Thirsting for More

Thirsting for More

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Rivers of living water will brim and spill out of the depths of anyone who believes in me this way, just as the Scripture says.”  (John 7:38 MSG) The demands, doubts, and disturbances continued to punctuate...
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From Nothing to Something

As I stand in the checkout line, I can’t help but notice the magazines perched at eye level.  Hollywood movie stars grace their covers with airbrushed good looks and perfectly sculpted bodies.  I find myself feeling insecure, imperfect, and unacceptable—just as I did...
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Cleansing in the Hidden Corners

I can still see my mother poised on the top of the ladder, rubber kitchen gloves pulled up to her elbows.  Thrusting a brillo pad in a bucket of steaming water and ammonia, she’d scrub the walls until every dust streak or scuff mark disappeared.  Spring cleaning...
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Unwrapping Peace

Was peace an illusion?  For years, my haunted heart yearned for its calming balm.  Christ promised His followers, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.   I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be...
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Leaving a Legacy-Day 2

We can’t all leave a prestigious background or lots of money to visit our children, but we can leave them a legacy of love.                                        -Naomi Rhode As parents, we all have a dream for our child.  But,  we soon realize our precious...