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Confessions from a Homecoming Queen

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  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

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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

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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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Stephanie Pavlantos: Betrayed, But Not Alone

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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 →