We make hundreds of choices each day. From the moment our feet hit the floor, we are making decisions. What shall I put in my coffee? Dress pants or jeans? Flats or heels? Exercise today or put it off again? Breakfast or no breakfast? And this continues until the moment you close your eyes and end the day. Some are…
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Let Us Try to Breakthrough Fear: 4 Steps Toward Action
Once again, I have to admit something. These last days and now weeks have left me bewildered, afraid, confused, and, simply, frozen. I had no idea what to do or say. I was scared to move or attempt any kind of response. That’s what happens when you are afraid. That’s what happens when you are scared. God wired us to…
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Gardening: Joining God in His Creation Work
For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. (Romans 1:20 NLT) Amid the quarantine and lock-down, a lot of us have taken to gardening to pass the time. It’s true that getting your hands in the dirt calms…
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Normal:The old is dead and a new has begun
I’m frustrated, and maybe you are as well. The world is changing, and I am not a fan of the new way of things. After eight-plus weeks, my mind finally wrapped around the fact that when we are allowed to gather, shop, and dine together, normal will be gone. Well, the normal we knew, were familiar with, and loved too…
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Where do you pin your security?
Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security. Jeremiah 33:6 Recent events messed with my security. Like most of the world, I was just sitting at home with my family waiting out this virus. Then, on Easter, an unusually strong storm raced through town, downing…
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