God, Hear My Cry
I hardly recognized the gaunt person staring back at me…
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Confessions from a Homecoming Queen
Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. ~James 5:16 NIV UNEXPECTED CONFESSION Confessions from a homecoming queen are sometimes difficult. The voice on the phone jolted my memory. Wasn’t this a girl from college asking me, a former homecoming queen, to attend a celebration for an upcoming event? Years ago, I shunned her. Rumor had … Continue reading →
When God Forgets
When I was young, I had no trouble memorizing—anything, or a lot of things. Even in my twenties—while in college with a professor we called the “grocery list” professor because of the long list of items he made us memorize for tests—I sailed through the class with no problem, earning an A with ease. …
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Martin Wiles: When God Hides
I am familiar with hiding. Apart from the normal game of hide-n-seek, my cousin and I often invented other hiding games. We invented imaginary giants to hide from in my grandfather’s barns. If we chose to play cowboys and Indians, one group would hide. …
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Cherrilynn Bisbano: The Surgical Prayer
I cling to my right to fight. I was wronged. I should be able to hold on to a grudge, right? Wrong….
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Stephanie Pavlantos: Wounded
We’ve all experienced wounds–whether from sports, accidents, or abnormal growths– and had to have a doctor or surgeon intervene in order for us to heal properly. It’s especially hard when it’s your child or pet going through something like this. …
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Evelyn Mason Wells: Out of Egypt
When we ask Jesus into our lives, God changes our hearts and brings us out of our Egypt. …
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Evelyn Mason Wells: Made Free
When we allow the Holy Spirit to lead and to set us on the path that God has planned for us, we are free to be ourselves. He has made us free….
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Diane Virginia: Prayers for Bessie
He touched the back of a pew where Bessie customarily sat. A tear trickled down his cheek as he prayed, “Father God, I lift Bessie up to you. Change her heart, Lord, and help me to lead her back to You…”
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Stephanie Pavlantos: Betrayed, But Not Alone
Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’” ~Mark 14:27 ESV Have you ever been in a difficult or dark time when you felt alone? Did it feel as though everyone you knew had forsaken you? Maybe it was a crisis in your family or marriage, and your friends didn’t know how to handle it. A difference in beliefs or convictions can drive a … Continue reading →