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Sometimes situations do spiral out of control, or at least far beyond our control. And sometimes, left unattended, these problems grow so quickly, like trees and vines and leaves and grass overtaking an abandoned house somewhere in the South Carolina forest. Yet God is the ultimate author of redemption. My blog, “Nature Finds a Way, but God is Still in Charge.”
Read MorePlease, God. Heal, save, protect, I whispered in my soul. And yet from somewhere, a little seed of doubt crept in. Would He? On surrendering to belief.
Read MoreOne bad step landed me up to my neck in a creek that appeared super shallow. But sometimes appearances are deceiving. On looking to God when life gets shaky.
Read MoreThe love we build during these earthly lives carries on forever for those of us who believe in Jesus. But oh, how it hurts when we lose someone we love.
Read MoreWhile I still value that priority list—God first, others second, self last—I’ve come to understand that perhaps the self isn’t actually meant to be last at all. God didn’t actually say put ourselves last. God said to love your neighbor AS yourself. You matter, too.
Read MoreEver see a rubber duck on someone’s jeep and wonder why? That’s the #DuckDuckJeep movement, spreading kindness and love one tiny rubber duckie at a time. And to me, I see Jesus at work in the midst. A blog by Jessica Brodie.
Read MoreWhy are so many people getting the message that Christianity is all about being judgmental? Is it because we talk less about love and more about the wrongs of culture and society?
Read MoreHow a milestone with my kids helped underscore a key faith lesson for me.
Read MoreObviously taking a ride in an Amish buggy and sampling some amazing freshly baked bread isn’t authentically immersing myself in the culture. But taking the time to open my eyes to the Amish lifestyle and start to understand a bit more about why they live the way they do, particularly the orthodox Amish, left me with a deep appreciation of that way of life.
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