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When God is Silent

Although it feels like a silent season, God is speaking to and teaching you in the silence. If you sit still long enough. He will reveal truth in this season.

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My Life as the Canary in the Pew

Suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), I’m like a canary that coal miners used to give warning of danger from the toxic gases in the mines.

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Sing Your Way Through Suffering

Suffering can erode joy. When your weary soul falters, singing is a way of turning you God-ward, especially when affliction drags you in the other direction.

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Disillusioned with the Church

How do you pick up the pieces and move from being disillusioned with the church to engaged again?

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The Sweetness of Honesty

It’s difficult to be vulnerable, but that’s what it takes to be real with others. The sweetness of honesty will allow others to help you carry your burdens.

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Linking Our Shields of Faith

As Christians, by God's design, we are not meant to do life alone. We are to stand together and link our shields of faith against the arrows of the enemy.

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How Do I Meet Another in Grief?

How do we process grief and loss in our own lives while helping others with theirs? Remember that pain is more bearable when we are not alone in it.

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Being Present in Our Grief

Jesus was truly present: physically accessible, sharing Himself, entering into places of pain, grief, and loss. What an example for us in our own grief.

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When Plans Fail

When "Plan A" fails we feel a loss of control and purpose. Our ability to adjust and allow God to teach us through the disappointment, is what brings us peace.

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Fighting the Good Fight

Sometimes the life of faith feels like a fight. Circumstances in our lives threaten to take us down. Yet God's grace and strength will help us keep fighting.

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An Amateur Forgiver

When it comes to forgiveness, most of us are amateurs. We don’t have to be experts to practice 70x7 forgiveness. The important thing is to make a start.

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Getting Back on the Bike

There is no one that understands the rocky terrain of this world like Jesus. Allow Him to walk with you, talk with you, listen to you, heal you, and love you.

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Tell Yourself the Truth

What lies are you listening to? More importantly, what source are you plugging into—God’s truth or the Enemy’s lies?

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How a Right View of God Makes Us Grateful

God strengthens our faith, enlarges our vision, and pours out His grace upon us to respond in gratitude and confidence in His ability to supply our every need.

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The Door of Forgiveness

If we continue hanging on to our bitterness, we will become stuck – spiritually stuck…Oh how beautiful is the door of forgiveness!

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Look to God's Peace

Is Life Weighing You Down? Even if God chooses to keep you in the struggle, you can make it if you have His peace deep in your heart.

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Wrestling with the Goodness of God

Do you wonder if God still good when He allows His people to suffer? Are you overwhelmed by fear and doubt? Consider this…

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How to Survive Tragedy with Hope

When tragedy strikes and you feel like your heart is broken beyond repair, how do you survive with hope? Here are 3 simple tools to guard your heart in grief.

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Renewal

Just like flowers, we, too, have dormant periods. Is this a cold season for you? Hold on. Rest in the Lord, in Whom we plant hope. Spring is on the way.

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Embracing the Now-and-Not-Yet Moments

Waiting is hard. But, if you find yourself at a fork in the road, consider that it might be okay to rest in that space before bounding ahead.

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