I Once Was Blind, But Now I See “All I know is that I was blind and now I can see for the first time in my life!” John 9:25b I was reading this story a few days ago about the man who was born blind. Jesus healed a man by smearing mud all over
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How To Fan into Flame God’s Fire One of my daughter’s favorite phrases as a toddler was, “I got it,” as in “I can do it myself, Mom!” Although, when she was two, she couldn’t say her, “g’s.” So she would end up saying, “I dot it,’ all the time. While it was incredibly cute,
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A Beautiful Community Stepped Up We were on a mission to serve. We were flying down to Guatemala to extend help and hope to those around us. Our desire was to build up the community. We felt that we had so much to offer, and then we got there. In 2021, my family and I
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I went to a worship night at our church, and was just feeling very worn down. They played this song called “Move Your Heart,” and expressed a deep desire to move God’s heart with worship. The bridge part of the song included several questions asking God what exactly it was that would move Him. I
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From Glampers to Climbers I bought my husband a tent for his birthday a few weeks ago. We are a family of 5 with three small children 6 and under. They still crawl in our bed in the early mornings making our bed a very crowded space. They just like to be close!! So we
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Enjoying the Climb I set my backpack down and took out my water bottle. Gently, I eased my weary legs down onto a rock and breathed a sigh of relief. The climb had been tough, and we had faced many unexpected encounters and rugged stretches of terrain. At one point, I noticed that the trail
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Simplicity During Chaos “The Simple Life,”…to some people that does not sound attractive. They are chasing the American dream and are identifying themselves by their rushed productivity. To others, that phrase sounds very attractive, but they seem to never get there. They probably assume that they can achieve simplicity only when they reach retirement, and
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Oh The Limitations We Place On Ourselves My family and I traveled back to Texas a few weeks ago to visit family. While we were there, I got the chance to work out with my husband, brother, and brother-in-law. I normally work out by myself, and don’t get me wrong…I like to go hard. However,
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Helpful Hiking I took a hike the other day. It was one of those few moments in my week where my kids are all in school or preschool. I figured I could get a workout in while also having some good prayer time with Jesus. It had been a long couple of months, and I
Introduction to Learning From Experiences in Christian Living Have you ever wondered if your approach to faith is missing something? Perhaps you meticulously study the Bible, diving deep into scripture, yet feel like there’s a gap in truly experiencing God’s presence in your everyday life. Or maybe you thrive on the highs of spiritual experiences
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