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But, Wait

Practicing Patience When God Has you Waiting “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” (Psalm 27:14) Knowing that something good is coming is not enough, is it? We want it now. I have heard the longest 30 seconds in your life is either in front of the microwave or the red traffic light.  Kids get antsy on car... >Full Story

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WHY, God?

How can a person cope with long-term pain? Get help from someone with personal experience in the article “When Pain Persists” “Does the clay say to the potter, “What are you making” (Isaiah 45:9)? German poet Rainer Maria Rike said in a letter, “Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions...... >Read More



Waiting in Line

Feeling impatient? Would you like us to pray with you about it? (Note: Please allow 1-2 days for a reply, an opportunity to practice patience!) “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Colossians 3:12). I was feeling put out; inconvenienced...... >Read More



An Acceptable Time

Does God hear your prayers? Talk to us about that. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. “But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness” (Psalm 69:13). I saw a... >Read More



Heart and Soul

What does your soul crave? Take this study. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. "Bless her heart." That is a saying I've heard all my life. Maybe it's a Southern thing. It means, "Oh, poor thing." Some women don't say it sincerely. It is almost a write off, a swooshing... >Read More



Be Holy these Holidays

Is anger defining your relationships? Here is an Online study. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. “But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy” (1 Peter 1:15-16). Many are unfamiliar with the... >Read More



Compassion Challenged

Feeling lonely and unloved? We’re here. Talk to us. “Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (1 Colossians 3:12). Cancer: it was the word of the day yesterday. My 74 year-old grandmother was admitted to the hospital with back pain.  Now...... >Read More



Making Harmony

Do you feel unloved? Take this study. Our Children's Sunday School Assembly time had ended and I had dismissed the children to their classes.  The singing time had been a near disaster.  Three out of four times I had gotten the starting note wrong and had been embarrassed. Once I had confusedly said, "I'm sorry, children, but I guess I... >Read More


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