Tag: sacrifice
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The Undiscovered Country
Sometimes change is painful. We may get so miserable in our current state that we take a step or two toward change. But then we feel that resistance. We feel those uncomfortable feelings of unfamiliar territory. And so we retreat. We “change back.”
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Internet Hiatus
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that, as useful as the internet can be, too much screen time is a problem. We all know it. But it’s a hard habit to break.
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Fear Of Fire
When I was a girl, maybe 6 or 7 years old, the house behind ours caught fire in the middle of the night. Our whole family got out of bed and watched it from our sliding glass door. We knew the neighbors were safe, but I still cried because I was afraid the fire would…
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How God Plays Favorites
One of the most moving poems you’ll ever read is “Charge of the Light Brigade” by Tennyson. It memorializes the bravery of six hundred English soldiers who, because of poorly communicated orders, went up against a horde of Russians with no hope of victory at the Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War in 1854.
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Women Can Be Jerks Too
What we women in modern times have done through feminism is sort of collectively rage against all of the mistreatment of women throughout history. And even if our husbands are basically good fellas and have never laid a violent hand on us, we have now been empowered by the cultural trend to lash out over…
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What I’ve Learned About God By Being A Parent
The Lord your God in your midst,The Mighty One, will save;He will rejoice over you with gladness,He will quiet you with His love,He will rejoice over you with singing.Zephaniah 3:17 We have two daughters getting married this spring. At this point, it’s one wedding down and one to go. When my children were small, I…
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Let Us Not Grow Weary
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIV) I’m a very light sleeper, typically waking at the slightest sound. But I remember one time when I did not. My youngest daughter was a baby, we had…
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Serving With Joy
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.Matthew 13:44 A while back I read a devotional that shook me a bit, convicting me with a lesson I truly…
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