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Fears and Foes While Following God and Achieving Goals

Fears and Foes While Following God and Achieving Goals

June 3, 2025June 5, 2025

“Despite their fear of the peoples around them, they built the altar . . .” Ezra…

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Allowing Need to Birth Bravery

Allowing Need to Birth Bravery

March 4, 2025February 15, 2025

I remember one late February several years ago when I noticed our neighborhood cardinals needed an…

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Times of Crisis: Only God

Times of Crisis: Only God

February 6, 2024February 3, 2024

Times of crisis come to us all. None of us is exempt. Some we see coming,…

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Find Rest in God’s Promise of a Haven

Find Rest in God’s Promise of a Haven

August 1, 2023July 29, 2023

“He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were…

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A Prayer for Spiritual Battles

A Prayer for Spiritual Battles

February 21, 2023February 18, 2023

Anyone in the throes of spiritual battle? Take heart. You’re not alone. I’ve struggled—and continue to…

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Are We Among the Last Hold Outs?

Are We Among the Last Hold Outs?

November 15, 2022November 12, 2022

Be on the lookout for them in the next couple of weeks. The last hold-outs of…

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Let: Little Word with Big Impact for Fear and Worry

Let: Little Word with Big Impact for Fear and Worry

April 5, 2022April 4, 2022

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you . . . Do not let…

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God Gets in the Boat With Us

God Gets in the Boat With Us

February 2, 2021January 30, 2021

“Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down.” Mark 6:51 NIV…

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Guest RJ Thesman: The Invisible Women of Genesis Excerpt

Guest RJ Thesman: The Invisible Women of Genesis Excerpt

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

We have only her name, but we know she was a daughter of Ishmael. Esau married…

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Guest Blogger Julie Gillies: Let’s Choose Brave

Guest Blogger Julie Gillies: Let’s Choose Brave

August 29, 2017August 28, 2017

I’d like to welcome writer friend and author Julie Gillies to my blog today as she…

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Casting a Shadow

Casting a Shadow

June 27, 2017June 14, 2017

Shadows. They can be scary, can’t they? They hold the unknown. They sometimes even hold danger….

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Midweek Morsel: Secure in God

Midweek Morsel: Secure in God

January 14, 2016January 14, 2016

Much can happen in our lives to shake our security. On a national front, terrorists seek…

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Theme Word for 2016: Adventure!

Theme Word for 2016: Adventure!

January 4, 2016January 1, 2019

Do you mark the beginning of a new year by selecting a theme word for the…

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Midweek Morsel: A God Who Gets in the Boat

Midweek Morsel: A God Who Gets in the Boat

October 29, 2015October 28, 2015

“Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down.” Mark 6:51a Are…

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Midweek Morsel: Covered

Midweek Morsel: Covered

February 19, 2015February 18, 2015

Anyone anywhere covered by a blanket of snow right now? Here in our corner of the…

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Midweek Morsel: A Light for the Darkness

Midweek Morsel: A Light for the Darkness

October 2, 2014September 20, 2014

Some of us may find ourselves in dark places today. If you’re struggling with fear, depression,…

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Risking the Awkward

Risking the Awkward

April 28, 2014April 28, 2014

Do you ever hold back from doing a certain thing—something you either want to do or…

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Fear of Success: The Plague of What-ifs

Fear of Success: The Plague of What-ifs

October 14, 2013October 5, 2013

Have you ever been afraid of success? I know that question my seem odd at first…

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Cheryl Barker

Faith. Family. Friends. Serving God. All these things are important to me. Being a writer is one of the ways I live out my faith and serve the One who first loved me. My prayer is that you will be refreshed and encouraged on life’s journey!

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Christmas for the heart

Let this book help you reclaim the beauty and wonder of the season, lead you to rejoice in the greatest gift ever given to the world, and inspire you to give the King of Kings the worship he's due. It makes a perfect gift too!

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Mother of the Bride: Refreshment and Wisdom for the Mother of the Bride
This book is the perfect gift and resource to refresh and encourage mothers of the bride and offer them wisdom and practical help as well.

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Verbs of the Proverbs 31 Woman Prisoner of Hope While Waiting Quieting Your Heart Tender Mercies 7 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self Learning About Grief What We Can Do When Grief Is Compounded Who Does God Want? Living to Tell About It A Spring Poem: Morning Symphony Enduring Secret Pain Love That Propels Prayer Transforms—Prayer Changes Me Winter's Beauty

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