Words of Hope: I Will Bless

One of my favorite passages of scripture is Psalm 34. What a psalm of solace! Dad and I would pray each word, meditating on it. The first part of verse one says, “I will bless the Lord at all...

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Words of Hope: Interior Garden

I have been thinking about the Fall and the Garden of Eden, specifically what was lost in our relationship with God and with each other. I consider being in this garden face to face with God, with Love. A...

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Words of Hope: Extremes

My husband Shann and I took a class together when he was getting his PhD in clinical psychology. It was a religion class taught at the university. The professor said his greatest desire was to revolutionize religion by having...

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Words of Hope: Focal Point

My best frame of mind comes from meditation on gratitude and the truth that I belong to God.  Every time I draw my attention away from these focal points I wind up off balance. When I set my mind on...

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Words of Hope: Discipline

I am thankful that my dad instilled in me the discipline of scripture memory. I have been memorizing in earnest since 2005 and have had about 450-550 working verses. This means that I can quote them without aid. In...

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Words of Hope: Fervor

I listened to a sermon recently on Galatians. The pastor had worked himself up into a zealous fervor decrying the current times. Then he addressed sins, especially of the culture he was desperately trying to fight against. The hair...

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Words of Hope: Godly Boundaries

I have been learning about boundaries. They are incredibly challenging and require discernment. You can see the problem of lack of boundaries in politics. The liberal side wants to remove boundaries and uphold others while saying vicious words against...

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Words of Hope: The Greatest Work of Art

Our family had our nightly mealtime conversation and Bella, my youngest, offered up the elegant question for the night. She asked, “In what design or work of art that you have encountered lately do you see God speaking to...

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Words of Hope: Provocation

My husband Shann has been researching angels for a novel he is working on. He recently texted me a few verses from Exodus 23.  “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and...

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Words of Hope: Miracle of Grace

My husband Shann and I watched a modern-day movie fable attempting to show the calamity of friendships and families that lead to war. One of the main characters literally maims his hand in protest of another friend’s inability to...

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