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5 Secrets for Seeing the People You Often Miss
This level of attentiveness–of seeing people–reminds me of a verse I read the other day, in John chapter 1. There’s a preposition I haven’t caught before–one that shifts the meaning.
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How to Praise God When Life Hurts
During the service I stood up when everyone was singing but my mouth was clamped shut. The praise and worship felt empty. Grief swallowed me that morning and praising God was the last thing I…
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How to Become Excited About Reading Your Bible
It’s a picture of how imperfect vessels (like you and me) can still be brimming full of God. Our flaws don’t change our capacity to be overwhelmed with the undeserved goodness of God.
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How to Find a “Spacious Place”—God’s Gift for You
A better horsewoman could have taken this situation under control, but I was not a better horsewoman. I was a mom with a coupon.
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For the People Watchers, EavesDroppers, and Hope Devoid
The more I ponder Jesus’s invitation to overhear His words, the more I wonder if He’s not teaching us a simple yet effective model of discipleship. One that looks a bit like a ripple-effect.
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How to Find Gratitude in the Big and the Small
They had heaved the books up the stairs. And that rug which would need to be thrown out but in their hope they had spread on the trampoline to dry. They had bailed out buckets,…
