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Category: Devotionals
Keep Holding On
Scroll through today’s news headlines or your friends’ updates on Facebook or Instagram. People everywhere are facing many kinds of trials. It’s an unavoidable part of life. My guess is that you...
Eyes Glued on God
I looked up at the clock. The class was only halfway through, but I wanted to leave. Every muscle in my body ached, my heart was racing, and the five-pound dumbbells felt like 55. I had taken this...
If It Is Possible
The other day I heard about a new 2024 Illinois law on the morning news. This law makes it unlawful for someone from the public to come in direct contact with a bear or “non-human primate.” Next...
We All Trespass
Have you ever received an unannounced visit from the police at your front door? It’s unsettling, especially when your 9- and 11-year-old sons are involved. Apparently, their soccer ball soared onto...
The Lord Our Help
It’s really hard to turn the other cheek and it is even harder to bless those who wrong me. But this is what Paul is talking about in this passage. He said that “vengeance is the Lord’s.”...
Family Ties
Sometimes family isn’t found with the people we share a bloodline with. Sometimes, we choose our family from bonds formed unexpectedly with an open mind, mutual trust, and respect, to name a few.
A Firm Foundation
Is there someone in your life who you desperately want to change? When we tie our well-being to a difficult person, we often spin our wheels, hoping they will change, only to be repeatedly drawn into...
Bold Prayers
Today, I stare so hard at these two words: adversary and adversity. These words are similar in length and shape. We often blame one for the other.