Tag: Devotion
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Fruit That Remains: Excerpts from my journals that nourished me and might encourage you, too!
I live to hear the voice of the Lord. There is absolutely nothing more empowering, uplifting and life-changing for me than hearing the Father, our Creator, our Redeemer talk to me personally about what I am going through. I yearn to hear His perspective on the external and internal struggles I’m facing and about…
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Don’t Mess with the Perfect Recipe: The Basics of our Faith
I love Nestle Toll House cookies. I love them hot out of the oven when the morsels are gooey and cookies are falling apart in my hands. Is anyone else drooling right now? Mmmm….Can you smell them in your imagination right now? Now why can most of us smell and taste that chocolatey greatness in…
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Follow closely, love deeply, obey quickly
This past weekend, I went away to a lovely spot called Rangeley, Maine. Rangeley Lake is a peaceful yet breathtaking lake surrounded by mountains that seem to take off right out of the lake. There isn’t one view that isn’t spectacular. I went up with some friends and we spent a lot of time around…
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Extravagant devotion: Drinking in and pouring out
In John Chapter 12, there is a story about how six days before Passover, Jesus went to the home of his three friends, Mary, Martha and Lazarus, for a meal. This story perfectly depicts the roles that these three siblings have adopted with Jesus. They each have a certain relationship with Jesus and their relationship…