What Are You Clinging To?
What happens if we won’t let go? My friend’s son recently turned four years old. For nearly two and a half years, he carried his ‘binky’ everywhere. His mother used to sneak it in the wash at night to avoid the drama of their separation. To surrender his security...
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Sometimes, God Orders Ice Cream
I wrote this article a few years ago, but oh, how relevant it still is today! I am currently working on the final revisions to my manuscript on Legion and--just like I experienced when I wrote my Bible study on Hagar--some days are just plain hard! . . . Serving God...
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How Would You Describe God’s Love?
Have you ever felt as if a sermon or Bible passage had been aimed directly at you? Imagine that you and a friend read or hear the same message. Almost without exception, each of you will be personally impacted by God’s love and truth in profoundly unique ways. It is...
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A Mother’s Hope
Last week I shared a poem called, A Mother's Lament. Recent events in New York caused me to return to those words, which I wrote several years ago as I reflected on the child I lost to abortion as a teenager. This week, I want to share with you the counterpart to that...
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A Mother’s Lament
Thirty-five years ago, I lost my only child to abortion. Yet, to this day I am amazed at the unsearchable love of our God Who, in His great mercy, healed my heart and freed my soul from guilt and shame. (Romans 8:1) I am eternally grateful for His forgiveness and...
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Abortion, Silence, and the Unforgivable Sin
January is Sanctity of Life month; a time to celebrate God's gift of life. Yet what is meant to bring rejoicing often produces shame in many who made a tragic choice - people like myself. Is abortion the unforgivable sin? I’ve heard many express fears that abortion is...
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