenty-five years ago when..…
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It is hard to trust the Lord in the midst of suffering. When trials come in our lives we’re often inclined to figure them out on..…
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Have you ever come through a difficulty and thought, “Phew! I barely made it.” When chronic pain seems overwhelming..…
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Surely you know what it feels like to be downward-pressed. News of an incurable cancer. Infertility. A tragedy..…
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Weariness can suck the life out of us like nothing else. In the midst of long seasons of suffering, or battling particular..…
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I remember the fear I felt as the force of the wave overwhelmed me and I went under the salty water of the..…
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In many ways, I felt like I was in a ditch with my car broken down and nobody around to help. I was facing different..…
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