Praying for Understanding
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Praying for Understanding

Praying for Understanding What do you and I do when we come to a spiritual dilemma—when we don’t know what to do or which way to go? If you ask the teenagers in my house, they will suggest we Google it. And that might help enrich our knowledge or provide
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Hey There, Girlfriend

Sometimes It’s Worth the Risk

You may not feel it today, but relationships are worth the risk. Today, we wrap up our 5-day journey into how you and I navigate friendships. Yes, in spite of the pitfalls, relationships are, indeed, worth the risk. Still, risk-taking doesn’t mean indiscriminate bonding. Risk should be cloaked in wisdom
Posted  on July 28, 2022 0
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Prayer

Praying for Boldness

Praying for Boldness Did you know that the most popular foods in America are hamburgers? Hot dogs, French fries, and Oreo cookies fall in line right behind burgers. I’m sort of disappointed tacos did not make the top ten, but I find these statistical matters interesting. A researcher and question-asker,
Prayer

God as our Rock and Stronghold

God as our Rock and Stronghold What kind of week have you had? I ask, because the headlines are pretty gloomy, filled with bad news, scandal, horrific tragedy, and more bad news. I ask because we just lost the third young person from our church body within the last few
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Prayer

Teach Me, Lord

Teach Me, Lord She Prays Friday Welcome to the She Prays Friday edition of the blog, which seeks to be some of the most encouraging FIVE minutes of your Fridays, straight from the Word of God. I’m so glad you are here, and extremely hope-filled that these moments will serve
Posted  on February 25, 2022 0
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Spiritual Growth

How to Relinquish and Trust

How to Relinquish and Trust There’s been a lot of tension around here. It begins every morning before breakfast, as my daughter, Taylor, and I exit the house. Our task sounds simple enough: walk the dogs. The problems begin as soon as we leave the driveway. Every. Single. Day. Max