Wonder is all around us — can we recognize it? As we learn how to rejoice in a weary world, can we live in a way that allows amazement and wonder to surprise us often? In Psalm 126, those who expect to reap tears are granted a surprise: shouts of…
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Do you find it harder to grind through the long days in the winter months? Do you find yourself overall feeling more fatigued than you are used to in the warmer months? Does rest seem more appealing than usual for you in winter?
Perhaps this is because your body is still…
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Isaiah 40 paints a portrait of God's unfathomable power and tender care, inviting you to find comfort and hope in the midst of life's challenges.…
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As Advent begins, we start by acknowledging the weariness, grief, rage and hopelessness we carry—and we also affirm that we are made for joy. Joy is designed to live in a full house of other emotions. …
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An important aspect of play that I love is that the process is far more important than the outcome. How many things in your life fit that?…
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There are people around you who need your presence. It's time to be "creatures of the day."…
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Seasonal Affective Disorder, or seasonal depression, is well-known among many people. For those who encounter it consistently, the slow departure of summer can be met with dread and fear of what is looming in the distance.…
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Meaning and impact are at the heart of the parables in Matthew 25. They teach us about the importance of being prepared and using our talents to serve others. …
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There’s been only a handful of times that I’ve been in situations that pushed me into one of my survival responses – fight, flight and freeze. I would love to be able to recount for you heroic instances where I stood up and fought for myself, but instead, I froze.…
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The miracles of the past are not confined to history. They are the prelude to the miracles awaiting us in the present and the future.
May the story of Joshua inspire us to step forward in faith, trusting that our God is the same yesterday, today and forever.…
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