When life came crashing down and I wanted to run away from life and faith, those many years of intentionally seeking out the wisdom of those ahead of me in…
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Mention Job and even those unfamiliar with the Bible, immediately know that you’re talking about someone who lost everything. One of…
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When life comes crashing down, knowing I don’t belong “here” and that this earth is not my Home, fuels my journey with hope…
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What structures are you intentionally building into your daily life that will act as weight bearing walls when life crashes down on your…
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The family room looked like a scene out of a Hallmark movie. The fireplace glowed, Christmas lights twinkled, and five of our grandchildren quietly explored their…
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In her book, Pursue the Intentional Life, Jean Flemingsss tells the story of a man whose lifelong disciplines and creativity saved his life when the…
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Stop for a moment and let this truth sink in. In the middle of your deep grief, daughter or son of the King, when you are so afraid of the future you can barely breathe, so terrified of…
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The angel and the message of the angel terrified Mary. How do we know? Because the angel commanded: Do not be afraid, Mary. These few words reminded Mary…
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Every circumstance becomes an eternal opportunity to reflect Jesus. If you are struggling with loss, I know this is hard. Grief is hard work and…
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Like countless women before me, I have sat at Mary’s feet in dark moments, longing to see inside her heart and hear her story of bearing the…
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Perhaps you are in a dark place where you dread Christmas. I get that. I was there for a very long time. To this day, over twenty years after the deaths of our son…
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Mary the mother of Jesus joins our motley band as we Journey to Christmas. Imagine her joy-filled eyes as she runs to embrace Tamar the Forgotten One, Rahab the Harlot, Bathsheba the Abused and…
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Soon we will start putting away the Christmas decorations, sweeping up pine needles, maybe throwing out leftover sweets, determined to keep our New Year’s resolution to…
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The core value of Solomon’s Book of the Proverbs is the fear of God. Where did Solomon learn this principle? Who taught Solomon how to…
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For the rest of her life, Bathsheba paid a high price for the lustful desires of David. What would have happened if she had refused to…
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David was at a fork in the road. Would simmering rage toward God for taking his son be the grid through which he lived life or…
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Imagine that we have stopped for the night on our Journey to Christmas. We are exhausted from our preparations for Christmas and listening…
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What did Bathsheba think when the King’s men came to get her. The literal translation is to get, lay hold of, seize, snatch, take…
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Bathsheba, the fourth woman mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus, joins us on our Journey to Christmas. As her story unfolds you might find it hard to imagine…
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Have you ever done a pregnancy test and held your breath with dread, hoping for a negative result? Bathsheba feels your…
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