The older I grow, the more self aware I become. The more self aware, the more broken I realize I am. The more broken, the more astonished I am by Jesus and His deep and abiding love for me. That …
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These are the secrets whispered in rheumatologists’ offices as we attempt to communicate our daily reality. Communication is one of the most important tools in medicine, and it goes both ways. I must find words my doctors understand. It’s surprising …
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John S. Feinberg is the author of When There Are No Easy Answers and a seminary professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is married to Pat, who has Huntington’s Disease. When I read his opening pages …
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Even in our calamities, God acts with mercy and kindness. For decades this has been Jesus’ pattern in our family. If you’ve read my story, you’ve seen that in the middle of calamity, He sprinkles in enormous blessings. He knows …
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We think we know where our lives are going, but we don’t. We think if we invest conservatively, spend responsibly, think positively, plan wisely, tithe weekly, and obey God completely, we can plan our lives, and everything will turn out …
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To read this post at Seriously Write, click HERE. Sometimes God’s leading is difficult to discern. Other times it’s clear as day. When it’s written in His Word as a command to all believers in Christ, we know without a …
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Imagine putting together a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle without having the picture. We’d look for flat-sided pieces and corner pieces and then slowly fit together the outside edges of the puzzle. The rest would require tedious examination of each and every …
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I don’t know what it is about sitting in a hairdresser’s chair, but simply talking with mine as she shampoos, cuts, and blow-dries always prompts an epiphany. Having a haircut is pretty intimate. I don’t typically allow anyone to touch …
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I’ve been in love with my husband since I was fourteen. My attraction for the sixteen-year-old version of him scared me so much that I broke up with him and dated several other guys in the interim just to keep …
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Think of all that happened to the entire human race under one tree. Our first ancestors disobeyed God here. Now we can barely imagine what life would be like without sin encumbering our every step and every thought. All our …
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