“Can you conceive of anything that sets forth the beauty of the gospel jewel more brilliantly than the godly behavior of those who have received it?” Feminine Appeal. This is Kristian Caulley. When she plops herself down on the stool in my kitchen and begins to share her thoughts, my heart is instantly drawn to the […]
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I love getting in bed after a long day with a sense of accomplishment. Laundry is folded, dishes are clean, workout is completed, house is in order, husband and children are happy, Bible is read, my prayer time moved the mountains, and I even had time to visit a friend. I felt accomplished, like
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“It seemed that in this world we were piling up hurt upon hurt, and hate upon hate, and then hurt upon hurt again. Forgiveness. We couldn’t forgive. We could only hate when we were hurt. And then the hurt and the hate would start up again-all in a terrible circle.” Shadow Spinner When it comes
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“Come to me, all of you who are heavy and burdened, and I will give you rest. All of you, take up my yoke and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
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(My two youngest sons… brothers) “What color is your skin?” I asked Elijah one evening before bed. He squealed with excitement, did one somersault, plopped into bed and held out his arms. It had been a long day of discipline and correction and I longed to connect with his heart. “Brown,” he replied with a
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Have you ever been in a conversation and everything had been going smoothly until the other person said something that hit a nerve-the wrong nerve? Instead of being quite you spat some ugly words out. Then justified them, after all you were speaking truth. Knowing full well that you just revealed a part of
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“Now am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were seeking popularity with men, I should not be a bound servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 AMP I love what a friend said recently, “I do not try and win the approval of people
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“The big problem is not whether the Bible is true. The big problem is whether it is true in you.” A.W. Tozer I sat on the screened in porch of our three- bedroom ranch, staring at my Bible, questioning, for the first time, was this whole Christian/Bible thing really working for me. Sure, I believed
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As a mom you know the scene very well. You creep out, in the stillness of the early morning, hoping and praying no one hears you, or wakes from their beds. You long so desperately to spend a few minutes in silence, with a cup of hot coffee and Jesus. The day before had been
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I sat staring at the small piece of paper I had just written the word “insecurity” on. Fighting back the tears, knowing the Lord was asking me to release more. Was He going to ask me to surrender my dream, the very dream He gave me? Fear began to grip my heart, but at the
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