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That Ride at The Fair…
Read more: That Ride at The Fair…In Holbrook, Arizona, on the cusp of Route 66 and wide-open desert, the county fair rolled into town every September. And every year, my family would take me and my brothers for our annual thrill fest of funnel cakes and Ferris Wheel rides. With blue wristbands and dusty tennis shoes, we’d glide around the fairgrounds…
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How To Thrive in 2018
Read more: How To Thrive in 2018Thrive. /thrīv/ v. To flourish. To propser. “To grow vigorously” Merriam Webster’s Dictionary says. Every new year commences on January 1st like a brand-new beginning for all to behold. Dreams loom ahead. Goals lie in waiting. Resolutions and aspirations liven our spirits once again, as we ponder the potential of what’s yet to…
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When God Takes Away What You Love
Read more: When God Takes Away What You Love“The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord.” -Job 1:21 Job knew the sting the heart feels when God takes away what you love. When God gives. Then takes away. Many of us face this pain in life. The pain that remains when God takes away something you…
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Glory Divine
Read more: Glory DivineFaith in an unseen God sounds crazy Hellish Foolish Ridiculous maybe Water into wine Hands that heal the blind I know you think it’s fiction but He’ll show you He ain’t lyin I spent too many moments Thinking, God, You got it wrong It’s ruined You blew it No joy to find a song Little…
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God’s Purpose in Disappointment
Read more: God’s Purpose in Disappointment“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God.” –Psalm 42:5-6a It’s easy to feel defeated in the midst of life’s disappointments. To feel broken. Confused. Hopeless. Sad. Empty. But with the help of…
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Loving Jesus for Jesus: Dwelling With the Lord in Love Strengthens You
Read more: Loving Jesus for Jesus: Dwelling With the Lord in Love Strengthens YouLove beckons a lover to come and dwell. To come and sit. To come and rest. To come and be. Did you know that Jesus Himself beckons you? That’s right. The King of the world… The Maker of the stars… The Artist of the heavens… Jesus. God incarnate. Jesus. He beckons you! Jesus beckons…
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Loving Jesus for Jesus
Read more: Loving Jesus for JesusLove beckons a lover to come and dwell. To come and sit. To come and rest. To come and be. Did you know that Jesus Himself beckons you? That’s right. The King of the world… The Maker of the stars… The Artist of the heavens… Jesus. God incarnate. Jesus. He beckons you! Jesus beckons you…
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The Relief of Release: Nothing Messes Up God’s Will
Read more: The Relief of Release: Nothing Messes Up God’s WillIf there’s a burden you’re carrying. You don’t have to carry it anymore. It’s not up to you to carry it. Release it. The Lord can handle it. “Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken,” says Psalm 55:22. The worry that keeps you…
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The Holy Spirit Misunderstood
Read more: The Holy Spirit MisunderstoodWhen Jesus left Earth, He gave the disciples and all who would believe in Him the Holy Spirit. And ever since, there has been tension regarding the way Christians interpret this mysterious aspect of the trinity. Surrounding the Holy Spirit in Christianity, there are 2 major belief regarding the way the Holy Spirit is manfested…
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When I Can’t Find A Reason for God to Love Me
Read more: When I Can’t Find A Reason for God to Love MeGod’s love has never seemed fully unconditional to me. Before, I used to try to find reasons for God loving me. Before, there would always be something that I had done that I thought was good, simmering in the back of my mind to validate God’s reason to want to love me. And in the…
Life and God 