reading and journalling through the Bible
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When the Storm Hits, Where do We Go?
(pic from the Jesus film) Life is full of storms. Some rage in our personal lives—financial struggles, broken relationships, health battles—while others loom over the world at large, like political division, cultural shifts, and global uncertainties. It’s easy to get swept up in fear and frustration, complaining about the winds and waves around us. But…
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Peace and Joy in the Mess: Finding Yourself in the Christmas Story
The story of Jesus’ birth in Luke 2:8-20 is one we know so well: shepherds in the fields, angels proclaiming peace, and Mary treasuring it all in her heart. But have you ever paused to ask: Where am I in this story? As I recently reflected on this passage with our online group of women,…
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Avoiding Your Broken Heart by Living in Your Head
I live in a Bible Belt where many church goers are resistant to having a personal relationship with Jesus. Instead, I see that there can be a default to learning merely about God, or striving to do all the right things for Him, and that’s it. They’ve lost the love and in danger of becoming…
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The Struggle of Minimizing our Pain
Recently, while I was leading women through a listening prayer exercise in the Freedom Coaching Circle (our zoom groups for women), the Lord highlighted to me that I was minimizing my journey because of the intense things I was finding myself walking others through. I felt the Lord was saying to me that He sees…
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Struggling with Porn Addiction? Invite Jesus Into the Picture
If you find yourself struggling with a porn addiction, know that healing is possible through renewing your mind with the truth of Scripture and inviting Jesus into your thought life. (This is a powerful exercise and NOT to be discounted NOR interpreted to be an unhelpful: “read your Bible more”.) One powerful way to begin…
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Word of Encouragement: Out of Darkness
Dear one, hear the word of the Lord today. You are not who the world says you are, but who the Lord has declared you to be. From 1 Peter 2, God says to you… I have called you out of darkness and into My marvelous light, and you are a chosen people, a royal…
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Advent: Preparing Many Hearts for More
Art source: fine art America John The Baptist by Todd L Thomas I have been pondering and waiting (Advent means ‘waiting’) on this revelation for over eleven months… The Lord began speaking this specific theme to me already in January of this year. (And YOU are in this story…) As the season of Advent now unfolds,…
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Ask God: “How are you with me?”
This Sunday begins the first Sunday in Adventand I have a gift for you below… Ask God: “How are you with me?” One of the names of Jesus is Emmanuel which means, “God with us.” Therefore… I love taking God’s promises, His character, and His names and pray into them. It looks like this: This Advent and…
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Parents: How to Surf the Waves of the Current Storm with your Children?
How do we help our kids navigate through a world where leaders are falling in sin like hotcakes, and churches are arguing over divisive topics? We need two major things. We need to know the Scriptures and rely on Holy Spirit. As parents, we need to worship God in both Spirit and Truth and invite…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 