Learning and page-turning I remember when my husband and I played board games with our sons and how there were many routes to the Candy Land or Monopoly finish line. They all chose their individual
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Category: Spiritual Growth
The Lover of My Soul
Oh, how the Father loves us… I love you, Father, for all that you are. You’re the scent of my favorite Flower—Winter’s first snow. You’re a bird’s song in spring and summer’s warm water. The
Read moreEvidence of Love
My wife likes to watch romance movies. Yes, even the most predictable Hallmark ones. I admit to sitting through a few of them with her, and some of those hold my interest and entertain me.
Read moreThe Way to Love
Along the narrow way I’ve often wondered about God’s idea of love and how the essence of the meaning might differ from my own. I mean, how can we love the Lord with all our
Read moreThe Mystery of Winter’s Wonder and the Beginning of all Things New (Part 1)
In the beginning… God created the heavens and the earth. Maybe that’s why there’s something magical about the way winter’s first snowflakes swirl and dance with the wind before they touch the ground. I’ve wondered
Read morePearls Are Always Appropriate – Unless You’re the Oyster
Jackie Kennedy said, “Pearls are always appropriate.” But perhaps they aren’t if you’re the oyster. Pearls are the only gemstone created by a living creature. Diamonds are formed out of dead things turned into coal
Read moreThe Mystery of the Great Fullness of the Holy Spirit
The mystery of what and who? There’s a mysterious, uneasy stirring deep within my soul these days. I search for clues—hunt for answers. Uncommon questions remain. One piques my brain: Is gratefulness and great fullness
Read moreLet Us Not Give Up Meeting Together
Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 When I read this verse
Read moreJesus Hiding In Prayers for His Own (John 17:6-19)
The statement is true: Living in Christ is out of this world! Father, I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and
Read moreWho Are You Following?
Caleb . . . wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel (Joshua 14:14). Have you found yourself in a setting where the leader gives a controversial statement and group members are asked to move
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