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Problems or Possibilities
Christmas, is it Hallmark magic or the manger’s miracle which encourage you? While it is entertaining to watch the hardships unfold in Hallmark, the channel can’t stream miracles into your moaning heart. Only when looking into the manger, possibility meets the light. Hiding within swaddling clothes, answers await. Listen to Mary, the mother who believed…
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Shall We Speak about Spit?
What picture comes into your mind when I mention the word “spit”? Unless it is a cute drooling baby, you may think of insult, humiliation, rejection and disgrace. Nobody wants to be spit upon. Think of the crucifixion, the soldiers spit upon Jesus before He was nailed on the cross. He endured the humiliation for…
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The Dangers of Doubt
Introduction: Fear can chase us into a fence. In certain situations, our prayers can be pleading and pitiful, focusing on our problems. There is another tape rolling through our minds during this problem-solving approach to prayer. What is keeping us in our fence and not finding our freedom is doubt. Christians can believe in God and doubt at the…
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What Book is Your Belief Publishing?
Maybe you haven’t thought much about being an author. Well, Scripture says you have the gift of writing. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. (Ps. 45:1) What is your tongue writing today? If the book of your beliefs was in print, would it be filled with complaints of sorrow, pain, disease or fear? Publishing such…
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Dew in the Garden of Grace
My husband laughs at my inquisitive mind. He says I ask too many questions! Like a curious kid, I continue to live in a world filled with wonder. I bring this fascination into the secret garden. It is my favorite place to pour out my heart’s desires and desperations. Where is this sacred spot? Why, you can join me there…
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Is it Possible to be Delivered from our Pain?
Fear and grief crash into our lives when guardrails are left unattended. Far too often, we cruise seamlessly through life with the sun shining on our heads and the wind blowing through our hair; until we skid off course into some ditch. Examining the scene of the accident, we search for evidence for the cause of our…
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Losing Connection
We live in the days where frustration filters into our minds from a simple cell phone or computer. Dropping connection is the ultimate dissatisfaction, sending signals of pure disappointment. Do we feel the same remorse when our communication with our Lord Jesus Christ fails? It appears many believers are suffering needlessly due to a different…
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Put Your Sword Down
Is your attention easily drawn into the downfall of others? If a minister is drawn into adultery or money laundering, a common reaction is usually shock followed by judgment. How apt is one to also draw swords of condemnation on the characters in the Bible. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are…
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Fear Builds Fences
Fear builds fences keeping one out of God’s perfect plan. Faith in Christ Jesus brings us back into His peace and promises. Fear snuck into my soul a few months ago. I made a mistake by clicking on a link in my text message allowing a hacker into my account. After scrubbing every source of…