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Faith Plus
March 14th, 2020
Do you remember the days immediately following September 11th? People stayed home. People didn’t travel. People held their loved ones close. It wasn’t because we were fearful, it was because we were a... Read More
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Worry Creates Pause
February 26th, 2020
Worry creates pause.In the middle of a recent conversation, the thought above hit me. Worry creates pause. When we worry, something happens, and that something is generally not good. Worry creates anx... Read More
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When the Subtle Things in Scripture Stir Your Heart
October 8th, 2019
This blog first appeared on Kingdom Winds. Subtle things have a way of becoming normal or expected. We gloss over them, often without even a thought. It is why opening the Word of God and not just rem... Read More
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Can I Give Her a Hug?
October 2nd, 2019
Today in an unlikely place, the love of Jesus was on full display. Yesterday in Dallas, Texas, Amanda Guyger was found guilty of the murder of Botham Jean and today, she was sentenced to ten years in ... Read More
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What Happens When We Give Up Too Early?
September 26th, 2019
We see it every day. People quitting the ministry. People leaving their spouses. People quitting jobs. And sadly, people ending their lives. People give up because things get hard, aren’t what they we... Read More
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Don't Just Survive, Overcome
July 16th, 2019
It's a difference in tone. A difference in the way one lives. It isn't subtle, yet many can't see the difference, especially those living with it. What am I talking about? Living as an overcomer rathe... Read More
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God Turns Bad Things Into Good News
April 19th, 2019
Years ago, my youngest son played the role of Jesus in his school’s pre-school rendition of the triumphant entry into Jerusalem. As he walked down the hallway, the other school children waved palm bra... Read More
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Intoxicated Church
February 10th, 2019
There is something that is not being spoken of much from the pulpit anymore. We cover salvation, purity, relationships, tithing, and community pretty well but we rarely ever discuss drunkenness and dr... Read More
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What We Can Learn From Our Past to Help Our Future
January 28th, 2019
Yesterday, was a day of remembrance of the liberation at Auschwitz. While the Holocaust is a complicated and sensitive event in the history of our world, there is so much more we can learn from the Ho... Read More
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The Year of Contentment...2019
January 25th, 2019
Last year, I wrote about my 2018 word for the year. My word was, “Home.” Little did I know when I released that blog on January 16, 2018, that the Lord was about to do something incredible as it relat... Read More
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Get Out of the Tree
January 18th, 2019
Several years ago, I wrote a blog called, “Climb a Tree.” In it, I described the scene found in Luke 19:1–10.Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he... Read More
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Holy, Healthy Habits
January 14th, 2019
I stared at the contents of my grocery bags and thought, “Who would have ever thought that I would come to love fruits, veggies, and healthy food so much?”. As a young girl, the only fruits I ate were... Read More
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Leave it Behind in 2018
December 31st, 2018
If I learned nothing else during my two years in middle school confirmation classes, I realized the omniscience of God (all-seeing), the omnipresence of God (all present), and the omnipotence of God (... Read More
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Solemnly Gather
November 8th, 2018
Media.It’s the hot topic of today.So much media and so much noise. It’s the time we are living in. But as I read Joel chapters one and two this morning, the word “solemn” jumped out at me. In these ch... Read More
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Reaching the Middle
September 4th, 2018
A conversation I had the other night still has me thinking. It’s not a thought I haven’t had before, but it is a thought I feel burdened to share. The spiritual landscape of America is failing. Whose ... Read More
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A Spiritual Marker of Heart Revival Within the Church
August 6th, 2018
The heart is the wellspring of life both literally and figuratively. When our heart stops beating, we die physically. When our heart stops beating spiritually, we also die. Both deaths result in a rip... Read More
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Pleasing in the Sight of the Lord?
July 16th, 2018
I haven’t been doing much writing lately because well, I’ve been busy with a lot of things (far too many to go into detail about). However, even though I haven’t been doing a lot of writing, I’ve been... Read More
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Love One Another
May 31st, 2018
Sin is sin no matter how we categorize it, but the sin that matters most is intentionally denying God and refusing to accept Jesus Christ as Savior. This also includes blaspheming the Holy Spirit (Mar... Read More
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Senior Church-Goers: How It Is Beneficial
May 18th, 2018
Guest post by Jason LewisIndividuals attend church for various reasons. Perhaps it is to worship God, grow their spiritual faith, connect with a like-minded community in fellowship, or simply because ... Read More
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Don't Act Like a Chicken
May 2nd, 2018
I’m still not entirely sure how it happened, but just over a couple of months ago, we became the proud owners of some chickens. Mind you; we don’t live in a rural area. We live in the city, but appare... Read More
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Don't Leave Them Out
April 11th, 2018
I made a request to God several years ago. I asked him to allow me to do ministry with my family. I never wanted to do ministry apart from them because I knew God had specifically given me the privile... Read More
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It Starts With Our Households
March 21st, 2018
I’ve had this thing brewing in my soul for the past few weeks (okay, maybe the last several years). But this recent stirring began to boil over as I stood at the back of the room on the final morning ... Read More
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Storytellers We Must Be
February 27th, 2018
I saw a post a couple of days after the passing of Billy Graham that bothered me. In it, a young mom spoke of how her children and certainly their children would never know Billy Graham. I thought to ... Read More
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Prayer Does Change Things
February 19th, 2018
“Prayer isn’t working.”
“Thoughts and prayers are nice, but they aren’t going to change things.”
“God isn’t fixing this!”
These are the statements that play out and circulate after significant even... Read More
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