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Three Truths From Exodus to Remind You That God Loves You
A foreigner stranded in the Central American desert; he lives from one moment of desperation to the next. Trapped by circumstances and believing the hold bondage has on his life will remain, the man cries out. Enslaved by a lie, he is desperate for hope. A reminder...
A Message for the Woman Struggling With Disillusionment
My world spun off its axis when a precious one revealed the trauma buried in his past. Pushing hard against the faith I'd clung to throughout my own embattled childhood and youth, I wrestled with God. I laid my heart bare, unflinchingly honest in my anger and despair....
The Great Exchange
My pastor calls it the Great Exchange; the way God gave everything in order that you and I might gain from His loss. As I read the scripture about Christ and the thief on the cross, I'm struck by the truth of the Great Exchange and the scandalous love God has for...
When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn
Two hundred twelve people wedged carry on bags into the overhead storage space, bumping and jostling others in the narrow confines of the jet's interior. Boasting tickets marked with their final destination, Kuala Lumpur, and convinced of the pilot's knowledge and...
When Your Heart Grieves for What Might Have Been
The man at the park glared at me, his expression communicating judgement. What kind of parent are you? Do something about your son’s behavior. Bending low to speak with his granddaughter face to face, he said, “You’re a good girl. You never behave like that little boy.” Tempted to shout something in my preschooler’s defense, […]
Beauty for Ashes–The Hope of Restored Dreams
Strangely warped containers and melted relics of what had been lay bent and twisted among cinder blocks stained by purple tongues of angry fire. Only the brick fireplace stood tall and unchanged, a lonely reminder of what had transpired there. Like the remains of the...
Three Simple Steps to Living Fully Without Being Frazzled
It's the American dream; a core belief inscribed in looping ink upon the face of the constitution and passed from one to generation to the next. We are "endowed by [our] Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of...
