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"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
I don't like open heights. I can't stand narrow balconies. And when driving across a ...
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"I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also." 2 Timothy 1:5 (NIV)
Tod's family went to church faithfully. That's what they had always done. But once inside ...
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"Who perceives his unintentional sins? Cleanse me from my hidden faults." Psalm 19:12 (HCSB)
Our basement furnace room is not a pretty sight right now. This out-of-the-way space is a catch-all place for off-season items and assorted memorabilia. To combat clutter and keep objects organized, we've purchased shelves ...
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"For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?" Psalm 18:31 (NIV)
To someone else, it may have been just a simple two-letter word. But to me, it was a divine message from a holy God.
During an activity at a women's ...
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"You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water." Psalm 63:1 (NIV)
I'm taking a break from having a quiet time. Because sometimes I can get in ...
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"Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the high priest's courtyard. He was sitting with the temple police, warming himself by the fire. The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none." Mark 14 ...
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"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
The sky was blue. The snow crisp white. The mountain slopes full of choices to be made. Which run will we take?
We decided to tackle a "blue run" first.
The ...
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"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." Colossians 3:15 (NIV)
No more able are we to drive the rain back into the clouds by holding hands to the sky...
Or to stretch a ...
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"He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross, ... refining them like gold and silver..." Malachi 3:3 (NLT)
I wasn't happy with the turn of events in my life. In fact "not happy" didn't begin to describe my emotional free fall.
Devastated. Petrified. Paralyzed ...
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"Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ." Romans 10:17 (NIV)
With a very busy day ahead of me, a dark cloud of stress was hanging overhead. I had written my "to-do" list, and asked the Holy Spirit to help ...
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