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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 10

Continuing on in our study of Matthew’s gospel, we reach chapter 10 in which Jesus begins equipping His newly found disciples with instructions, warnings and encouragements concerning their ministry from here on out. In chapter 9 we left off with Jesus talking to His disciples about the importance of reaching people with His message who…
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Tears, Airport Terminals, and When God Gave Me Pain

Why does God give us pain? I know why He allows pain. I know why He permits pain to exist in the world. It’s a product of fallen humanity. Nothing will be free from pain until Jesus comes back and ushers in the New Heaven and New Earth (Revelation 21). I know all of this.…
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Home. There’s A Wind Blowing…

I came back home this weekend. It doesn’t feel like home anymore. But it reminds me of home… …the place where memories rest in eager anticipation of my recollection. And now I recall…all the memories this place has brought…and the nostalgia of Fall linking me to my past…linking me to any place I’ve ever called…
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Don’t Be Afraid to Ask

Lately God has been reminding me of the power of prayer and boldness to believe He can move. To believe that He hears me. To believe that He wants good things for me. To fight for what He is cultivating. To ask. There was a time I used to feel uncomfortable asking God for something.…
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“I trust You, God. But…”

God has been testing me lately in how and why I trust in Him. With opportunities arising that I’ve been excited about and the potential for entering into a new season of stability, it’s ironically been a rocky past couple of weeks. God’s challenging me about all of the things that I’ve always thought would…
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God Knows Exactly What to Do

I thought I was making good progress when it came to trusting in God’s ways. I wrote about the topic several months ago. I’ve been striving to let the Lord lead me to the places He wants to take me, even if that means traversing a very different road than I would have thought. And…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 9

As we arrive in chapter 9 of Matthew, we continue to read about how Jesus interacts with people and handles opposition. If you are just now joining in this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here. We just left off at chapter 8 where Jesus was asked to leave the region…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 8

As we progress in our study of Matthew, we arrive this week in chapter 8. Now we read about a series of people who respond to Jesus in different ways just after He finished His sermon and comes down from the mountain. (If you are now joining in this study, you can read Getting to…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 7

This week I’m picking back up with my Getting to Know Jesus study of Matthew. I’m excited to jump back in again to this exciting book! (If you are now joining in this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here.) Now as we resume in the gospel of Matthew, we continue…
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Sweet Emotions

For the past year, I’ve found myself more aware of my emotions than I ever been. I used to not be very open when it came to expressing exactly how I felt. I used to be an emotion-stuffer. I stuffed my emotions. I bottled them up. I never let anybody see how I was feeling.…
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