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Journey with Joy

“You’re taking the joy out of the journey!” My roommate half jokingly and half seriously exclaimed hours into our drive from Chicago to the East Coast.
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An Unbreakable Lifeline

How do you hold fast to the faith once delivered to you when everything around you seems to be falling apart?
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A Map for the Journey

I'm a nature girl at heart, and recently, this Illinois flat-lander headed to the Rocky Mountains. We borrowed a four-wheeler and bumped up the mountain seven miles to our hike.
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His Presence

God is always present with us, whether our attention is on Him or not. But sometimes, we want to give Him our attention and receive His in return. And we do this through prayer.  
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It’s a Tunnel, Not a Trap Door

You and I are invited to follow Jesus in and through “the hard stuff”—whatever that may be today and no matter how long it lasts.
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Unpredictable Predictability

When was the last time someone made you a promise and couldn’t keep it? It could be as simple as, “See you at 7 p.m. on Friday.”
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Endure

I know most certainly that I want to be a godly leader driven to make certain that others may see Jesus in my actions so that my actions might help lead them to Christ at the appropriate time.  
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In the Face of Suffering

This past summer was the hardest summer of my life by far. For me it was a season of waiting but even more a season of God stripping me of my self-sufficiency.
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Hope In Large Doses

The text message from Comcast was lengthy, which already stressed me out. Our internet would be cut off that morning for a few hours for some “unforeseen” repairs that needed to be done in the...