Let me encourage you and remind you that nothing has caught God by surprise. He is our anchor, our strength and the one who holds us. Trust God and know that in the midst of the change, He too is there.
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Mary’s Pondering . . . Our Gift
And this was a surprise to me: In verse 19, it says Mary pondered that visit from the shepherds. Even though I’ve read that scripture over and over again, I’d never properly placed Mary’s pondering. I’d always thought it was the Wise Men and their amazing gifts she had pondered. But no, she didn’t ponder the honor or the expensive gifts or the value they represented.
Read moreWhipping up Conflict
“If anyone ever asks you, ‘What would Jesus do?’ Remind them that flipping over tables and chasing people with a whip is within the realm of possibilities.” I stumbled across this quote online, along with
Read moreDo-Over
I’ve sat through plenty of discussions on Adam and Eve, and the fall of the human race. The way I see it, if it hadn’t been Adam and Eve, it would have been someone else.
Read moreAtlas Girl – Finding Faith in Unexpected Places
When I had the opportunity to review Atlas Girl, I took it because part of her tagline is “Finding Home in the Last Place I Thought to Look.” Having been on the move with my husband and our family for the past six years, I’ve found myself longing for a place to call home. Emily’s tagline caught my attention, and I wondered how far she had to travel to find “home.” I wondered if our stories would mingle.
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Writing Sisters: Going All Out for God
It was early one Thursday morning at the Perk Avenue coffee shop. We had been meeting weekly, writing together for a year, and were praying about what to write next.
Read moreThe Evidence, by Leah W. in East Asia
It’s funny how we tend to “hide the evidence” of our lives when we think someone on the outside might disapprove of what they see.
Read moreA Simple Touch
How many times have I missed the opportunity to be His hands and feet, His” little Christ?
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