Will your Christian vote count in this election?
We are coming up on a monumental event in our country. We are called to cast a vote based on Christian values.
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We are coming up on a monumental event in our country. We are called to cast a vote based on Christian values.
Will your Christian vote count in this election? Read More »
“Where is your hope?” I remember sitting in a therapist’s room with Big Bro during one of his mental health crisis episodes a few years ago and hearing her ask him that question. She was probing for an answer like “my cat”, “friends”, or something superficial. As I waited for him to come up with
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Limitations. It’s safe to say we all have them in some way, shape or form. Paul described his as a thorn in the flesh, which he asked God to remove three times but was told no. Maybe yours are circumstantial, maybe physical, but they all make us stumble or hold us back. Often we find
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Before there was religion, there was relationship with God. God recently brought that concept to mind as I have been thinking through life as I process what I have been through in the past few years. I’ve noticed my legalistic background with lots of “thou shalt” and “thou shalt nots” had a deep effect on
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How is 2024 shaping up so far? Here in western New York, we have been blessed with some snow and cold but mild temperatures. The kids have made snowmen and got a little sledding in, and I’m making progress in restoring order. Big Bro is settled into a vocational school, and his routine has brought
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I don’t know about you, but I’m glad Halloween is over. There is clearly a need for some light in the darkness. The decorations grieve my spirit because they reveal a dangerous lack of understanding of God’s holiness. It seems that the more accepted woke culture is in our society, the more satanic and demonic
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So far in this series about Christian patience, we have learned its role in helping us endure trials, discovered it is something even King David had to learn, and got a glimpse into what it takes to develop it. Now we will discover why God develops Christian patience within us during seasons of waiting- waiting
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Once upon a time, God taught me the concept of Christian patience. Well, He began teaching me. I thought I understood it and even wrote about it. You can read that here. But then life got hard, really hard. I suppose the test comes after the lesson. Life gets hard, and eventually, we become tempted
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The desert is often thought of as the wilderness. A place of aloneness and emptiness. A place of trials and suffering. Maybe even the place of separation from God. But even there, in the place none of us really want to go, we can find hidden treasures that can bless us immensely. The desert place can
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My dad’s faith became sight on April 27th, just a little less than two weeks ago. My mom and I said goodbye to the man who had been our protector and leader. It is bittersweet because while we’ll miss him, he has lived his whole life for the Lord and he’s in heaven pain and