Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled

Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled

  I’ve let you down. The moment I ask the Lord to fill the page with encouraging words, my thoughts still. It’s as though the well leading to my spirit has been cut off and the life existing there is dammed up-cut off by the grief all around us. One day, it is...
Dare to Believe

Dare to Believe

“This is a Christian–one who dares to act as if God tells the truth.”  –Pastor Mark Bates His life reads like a Hollywood movie–the culmination of an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, forced to seek refuge in a distant land, and then offering his...
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A Promise of Freedom

The words slipped from her lips–tender and free of accusation.  “In a group this size, I’m sure there are women who have experienced the pain of abortion. Lord, let those women know you love them.” Sobbing erupted near the front of the...
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Breaking the Chains of Loneliness: Day 3

The sounds of celebration and revelry rang in stark contrast to the dull feeling of isolation growing large and heavy in my chest. While men and women laughed and swayed in time to the strains of music,  I pasted on an obligatory smile and engaged in meaningless...
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The Call of a Heart

From department stores to neighborhood markets, aisles are overrun with fluffy stuffed animals, heart-shaped boxes, and sentimental cards embellished with adorable, naked babies adorned by wings. Movie theaters roll out the newest round of romantic comedies while...