“So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let …
What if?
A Morning prayer: What if the world stopped just for a day? What if all problems for one moment went away? What if I could grasp eternity and see what’s ahead? What if I chose to surrender the lead to be led? How would vision of the future cause within me change? Would the knowledge be sweet or would I …
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Thankful for the Darkness (2011 post 2nd edition)
There is something magical about Christmas lights. Ordinary homes transform into gumdrop houses. The outline of barren trees form graceful shapes against the darkness, and inside my home the lights from our tree cast a warm glow. I love to sit in their grace listening to the quiet and counting my blessings. But it struck me the other night that …
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IMMEASURABLY MORE….Exclamation Point!
“Abundance” by K. Andrist Somebody needs this Bible verse today and the reminder that He’s got it. Whatever your “it” is…He’s got it. Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is working within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus …
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The Testing of the Call
I remember it being a dark summer night. The year was 1988, and I had just graduated from college. My faith had been very strong entering those college years; I had been one of those radical high school fanatics who took her Bible to class. I loved Jesus. My freshmen year I knew God had called me into full-time ministry. He had …
