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When Bible Promises Don’t Happen #WordWednesday

  They huddled around the hospital bed praying fervently for a miracle. All desired healing and believed it could happen. But it didn’t come on this side of eternity. Their loved one slipped to the other side while they petitioned. Hearts broken, the mourners grieved and wondered why some scriptures just don’t seem to be true, at least in this …

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A Book on Prayer that Takes You to Heavenly Places: A #Giveaway

  I’ve found a new favorite author and book that will take permanent residence on my bookshelf and in my heart. When I’ve found something great, I have to share it. That’s why I talk and write about Jesus all the time. But . . . I enjoy wordsmiths who not only teach me, but whose words stir my soul. …

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A Strategy for Desperate Prayers (And a Giveaway!)

  I never knew I could kill someone–I mean literally kill a person, until I found myself in a situation that involved the safety of my babies. One night, around midnight,  in a French ski resort, a man slipped into our European rental van while my children slept in the back. Mike had walked across the street to search for our apartment …

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How to Change our Stinkin Thinkin and a Giveaway!

Do you get stuck in the muck of “you”? Confession: I was stuck in my muck the other day, and I came across this old post, and I needed it. I figured that if I needed it, somebody else probably does too. Getting stuck in our muck is the downside of being human. But there is hope. This is how …

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