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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If the Lord has gifted you and called you to write, persevere. Don’t give up! He has called you to a vocation that involves much time in the wilderness.
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Our life begins with a countdown. We don’t know how long, but one day we will die. Each day our body changes as it moves us unrelentlessly toward that day of reckoning, first growth and the upward climb and then …
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Sometimes, the Lord allows harm to touch us. There’s often a messy story behind this. That was the case with David. His family unravelled after he took Bathsheba and murdered her husband Uriah the Hittite. Even though David repented of …
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Many of us envisioned idyllic times of writing in quiet rooms with little interruption. We would work as long as the inspiration gripped us, pounding out words and emotions onto our laptops. We imagined Jane Austen or Louisa May Alcott …
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The older I become, the more familiar I am with ashes, mourning, and a faint spirit. I’m vividly aware of the constraints caused by my past decisions, my chronic illness, and my aging body. I’m more cognizant of how little …
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