How Majestic Is Your Name

A Psalm of David O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of… Continue reading How Majestic Is Your Name

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Rest And Restore

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table… Continue reading Rest And Restore

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Helping Hands

A reposted article by Jenny Harrison “There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.” ~~Helen Keller We were not intentionally trying to make a difficult situation worse. The truth is, my family was genuinely trying to be helpful when our eighteen… Continue reading Helping Hands

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Just Like Her

by Chassidy Carroll “Do you know that I’ve been in prison?” Her eyes flicker downward with the question, just for a second.  Baring your heart before a stranger is never easy. But here she sits, at my kitchen table where I meet with all prospective new volunteers. Courageously bringing her past into the present, she… Continue reading Just Like Her

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Seasons of Color

A RePosted Article by Michelle Welch “See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come,..” Song of Solomon 2:11-13 (NIV) Last weekend we took sweet baby Lyric to her first Easter egg hunt. Everywhere I looked, there was a profusion of color.… Continue reading Seasons of Color

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I Can’t Want It

by Jenny Harrison “Time for dinner,” I announced one evening as our family was settling in after a long day. My two-year-old son enthusiastically ran to the table, licking his lips until he saw IT on his plate—broccoli! He closed his eyes, wrinkled his nose, shook his head, and said, “I can’t want it.” I… Continue reading I Can’t Want It

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When Opposition Knocks

by Danae Gail I read a verse from the Bible this past Sunday that I have not been able to get out of my head. “… because a great door for effective work has been opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.” 1 Corinthians 16:9. (NIV) I know that when God is… Continue reading When Opposition Knocks

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Broken Chains

by Chassidy Carroll I wish I could say I never stopped believing that my friend would come back to Jesus. That he’d stop living in destruction. That he’d have the courage to change. But I can’t. Years had passed. He was in and out of jail. He went to prison and back, and back to… Continue reading Broken Chains

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A Tale of Two Mindsets

by Dennis Ensor I read a blog today that encouraged each reader to participate in an interesting assignment. The assignment was to write two brief essays about your life—one as a victim and one as a winner. The assignment demonstrates the major difference one’s perspective can make. Let me show you in the paragraphs below.… Continue reading A Tale of Two Mindsets

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Word Hugs

by Freida Harrison “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~~ Mother Teresa When asked what I want for my birthday, I’ve often answered, “Kind words and hugs.” To me, they go hand in hand. I think of kind, verbal expressions as “word hugs”—those sweetly spoken words… Continue reading Word Hugs

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