Faith

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A hand is holding a star light in a window

To Those Hoping for Hope in the New Year

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My son must have been two when it happened: We were in a store, me pregnant, him plopped on the cart while I quickly scanned the racks for what I needed. Since the store wasn’t busy, I decided to lift him out, just for a moment.  But in just that span of time, he was just. . . gone.
Girl sinking under a white wool blanket

Getting Ill Showed Me God’s Grace

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Dread gripped my heart when my Covid test returned positive. As I frantically did what I could to look after myself, God used that downtime to upend a few fears in me and showed me how much He cared for me.
Man embracing his past self.

3 Truths to Help Us Better Face Our Past

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If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Thinking about godly wisdom means we have to consider the kind of worldly wisdom we receive and how it shapes our actions.
Man looking up to the sky with dynamic angle

How Do We Fix Our Eyes on Jesus When We Can’t See Him?

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American life coach Martha Beck describes life this way, “Your life follows your attention. Wherever you look, you end up going.” This is not unlike how we direct our spiritual gaze. However, how do we constantly look to Jesus, whom we cannot see?
A guy is holding a magnifying glass

5 Signs of Godly Wisdom

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What does it mean to be wise in God’s eyes? Thinking about godly wisdom means we have to consider the kind of worldly wisdom we receive and how it shapes our actions.
Art student pondering feedback from teacher

How to Receive Correction Even When It Hurts

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I don’t like it when people correct me. Maybe because I’m like every other person before me, convinced that I know what I’m doing and don’t really need anyone else’s input.
A woman is pondering while waiting someone in a cafe

Ways to Think Before You Speak

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We do not always know the impact our words can have on someone, but the Bible tells us the importance they can have over our lives and others.
A woman is complaining, while the man is slowly talking his thought slowly

What’s the Difference Between Complaining & Being Honest?

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As the electricity snapped off sometime in the middle of the night, my husband and I groaned as the fan’s blades slowed to a stop, leaving a stuffy heat beneath our mosquito net. It was going to be hard to sleep well.
People on escalator in a subway station

3 Tips to Meet God in the Ordinary Moments

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When I was in my late teens and early twenties, I was profoundly uncomfortable with the ordinary part of my Christian life.