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Spiritual Growth

Humble Pie

You know, there are some stories that are just so embarrassing you don’t even want to share them. Yet if you do, you not only

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Spiritual Growth

Our Need to Receive

My friend Linda shared a prayer she prayed some time ago: God, I want a closer relationship with you. Help! Amen. She told me that God’s

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God's Character

Deeply Loved

The LORD your God is with you,He is mighty to save.He will take great delight in you,He will quiet you with his love,He will rejoice

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God's Character

Trusting God for Rest

I was weary . . . weariness stemming from the busyness of a fall that had been physically and emotionally taxing. Yet this gave me

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Spiritual Growth

Choosing Well

At the end of every year, I ask God for a key word to be my focus for the year ahead. My key word for

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Ministry Stories

Yes to the Shepherd

Recently, I was privileged to give the eulogy for my friend Joann Blanch at her memorial service. As I thought about her life, I realized

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Spiritual Growth

Come and Worship

“Oh come, let us worship and bow down;let us kneel before the LORD, our maker!”—Psalm 95:6 I’ve been pondering worship for a long time—years really.

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Spiritual Growth

A Fruitful Life

I was alone, sitting on the bed in the hotel room. With my Bible open to Philippians and my journal nearby, I sat conversing with

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Spiritual Growth

Work Out What God Has Worked In

Editor’s note: The following is from Sue Tell’s weekly blog at suetell.com. The beautiful fall weather in Estes Park, Colorado, provided the perfect setting for a

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