I adjusted my head scarf and shrugged my coat closer to my body. Farther ahead on this frozen street in Kabul, drifts of men in traditional shalwar kameez and western suits broke right and left to dodge an obstacle. The gap between hurrying feet soon revealed an old man sitting on the frigid sidewalk. Only […]
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This lesson application and journaling prompt is based on the devotional Seek First: How to Receive God’s Best for Your Life. You can read the other lessons on Day 2, Day 3, or Day 4 if you missed them. Ah, love. Love is the most powerful feeling in the universe. Some may argue that it’s
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This lesson application and journaling prompt is based on the devotional Seeking God: How to Receive God’s Best for Your Life. You can also review day 2 and day 3 if you missed them. I skipped church one Sunday morning and mollified my conscience by watching a tv preacher. The pastor on one particular segment
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This is a breakout lesson based on the devotional Seeking God: How to Receive God’s Best for Your Life. Did you miss day 2’s lesson and journaling prompt? Read it here. As I wound my way through unfamiliar streets in Washington, DC, my Google Maps audio piped up: “Alternate route available. Save 3 minutes.” Anything
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This is an application lesson based on the devotional Seeking God: How to Receive God’s Best for Your Life. Please read it first, then jump back here to read the lesson and journaling prompt. “Jesus Loves Me” was the first hymn we learned as children. If you came to the Lord as an adult, “Amazing
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Today: Read devotional below Tomorrow through Friday: Come back for break-out lessons based on today’s devotional plus a guided journaling prompt Epaphras* sat at an ink-stained desk painting Chinese characters onto paper. Words about Jesus. Heaps of paper stacked like wheat press against an enamel percolator, an overturned wash basin and a neatly folded towel.
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This is Day 1 of a five-day study on overcoming the shame of failure so you can put the past behind you. Want to jump ahead? No problem. Click on the menu below to dive into any day of the devotional. Jump to Day 2 Jump to Day 3 Jump to Day 4 Jump to
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This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase through my link. All opinions are my own. (This is the second post in a series about overcoming shame and past regrets. To catch up, check out the first post here.) The woman shoved the too-short
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When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:4 ESV This short devotional was the result of a writing challenge in my Christian writers’ group. We were asked to write a 500-word devotional – then cut it down to 350 words! I discovered I could actually write something short and like it.
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I was steaming, and I’m not talking about broccoli. Yet another nasty encounter with That person. She cursed me with the F-bomb and stalked out of the house. Confrontations like this were common. It wasn’t like walking on eggshells around her – I was stomping on glass. Trapped in this hateful cycle, I was desperate
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