At Least I am Not Like Her
For weeks, months even, I observed this gal on social media. Because she regularly posted, I could easily keep track of her. As I saw it, every picture was a sob story about her life. Every post seemed...
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Don’t Be Vulnerable to The Enemy
When the screams come out of the garage, I don’t know what to do. Should I yell for the kids to be quiet so they don’t disturb the neighbors? Should I run with Superwoman speed to swoop them up in case...
View ArticleWhen You Don’t Know What to Do
I can’t. How many times have we thought this? I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to proceed. What does this person need to hear in order to start acting differently? There’s validity to our...
View ArticleThe Pain of Insensitivity
“Oh you’re fine. It wasn’t even a hard fall. Get up, you’re okay. You fell softly,” the grey-haired lady said repeatedly to the 4-year-old who fell off her seat. Oh really? After watching this all play...
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Seriously, let’s not act like satan
Imagine your heart wanting to protect Jesus. You’ve been with him for so long now. You know, love and treasure Him. He is God. Jesus cannot be harmed by common men who aren’t God. You must protect Him....
View ArticlePraying Prayers that Work
When I need to confront a friend with an issue, I pray before. When I finances go amuck, I pray. When I desperately need something to change, I pray. When I want breakthrough, I pray. I pray kind of...
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He Knows Your Name…Even If I Can’t Remember It
POST BY: Kendra Broekhuis It takes roughly 2.7 seconds after meeting someone new for me to forget his or her name. I’m certain that when people tell me what they are called, that information goes in...
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When You Feel You’re Not Good Enough
Post by: Sharon Jaynes “I’m not ___________ enough.” You can fill in that blank with smart, talented, gifted, spiritual, outgoing, attractive, or any number of positive attributes. But the root source...
View ArticleAn Old Catastrophe with a New View
They couldn’t shake me awake. “Kelly, Kelly, Kelly…” Completely gone, on the blue and yellow tiles of the bathroom floor, I just laid there, dead-like… Immovable. Still. Minutes passed. “Should we call...
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Stop Saying You’re The Worst
Post by Anne Watson “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:5)...
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Am I Really Saved?
Sometimes when I get really doubtful, I ask myself, “Am I really a Christian? Does Jesus really live inside my heart? What if I think I believe, but don’t believe enough?” I get afraid that I am not...
View ArticleYour Faith Isn’t Up to Them
You need to know this: It’s not up to them – the pastors, the teachers and the ones who stand on big platforms. It is up to you. Seriously. You are a royal priesthood. You are a saint. You are chosen....
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Undoing The Need to Be Perfect
What do you when you find your 6-year-old son’s drawing of a long-haired woman with a mean, massive frown? You consider it’s you, of course. You consider you’re a cruddy boar, a horrible attempt at a...
View ArticleHow to Prevent Yourself from Stumbling
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This (suffering, pain death) shall never happen to you!” (Lu. 16:22) Jesus replies to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a...
View ArticleWhat Surrender Looks Like
What does surrender look like? On a steamy track, the coach ran after my heels screaming with her timer, “Go, go, go!” No one talked. It didn’t matter how we felt. Sprints gave way to more sprints....
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How to Love Like Jesus
Once inside the trolley, I realized it was not a tourist ride. It was a public transportation trip through the inner ghettos. As people poured in, I noticed them. I noticed the torn up pants. The...
View ArticleGod Fights Our Battles
My son is at a new school. He’s still getting used to making friends. He’s not on the basketball court during recess. He’s a little shy. He’s pretty small for his age. I’m quite sure he’s desperately...
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The Mind + Exciting News + You’re Invited: Do it With Me!
Our mind is a garden. We either take time to water it, or it wilts due to worry, distress and stress. We either remove the weeds or they crowd-out fruit. God cares greatly about our gardens. Why?...
View ArticleWhere Did God Go?
I believe some of you counted yourself not valuable or unable to make a difference. It’s not true. This is why I want to invite you, again, to join my launch team. Friends, every bit helps – how you...
View ArticleWhat if Jesus Drove Your Life?
Him: “Mom, I want to ride my bike with you on a major highway.” Me: “Hmm… No.” Him: “Mom, I want to ride my bike to a far-off neighborhood I’ve never been to before. I want to go far and get...
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