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Here’s Why Thin Places Are Better Than Mountain-Top Faith Experiences
What I’m finding is that God is always here. It’s just my awareness of Him that is fickle. So rather than living for the mountain-top experiences and bracing for weary walks through the valleys, I’m…
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How to Practice Gratitude in an Uncharted Place
Recently, though, I’ve been forced into a new country, one that doesn’t have a map that I have zero familiarity with: the land of grief. I don’t have a map to navigate this new place.
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Ever Feel Like God Says Go—Then Closes the Door?
It can feel like God says GO—then closes the door. Makes a way only to press pause or send you in another direction. And here, on the brink of possibility and surrender, you question whether…
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This Is What Happened When I Shifted My Perspective
When I began to see life through the lens of thankfulness, my entire perspective on my circumstances changed. No longer was I feeling sorry for myself and walking in a victim mentality. Suddenly, my hope…
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The Truth About Wrapping Paper, Pretty Bows, and Heros
Missional neighboring is telling the middle parts of our stories while they’re still unfolding and we’re still growing. Holding the grace, hope, strength, wisdom God gives in open hands so it can spill over. Naming…
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Living the Good Life: How to Grow a Lifestyle of Gratitude and Generosity
The place to start living a life of gratefulness is every day, in the quiet, when you meet God. For me, I love early mornings, out on my deck when the day is brand new.…