Can We Skip Christmas?
The smell of freshly baked gingerbread came from the kitchen and the lights on the tree glowed as I sat for a few minutes and enjoyed the moment. But it hasn’t always been this way. There was a time when I simply did not want to have Christmas at all.
Just dragging the tree out and decorating the house left... >Read More
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Bible,
challenges & conflicts,
Christmas,
depression,
God,
hope,
inspiration,
Linda Rodgers,
Women
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Letting Go of Anxiety
Fear. Such a frustrating word. It's something that almost everyone struggles with in my family. Well, I would say quite the majority at least. Worry, yes, that's normal. But anxiety, the thing that can take over and make you fear everything, obsess over little things, feel nervous for absolutely nothing, yes, that one can sure take over easily. It's...... >Read More
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anxiety,
climbing a mountain,
Culture,
fear,
God,
hope,
letting it go,
LIFE,
Self,
spiritual growth,
World
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Why Are You Special?
One of my favorite questions to ask my three year old daughter is, “Why are you special?” She enthusiastically replies, “Because God made me!” The best part is when she proceeds to tell me all the parts that He made while pointing to each one. “God made my elbows,” she says, as she proudly points them both at me.... >Read More
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beautiful,
beauty,
confidence,
Culture,
Daughter and Son of the King,
God,
Jenne Acevedo,
LIFE,
Self,
self-esteem,
special,
spiritual growth,
talents,
weight,
World
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Learning to Take a Compliment
Last summer my husband and I embarked on a ninety-day, 7000 mile road-trip around the western United States. The trip was a dream come true, one that we had been planning for several years. Our itinerary revolved around our shared passions of camping, rock climbing and mountain biking, which filled the months with adventure, amazing scenery and accomplishment....... >Read More
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beautiful,
compliment,
God,
husband,
image,
LIFE,
self-esteem,
spiritual growth,
trust
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Depression: Illness or Spiritual failure?
Angry, frustrated and confused, I boarded a plane for Southern California. My dear friend and mother-in-law lay in a hospital bed with the shadow of death hovering. As I sat on the plane numb and expressionless. I cried, “Lord, where are you? Can’t you see my wounded heart?” I wanted to scream instead of cry, “LORD, I CAN’T... >Read More
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church,
clinical depression,
Culture,
depressed,
faith,
God,
hope,
illness,
Jesus Christ,
LIFE,
medication,
sadness,
spiritual growth,
World
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Can God & Politics Mix?
Can God and politics mix? Is blending them a recipe for suppressing freedoms, grabbing votes, or promoting the public good?
God-talk has become popular among US politicians. Leaders contemplating faith-in-action would do well to look back two centuries to William Wilberforce, the famous British parliamentarian who led a grueling but bipartisan...... >Read More
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belief,
faith,
God,
politicians,
politics,
Rusty Wright,
spirituality,
World
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Who Benefits From Prayer?
CNN ran an interview this morning that caught my attention. Anderson Cooper was interviewing Christopher Hitchens the author of God Is Not Great. Hitchens is quite famous for his views against the existence of God. He is also currently battling a very lethal form of cancer. Cooper wondered if the disease had changed his beliefs at all. Hitchens...... >Read More
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atheism,
belief,
faith,
God,
health,
prayer
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Love…Where Are You?
What is love? Is it definable? Is it a feeling? A passion?... >more
The Way to Rejoicing
I gave a homeless man five minutes of my time, a smile... >more
What Do You Fear?
