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Prayer as a Desperate Reach Toward Hope

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Firsthand Faith

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When You Feel Rejected and Unseen

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You Have Permission to Be Sad

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Five Truths to Ease the Changing Season of Friendships

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What You Just Can’t Do on Social Media

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High-waisted Jeans and
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My Early Morning Sisterhood

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Three Ways to Foster Community at Work

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What’s Your Word?

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Praying for All of Us

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Why My Unanswered Prayers
Convinced Me To Pray

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A Word for Those Who Feel Unseen

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When You Feel Rejected and Unseen

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When You Tell God You
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Learning Not to Judge But to Hear
My Neighbor’s Story

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When You’re in the Presence of Grief

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Ride with Your Hands Up

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The Four Words That Will Free You
From Needing Their Approval

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Today's Post

The Resolution that Really Matters

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“New year, new you!” “Out with the old, in with the new!” “We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them.” “What is the one word that will change your life this year?” Both our social media feeds and our brains brim with thoughts this January about new beginnings and deep introspection. Nothing makes us want to examine ourselves, our habits, and our resolutions like the start of a new year. Mentally, it’s not just the first month on a clean calendar; it represents the chance to make a fresh start and begin a new year with a clean slate. Whether ...

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God Delights in Delighting Us

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One day, my kid will figure out I don’t really know how to do magic. He will see that the watch I swiftly and erratically move from one hand to the other so close to his face that he has to close his eyes doesn't disappear but is thrown behind him. He will notice that the crumpled tissue I rub between my hands doesn’t come out of his ear but is hidden in my sleeve. He will one day understand that my magic isn’t really magic and that I’m not very good at illusion after all. But for now, in all ...

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Sabbath-ing Reminds Us That
Jesus Is Our Rest

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2018 was supposed to be my year of rest. I knew it back in January when I asked Him what my word for the year was. He whispered it urgently, Rest. Like Sarah of old, I wanted to laugh inside, to hide. Rest? How? But as always, He knows just what we need. And deep inside, deeper than the laughter and the doubt, I knew it was true. Exhaustion had driven me to the point of headaches and little mistakes and once or twice, even feeling unsafe while driving. Running on empty had emptied me. I ...

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On Weighing the Risks and Plans that Fail

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If you see a small creature scampering in the woods or along a path during winter, you can bet the little guy has weighed the pros and cons of being seen. In my own corner of the Colorado pines, I don’t often see chipmunks this time of year. Painted black stripe across his back, the chipmunk leans towards sleeping more to conserve energy so his tiny self outlasts winter. In his underground home, his heartbeat can go from 350 beats a minute to a barely-there fifteen beats. On a warmer day he ...

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