Have you ever found yourself lost for words? Thoughts bubble up inside your mind and around your heart, yet you can’t get the words to come out. They are stuck; deeply felt but unspoken. I found myself in this state during worship at church over the weekend. There was so much running through my mind. …
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DEVOTIONAL: Dwelling in the shelter of the Most High
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will …
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Devotion: This Designer Doesn’t Offer Discounts
For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV Shopping in a luxury boutique intimidated me, especially on my budget. I usually looked for discounts not designer labels. I worried about feeling unsophisticated in a shop that sold merchandise I …
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Guest Post | Matthew Karchner and Straight 2 Queensland
Raised in a Christian home, I followed my deceitful heart into a gay lifestyle. Glamorous and fun initially, I later realized it was a fantasy world void of peace. Cowering in fear of reality, I became addicted to a laundry list of vices. Friends committed suicide and overdosed. The Lord reminded me of scripture I …
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Review of ‘The Stranger’ by Ben Palpant
In a world where many know little about Jesus or have forgotten his significance, he has become like a stranger to us—sometimes welcome, sometimes unwanted, but ever present to challenge our suppositions and call us to a better way. Where is God? Inspired by T. S. Eliot, Ben Palpant has penned an intriguing collection of …
DEVOTIONAL: Perfect Peace
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. – Isaiah 26:3 Finding perfect peace is not an easy thing to come across. Often, most of us have seasons where we don’t feel peace at all, let alone have perfect peace. But God’s Words tells us that …
Devotions: But still, Immanuel
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”) – Matthew 1:23 I love the name Immanuel. It’s one of the names of Jesus and means ‘God with us’. And we never hear Immanuel more than at Christmas, when we’re reminded in Matthew …
DEVOTIONS: There is hope in the hurting
There is hope in the hurting. There are a lot of hurting people around. The last few weeks, as I’ve looked around, I have seen so much hurt and pain. I see my own hurt and pain. I see the pain of those around me. I see the pain of those that I don’t even …
A Reckless Extravagant Love part 1 – by Keona J. Tann
“Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way.” 1 Corinthians 13: 4b-5a NLT Here we read about a love that refuses to be jealous of others; a love that does not brag about achievements or inflate its own importance; a love that doesn’t selfishly seek …
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DEVOTIONS: Running to the arms of the Father.
I’m a flawed person. This revelation likely isn’t a surprise to anyone, except maybe my mamma, who happens to think I’m the most amazing woman to ever walk the earth (thanks, Ma!) Like most people, I have many flaws and faults. I’ve said and done things that have left me questioning my own sanity. I’ve …
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