We don’t get to take the Faith Seminar and walk out girded and prepared for the rest of our lives before the Lord turns us loose in the world. No. We must learn this lesson as we run the race.
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Raised on the Oklahoma plains in a storytelling family, Melinda now spins tales from her writer's cave in the coastal South. Her faith-filled fiction illustrates our human story, wrestling with our brokenness and the storms that wreak havoc in our lives.
Do you believe? Now is the time to determine if your faith is real. Now is the time to wrestle with God. This is why these tortuous times come.
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Because our Savior took on human flesh, he knew we would need encouragement. And so, he provided it by holding up flawed believers as the great cloud of witnesses. If they can be called people of faith, so can we.
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Can I stop long enough to evaluate what is about to come out of my mouth? Can I allow the Lord to shine his light on the falsehood or harmful interaction pattern that is buried underneath?
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All of us have messy and sometimes tragic lives. During times of difficulty, it’s easy to fixate on these tragedies, mishaps, or trials, allowing them to become our central focus. Perhaps we’ve lost someone we love. Maybe a relationship has …
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Even when I can’t articulate what I mean, the Lord understands exactly what is in my heart before I think my thoughts or formulate them in writing.
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Follow in Jesus’ steps by offering grace and forgiveness. Real and lasting justice is in God’s hands alone. Give it to the Lord. Let it go.
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The Lord built forgiveness and grace into the very essence of Christian practice. Not only does he instruct us to forgive others and to extend them grace, but he modeled this from before time began.
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One of the most difficult challenges we face as writers, speakers, and human beings is to say what we mean, to convey our message clearly and without any confusion or misrepresentation.
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The Great War brought the horrors of an entire world at war and a global pandemic that killed more young adults than the war that spread it. The Shadows Come details the impact of this crisis on one small tight-knit …
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