Known to many of us: the story of Judas, the betrayal of Judas. For a long time, Judas was a faithful follower of Jesus. He may have been critical of the expenditures of Jesus’ ministry at times, but he still loved Jesus and followed Him. Yet, slowly but surely, that began to change. At first […]
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It was quite a few years ago now, fairly early in my walk with God, when I increasingly felt it on my heart to rid myself of stuff. I had so much clothing, so many shoes, so many bags, and so much jewelry; I could easily decorate a whole forest of Christmas trees with it, LOL.
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“See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey” – Matthew 21:5 Jerusalem was alive on the day Jesus entered the city on a donkey foal (Matthew 21:5). The city was already filled with rejoicing because of Passover, and the news that Jesus
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Our husbands are powerful, the priests of our families, leaders, and providers. But what if your husband has strayed from God or, for some reason, fails to take on his duty as a priest or does not know how? Then it is up to us women, mothers, to be the silent praying force behind our
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“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8 This morning during my quiet time, I was suddenly touched by God’s love for us. I have thanked Him so often that I have the opportunity and the honor to love Him because
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“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” – John 12:24 In this verse from John, Jesus reveals a principle that runs through life as a whole. Growing. However, growth only begins when
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“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” – Matthew
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Busy schedules, a busy family life, and an overflowing mind. Sound familiar? To this day, it is still often a struggle for me to bring some structure to my weekly schedule and balance to all my ‘obligations.’ I love structure and routine, and I had this for years: a fixed schedule, time for relaxation, family,
Our little house in the middle of nowhere has a mega-gigantic garden! A huge blessing, were it not that it is currently one big wasteland, LOL. Big sand dunes, towering weeds, and muddy clay soil are pretty much all we are looking at right now. Time for action, my husband and I thought at the
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Our car had been having some problems for a while, but until then they were always minor issues. Dashboard lights that came on unexpectedly without any apparent problem, or the interior lights that suddenly wouldn’t turn off, LOL. Annoying, but not insurmountable. Until that one Sunday. We were on our way to church, or at
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