Tag: christianity
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GLORY REVISED
Have you ever prayed to see God’s glory in your life? We read of so many men and women in the Bible who were able to witness God’s glory in the course of their lives. Reading about the story of Moses’s multiple encounters with the Lord, and reading about David’s constant desire to dwell in…
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SURRENDER
As we’re reaching the middle of the year, I’m reminded of the most common question we all ask each other at the start of every year: “What is your New Year’s Resolution?” It’s great to have goals to better ourselves in different areas of our lives. But as the year continues we tend to forget…
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IVORY KEYS
“Please tell me you learned it already?!” I overheard my friends talking about the new song we had learned at youth camp. And I nonchalantly commented, “If you’re talking about ‘Let us Search’, I actually have the music sheet!!” I saw my friend’s eyes light up as she asked, “You do?! Can you please play…
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THE ACT OF THROWING SOMETHING FORCEFULLY
You type in the search bar: “stress relief gifts”. Ad after ad pops up offering a variety of stress/anxiety relief gift options. From “fidget cube stress relieving toy” to “stress/anxiety relief device” to “silicone pop bubble stress relieving keychains”. Nowadays it’s become normal to see a huge production of items that advertise helping out with…
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IMPERFECTION
As soon as we got home, I remember looking down and seeing a gray stain smack dab in the middle of my shirt. My heart sunk. I closed my eyes and thought, “Please, don’t be smudged! It can’t be smudged!” And that whole week I anxiously waited for the phone call. That afternoon my sister…
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NEVER FULLY BEEN
“Let me tell the tale Of a girl who didn’t stop, Who climbed up every mountain Without a pause upon the top. She’d dance until each blade of grass Was clothed in drops of dew, And the sun knew her by name But the silver moon did too. For a fear had settled in her…
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CAMBODIA CHRONICLES: NEVER TAKING—ONLY ADDING
“Believe me, I was a little skeptical if this was a real person texting me or if someone was just playing a joke on me. When I read the text message, I was quite surprised and felt unsure of what to do. But I prayed, asking God to guide me.” Prior to our trip to…
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THROW OFF EVERYTHING
“Success doesn’t come in moments, but it grows throughout a lifetime of walking with God each and every day.” (Counting the Cost devotional by Second Baptist Houston) What does it mean to have success? The dictionary defines it as “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose; the attainment of fame, wealth, or social status”. The…
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CHaNGE YOUR PRaYER LIFE
” …because you want to step out of this world for a while…” How would you feel if a close friend only calls you wheneverhe needs some help? He maybe needs help financially, maybe he calls to ask youfor some help with buying him groceries, or maybe he calls you just to complainabout stuff going…
BEAUTY FROM ASHES 