Times of Painful Mercy
Sometimes God says no to our most earnest requests. We plead, we bargain, we pour out our hearts’ deepest…
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Bringing Sunshine to Others
“But may all who love [God] be like the sun when it rises in its strength.”…
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A Touch of Christmas for Easter
Easter is fast approaching—the time to celebrate our risen Lord and our hope of heaven in…
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Vital Behind-the-Scenes Forces We Need
“. . . your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance…
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Encouragement and Wisdom for the Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Bride, I’d love to start 2022 wedding planning off by offering you encouragement…
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Radical Faith Prepares for Answered Prayer
“And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored…
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Let Your Life Provide a Well-Paved Path for Others
Pain. Grief. Weakness. Limitations. None of us welcome these unwanted visitors—especially when they take up long-term residence…
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Guest RJ Thesman: The Invisible Women of Genesis Excerpt
We have only her name, but we know she was a daughter of Ishmael. Esau married…
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Lift Up Your Eyes: Guest Post by Gail Goolsby
Gazing out of the window on my first airplane trip to Afghanistan in 2004, I’d thought…
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Guest Blogger Jane M. Tucker: Better Days to Come
I went to bed feeling fine and woke up with a pain in my leg so…
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Portal of Hope: Beauty and Blessing Await
It’s not too uncommon to see rays of light shining from behind a dark cloud on…
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Budding: New Growth in Spring and in Life
Have you noticed them yet this season? Budding trees. They whisper promises of things to come, slip…
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Making Our Lives Count: Laura Bush’s Words Still True Today
Several years ago when the tenth anniversary of 9/11 drew near, we heard, saw, and read…
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Behind the Clouds the Sun Still Shines
One day when I stepped out my back door to enjoy an early morning drink of…
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Rock-Solid Words of Hope
Many around the world are in need of hope today. Their situations look bleak if not…
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Prisoner of Hope While Waiting
“Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore…
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Portal of Hope
It’s not too uncommon to see rays of light shining from behind a dark cloud on…
