I closed the book slowly, my mind still lingering on the final words. A weighty dullness brooded over my senses and all I could think of with any clarity was the world in the story that I had just finished. My discontent and selfishness had found vent as I was carried along by the story […]
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I’m a girl who likes things to make sense. Anyone relate? In all seriousness though, I like to have a reason, explanation and confirmation for everything. When trials come, I like to ask, “God, what is Your purpose for this? What are You trying to teach me?” Yes, that might be great and godly, but […]
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“This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.” (Isaiah 66:2 NIV)
“[A] broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” (Psalm 51:17 NIV)
“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:5 NIV)
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Brokenness is not an occasional feeling but a constant […]
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I paused on the stairs as I heard my name.
“Mommy, why can’t I do it? Hännah did it!”
I cringed, and flew up the rest of the stairs to my room. My ears burnt, and I counted my footfalls on the old gray carpet to avoid hearing the rest of the conversation. While I hadn’t done […]
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Last weekend I was visiting my friend’s church. The pastor made a couple of references in his sermon to young people. At one point he leaned over his pulpit, took off his glasses, and lowered his voice.
“I wonder,” he said slowly, pronouncing each word distinctly and looking directly into our faces. “How many of you […]
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My dad eagerly escorted me into the entryway, opened the front door, and said, “What do you see?”
I stared blankly at the car parked in front of the house—there was the mailbox, the lawn, the brick steps. Not knowing what he thought I should see, I offered the only intelligent reply I had.
“Um…”
“You don’t see […]
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