Why do we look for hope in a box? Electronics, jewelry, clothes — A smorgasbord of stuff — Stuff to set out, put on, or stow away. Stuff that represents Lasting love. Good enough. Better
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The World Shifts but God Stands Firm
The world shifted beneath my feet. I wanted to run as far and as fast as I could, to be anywhere else. I wanted to unhear the words, discover it was a sick joke, awake
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What a roadside weed, the apostle Paul, a traffic cone, and a terrible, horrible, no good day taught me about blooming where God plants us Yesterday began as an Australia day. That’s what we call
Read moreHope Against Hope
“In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told …” Romans 4:18a Abraham and Sarah were in an impossible situation. God had promised that
Read morePerspective. Truth. Hope.
What a difference a thousand miles can make for one’s perspective. The calm, pristine and balmy ocean waters stretched endlessly into the horizon. A stark contrast to the frigid, snow-blanketed mountains we recently traveled from.
Read moreGod’s Love Shows Up With Dessert By Linda McDougal
Sharing the good news of the gospel with others isn’t easy, but I find when I visit friends, God’s love always shows up with dessert. Valentine’s Day is complicated – especially if you are a
Read moreNew Beginnings in a New Year
This New Year has me thinking about new beginnings. Do you ever wish you could have a new beginning—a do over? I sometimes wish I could go back to when I was 17 (knowing what
Read moreChristmas: Hope for All
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:15 Christmas: hope for all—a hope that arrived
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It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you. ~ Mother Teresa The Gift Every year (usually), only moments after our family’s Thanksgiving tableware is done drying, the Christmas season is officially
Read morePreparing Our Hearts to Seek Him
“And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord” (II Chronicles 12:14). Preparing The Advent season is upon us—that time of year we intentionally await the arrival of Jesus.
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