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The Power Found in the Faith of a Friend
After a difficult week of doing the hard work sometimes required in marriage, I picked up my phone to find a voice message from a friend. A few months before, we made a covenant to pray for one...
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5 Ways to Help Give God Your First 15 Minutes
The early days with a newborn are pure survival. Sleep when you can, as long as you can. At some point, the baby begins to sleep a little longer, a little later. It took almost four years for my first...
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If You Think You’re Not Enough, You May Be Right
My guest bathroom is a mess. About a year ago, a little section of paint started peeling. One child (no one will admit to it) pulled at the little bubble. And pulled. And pulled. Soon, a big section of...
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I’m Going to the Dominican Republic!
Walking with you in the shadow of the cross is the thing that gets me out of bed before dawn. I most often write in the dark part of the morning, praying that the words here might propel you forward in...
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What I Learned from My Fast (and Why You Should Try It)
In my years of following Jesus, I never fasted. Not once. Not social media, not television, not sugar, not food. I didn’t see the need. Fasting seemed like one of those things you did to enhance your...
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How to Pray for Wisdom Using Scripture
In the first few months of motherhood, I felt completely in over my head. Being the oldest of four children, the mechanics of caring for a child were not new to me. However, being completely...
View ArticleThe Weight of Worship
In 2004 I arrived. It was the year I accomplished everything on my wish list. After my high school graduation, I packed up my red Chevy Cavalier and headed to the city. I shook the small-town dust off...
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6 Ways to Press Pause When You’re Too Busy
The thump-thump of my heart echoed in my ear, the tightness in my chest only increasing its volume. My peripheral vision blurred a bit as I desperately searched for all the things I thought we might...
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If Only I Could Feel the Pain
I am pleased to join The Glorious Table’s series on holiness. Because of grace, we often miss the pain of sin. What if we could feel the pain it caused? I don’t think about my ring-finger toe much...
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6 Prayers When You Can’t See the Road Ahead
I learned how to drive on the backroads of a small mountain town. Some of the roads were sophisticated with painted lines. Others were the simple tar-and-gravel variety with loose rocks and vague...
View ArticleYou Are Priceless
We protect what costs us the most. Consider a great piece of art like the Italian painter Caravaggio’s Conversion of Saint Paul. In this oil painting, light bursts through chaotic darkness and rests on...
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How to Pray with Childlike Faith
“Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6 HCSB) My three-year-old son’s bedtime routine is...
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Can You See God at Work in Your Life?
“On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.” ~Psalm 138:3 ESV Lord, I’m desperate for direction. Should I return to work or stay home a little longer? Closing my prayer...
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Share Four Somethings: January
I have a confession. January is almost over, and I’m still struggling to start new. I generally hit January 1 with big goals mapped out in a new planner. I end the month with boxes checked, well on my...
View ArticleLove is Worth the Work
“But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.” (1 John 2:5 NLT) I fell in love with my husband right before I left for my Freshman...
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How Can We Tell When God Answers Prayers?
Prayer is the most commonly practiced spiritual discipline. Whether with a nighttime one-liner or an extended period of prayer and fasting, almost 80 percent of Americans pray. With all these prayers...
View ArticleHe Can Do It Again
Watching a baby master new skills is one of the greatest joys of parenthood. Their first rollovers elicit cheers, and we reward them with kisses when they clumsily crawl toward a favorite toy. For...
View ArticleThe Most Important Thing
If you spend any time on Facebook, you’ve probably seen the “ask your kids” quizzes. Without any prompting, you ask your kids questions like: What is something I always say to you? What makes me happy?...
View ArticleUsing the Truth to Identify Lies
In the mid-nineties, ER debuted on NBC’s Must See TV. Hooked from day one, I rarely missed an episode. Since I planned to pursue a career in the medical field, all the medical dilemmas interested me....
View ArticleWhen All You Can Do is Pray
“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people.” (1 Timothy 2:1 ESV) It’s been a rough year for so many of my friends. When I look...
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