Where is the Secret Place of God?

As I am praying through the hundreds of prayer requests sent this past weekend, Psalm 91 keeps coming to mind. It starts out in the setting of being in the Secret Place with the Lord. “He [or she] who dwells... Continue reading →

Jesus: Pandemic Love

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Oh how easily my heart can become weary, overwhelmed and even impatient at this Covid-19 pandemic. I am astonished at how quickly fear can strike the hearts of so many, but if I’m honest I have felt fear nip at me, too.... Continue reading →

Why Does God Test our Faith?

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“Why does God allow a trial or test, a sorrow or heartbreak?” “Where is He when bad things happen? Why doesn’t He intervene more?” As I’ve grown in faith, I ask these questions less, however, now my children are asking... Continue reading →

How to Pick a Word for the Year

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A few years ago I hopped on the pick-a-word-for-the-year train. I thought it was a little silly at first, but I wanted to do what the cool kids were doing ?, so I decided to give it a shot. I had a hard... Continue reading →

10 Attributes of God

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I love Thanksgiving and all the hustle & bustle that follows in preparation for Christmas, but far too often I get side tracked and by my to-do list. Tensions rise, hurry takes over and we are left feeling emptier than... Continue reading →

The Best Time to Worship the Lord

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Some time ago I felt an urgent nudging toward a time of worship. I was a little bewildered, to be honest. I mean, “worship” generally brings to mind a time of joy and celebration, raised hands during worship service at... Continue reading →

5 Ways we Hinder our Prayers

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Occasionally when we pray, we hear no answer. I believe there are three reasons for this: It is not God’s perfect time, yet. God may want to use this trial to teach us something great about Himself, or He may... Continue reading →

A Promise from God’s Word When Life Overwhelms

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Sometimes in life we meet these rough patches and strength seem to fail us, you know? The times when your life looks very little like you imagined, nothing like you planned, and very little like it could ever be enjoyed... Continue reading →

When our Strength becomes our Weakness

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Every week the members of this online community receive an email that contains a piece of my heart. Often it’s a what I like to call a “faith peptalk” other times it’s proposing a new challenge or ecourse. But every... Continue reading →

Why we should Consider Closing the Devotional

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As Christian women trying to find our way in this crazy world, we long for slower moments. We crave simple communion with the Heavenly Father. We want more of the gentleness that makes our hearts aware of the nearness of... Continue reading →