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Practical Compassion: How everyday compassion makes us more like Jesus + Tips

My cousin, Sarah, saw my apprehension and made a promise: “I’ll stand here and watch him the whole time,” she said, “I won’t take my eyes off him.” We were standing over the small form of my 22-month-old son, Luke, who lay unconscious in a hospital bed in the pediatric intensive care unit. A fat […]

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Does God care about me personally? What sheep taught me about true love in Jesus

If you like this message and think it could help someone, please share it. Thanks! I had a season of life not long ago when anxiety ruled my days and haunted my nights. This painful period provoked questions about God: why is He letting me suffer? Why doesn’t He feel close? What does it feel

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Is God out to get me because I’ve done wrong? The Bible’s Surprising Answer

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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