Have you ever seen a Medal of Honor or known someone who’s received one? After betrayal, we ask a lot of questions: Am I not good enough or worthy of loving? What’s wrong with me, or what did I do wrong? Why are you choosing to …
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Crisis of Faith?
Even though I was having a crisis of faith, I couldn’t admit to it. Feeling guilty about questioning a God who is faithful and true? This can’t be good, right? Surely, I should know better! Surely, I should not be having doubts about God! When …
Read MoreNEVER FRUMPIFY?
Say what? Ha ha. That’s right, friend. As your battle buddy, I’m going to appoint myself to teach you a little bit about self-care today. So often after experiencing betrayal, we feel confused and sad- we’d rather stay in bed, pull the covers over our …
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Two Options
Jeremiah photo courtesy of Michelangelo and Oakwood View Prints In Jeremiah 11, we see the town of Anathoth, Jeremiah’s hometown, all plotting to kill him. For multiple reasons, they didn’t like his message, and they wanted him silenced. Jeremiah had two options: run and hide, …
Read MoreTombstones
When we hear the word tombstone we immediately think of cemeteries and Halloween- along with the names and dates of those passed on before us, with images of R.I.P. There’s another tombstone that doesn’t always come to mind as quickly: the stone on Jesus’ tomb. …
Read MoreChoosing Him
Unstoppable. At first glance, this word seems prideful- a bit arrogant, I must say. God placed it on my heart and I think I know why: “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according to his …
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Abound in Hope
Recently, my daughter ordered a letter jacket at school. As she was picking out patches, she told me of her choice to put a Bible verse reference near her name patch. She liked one we had previously memorized at church. It’s about hope, which offers …
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Pray First
When I was nine, my family took a vacation to visit relatives in New Mexico. One morning we headed out to a desert-y area where there were some archery targets and gear. My cousins and I, filled with anticipation for this fun adventure, began to …
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Serenity Prayer Hangups
In 2011, I joined a wives care support group. Part of our meeting included reciting the Serenity Prayer. It always caused distress for me, and sometimes it still does- because it’s all about giving God control, releasing our grip on everything we are grasping too …
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