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Continue reading →: One is a NumberIn our day biblical ministry has a number attached to it. We tend to emphasize crowds, followers, likes and subscribers. While we rightly count people because people count, let’s never forget, one is a number that counts.
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Continue reading →: The Burden They Carry: A Memorial Day TributeA Memorial Day Tribute to Soldiers
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Continue reading →: Messy Mother’s Day Part 3: God is FaithfulFaith does not require a perfect past. Rahab had no religious credentials, no history of holy living, no community of believers surrounding her. Rahab heard a report and believed it which, in turn, directed her behavior in critical moments. This is what faith requires of us. Faith with no action…
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Continue reading →: Cherished Memories on Motherhood in PoetryPoems are a form of love. Yes. Yes they are. I have great memories of my daughter’s delightful, insightful love in haiku, free verse as well as in iambic pentameter.I first noticed it when Christina was just a little girl, fourth grade, if memory serves, this quiet, remarkable thing: she…
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Continue reading →: Messy Mother’s Day Part 2: Embracing Complicated StoriesDo you need a turn around in your life? There is a woman in scripture I want you to meet — or perhaps meet again. Her name is Rahab. When we first encounter Rahab in Joshua 2, the introduction is blunt. She is a woman of Jericho, and she is…
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Continue reading →: Heartfelt Poetry Tribute to My DaughterMother’s Day can be filled with grief, as well as other messy and complicated emotions and situations. Those feelings can and do walk hand in hand with great love and joy. I pray that love and joy lighten some of your lamentation this Mother’s Day.
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Continue reading →: 12 Scriptures About Loving the Church + a Quick Look at Church HurtHow do you feel about the church? The other day in prayer I was overcome by love for the house of God as it is realized in the local church I attend and for our local congregation.
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Continue reading →: Messy Mother’s Day Part 1For some of us Mother’s Day is messy. Be encouraged. God sees your pain and never dismisses your sorrow. The LORD will help you. Yes Jesus is near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18).
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Continue reading →: Two Shootings, One Urgent MessageWithin days, two gun violence stories dominated the news — and together, they paint a devastating picture of a nation that has still not found the will to act to control the purchase and possession of firearms.
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Continue reading →: More than 10 Scriptures: Who Are We If We Don’t Care About The Poor? Part 2Psalm 9:8 But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
