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A Winner in God’s Eyes

I am the vine, and you are the branches. If any remain in me and I remain in them, they produce much fruit. But without me they can do nothing (John 15:5, NCV). Friend to Friend Who says dreams don’t come true? My son grew up with one dream in

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Stop Looking Around

Don’t turn to the right or to the left. (Proverbs 4:27, CSB) Friend to Friend Knowing her soul was filled with sorrow, I sent my girlfriend a few texts with links to worship songs, hoping they would cushion her grieving heart with comfort. A while later she responded. Listening and

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The Gentle Whisper of God

Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10, NIV).  Friend to Friend It is totally true that we have to learn to get still and quiet in order to hear from God. This is why God tells us in the Psalms:             “Be still and know that I

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Permission to Speak Freely

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never allow the righteous to be shaken. (Psalm 55:22, CSB) Friend to Friend I like to filter things. Get the junk out. Keep it pure. I have a filter for water on my counter and on my refrigerator.

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Are You Emotionally Crippled or released?

“Woman, you are released [set free] from your infirmity! (Luke 13:12 AMPC, note added).  Friend to Friend I was riding down the crowded streets of Mexico City in a cab when I saw her. She measured about four feet high, back curved, bent at the waist at a ninety-degree angle,

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Come to Me

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28, NIV). Friend to Friend Since the start of the new year, three words have been ringing in my ears: “Come to Me.” Matthew 11:28 has been hidden in my heart for as

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The Gentle Whisper of God

Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10, NIV).  Friend to Friend It is totally true that we have to learn to get still and quiet in order to hear from God. This is why God tells us in the Psalms:             “Be still and know that I

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When the Storms Come

God is our refuge and strength, a tested help in times of trouble (Psalm 46:1, NRSV).  Friend to Friend The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He feverishly prayed for God’s rescue, but with every day that passed, his hope weakened. Exhausted, he

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Show, Don’t Just Tell

All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (Proverbs 14:23, NIV)     Friend to Friend I’m going to stop wasting time on TV.  I am going to lose twenty pounds. I would like to help the poor. I’m going to show my kids I am

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Fear Has a Really Big Mouth

This I know: God is for me. (Psalm 56:9, CSB) Friend to Friend I often try to quiet fear by pretending it doesn’t exist. Clever… I know. But alas, it does exist and that’s not always a bad thing. To the contrary, it can actually keep us safe in proper

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Avoiding Burnout

“Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” (Mark 6:31 NLT) Friend to Friend I sat on the edge of my seat as I watched my son’s first track meet. The crowd was abuzz as moms and dads chatted, waiting for their teens

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Every Storm – An Opportunity to Trust God

LORD, even when I have trouble all around me, You will keep me alive. When my enemies are angry, You will reach down and save me by Your power (Psalm 138:7, NCV).  Friend to Friend My father-in-law was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean when he was caught in a school

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Breaking Up With Fake

On high, he summons heaven and earth in order to judge his people. (Psalm 50:4, CSB) Friend to Friend When a skilled jeweler places a diamond under a microscope, he is able to authenticate and determine its value based upon the color, cut, clarity and carat weight of the stone.

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Facing the Future or Fearing It?

Sell your possessions and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Luke 12:33-34, ESV). Friend

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That just happened, God?

All this has happened to us, but we have not forgotten you or betrayed your covenant. (Psalm 44:17, CSB) Friend to Friend Not gonna lie, sometimes life gets really hard. At times our battles are an intense, invisible boxing match, and the enemy seems to not only make contact on

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When You Need Someone to Cheer You On

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV). Friend to Friend My

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In God’s Waiting Room

Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! (Psalm 27:14 ESV) Friend to Friend I have a confession to make. I’m terrible at waiting. Whether in a doctor’s office waiting room, parent pickup line, or restaurant waiting area, I strategize ways to

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The Lord Really Is My Shepherd – Part 2

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see (Hebrews 11:1). Friend to Friend Valleys are lined with disappointment and discouragement. Some people seem to thrive on adversity, emerging from their valley with greater strength and deeper faith. Others stumble and fall,

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The Lord Really is My Shepherd – Part 1

Daily Devotional: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil (Psalm 23:4, NKJV).  Friend to Friend The greenest grass is always found in the valley. Shepherds and sheep are well acquainted with the fact that both mountains and valleys are an

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Reigniting Passion in Your Marriage

Daily Devotional: “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first”. Revelation 2:4-5 (NIV) Friend to Friend What do you do when you’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’ in your

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