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Our Greatest Treasures: Encounters with God
There’s something about rediscovering my favorite Christmas ornaments that threatens to turn me into a sentimental pile of mush. Among my ornaments, I have several favorites. A beautiful glittery angel, a decorated sea shell from the Bahamas, and a pair of…
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Lord, Help Me to Focus on the True Purpose of the Christmas Season
My mom and I have been through our share of holiday baking disasters. One year, we made a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. As we were preparing the cake, we watched a video of a talented home baker create the dessert…
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God Is Writing Your Story
God is writing your story. No one else has the power to change or destroy it. During difficult times, it may be hard to believe this truth, but that doesn’t make it any less true. God is writing our story. In the…
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Father, Help Me to Create an Eternal Legacy
Every believer has an opportunity to inspire other believers in their faith and create an eternal legacy. This may sound like something out of a high fantasy novel, but it’s true. We all have an opportunity to contribute to His eternal…
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Kingdom Confidence: Finding Our Confidence in God
I wrote a letter to myself a few years ago. At the time, I was in a community leadership program. One of the leaders suggested that everyone write a letter to their future self. Who would we be? What did we…
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Please, God, Deliver Me and Restore My Purpose
Have you ever read the Bible and realized that what you thought about a Bible story was actually wrong? I had this realization years ago as I read about God parting the Red Sea for Moses and the Israelites in the…
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5 More People in the Bible who were Called by God
In a previous blog, I listed six people in the Bible who received their calling from God: Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Gideon, and David. In this blog, we'll discuss five more!
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6 People in the Bible who were Called by God
This month, I’ve been sharing what God has put on my heart about receiving His purpose for our lives. In keeping with this theme, I’d like to highlight the stories of 6 people in the Bible who received a call from…
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Serving God with Our Skills and Talents
My father loves vegetable gardening. He learned how to grow vegetables on his family’s farm in Jamaica as a small child. Despite moving away from the farm, he still enjoys being outdoors, planting seeds, and watching things grow. Nowadays, my parents…
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Thank you, Lord, that I was Created Purposefully
God created us purposefully. Sometimes it’s hard to hold on to this truth. Yet, despite the events surrounding our birth, the setbacks we’ve endured, or the mistakes that we’ve made, we were created thoughtfully, lovingly, and intentionally. In Psalm 139:14, we…
