There are moments in life when God’s goodness feels especially near, and so often, He shows it through the people He places in our lives. The friends who show up, who love us in both small and significant ways, are reminders of His kindness and care. Thank God for friends. Thank God for friends who deliver coffee to your front…
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Trusting God for the Right-Now Provision
A few months ago, I made bread for the first time in probably over a decade. It was a different kind of flour than I had ever used — and it turned out AMAZING. Not long after, the word manna started lingering in my heart — a quiet, persistent reminder from the Lord. At the time, I was in a…
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What Obedience Is Teaching Me: Lessons from a Year of Saying Yes
I’m telling you. The Lord has had sooooo much to teach me about obedience in the last year, mostly as a result of doing the Experiencing God study. Along with what He is teaching me is the fact that my heart has been in a more receptive place, so the conviction of the Holy Spirit has been so strong. I…
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Monday Mercies: Strength for the Week Ahead
Another Monday. Fresh, new mercies. A fresh start. A new chance to die to self — not just once, but moment by moment.Today holds countless opportunities to be obedient, to choose to walk in the Spirit instead of the flesh. Lord, help me. Thank You that the very power that raised You from the dead now lives in me —…
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What Are You Clinging To?
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it some day for a crown. Sometimes verses and songs mean different things in different seasons of life. Many nights ago, as we sang this old, familiar hymn, the phrase “til my trophies at last…
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