Author: Brittany Salmon

The Power of Godly Wisdom

The Benefits of Godly Wisdom Have you ever had a moment when someone’s advice really made a difference in your life? What about a time you wished you had heeded a friend or mentor’s advice, and you didn’t? I think we’ve all been there at some point in our lives. 

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Yes, I Believe

When I was little, I remember one of my Sunday school teachers teaching us the story about Jesus ascending into the clouds. She shared how excited she was for Jesus to come again. The story felt other-worldly, and I can still picture felt-board Jesus as she moved Him from the

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Ears to Hear

  Have you ever had a close friend who has heard the gospel, many times over, and yet they still haven’t allowed it to soften their hearts and change their lives? Or what about you? Have you heard the Good News of Jesus but the Word of God feels like

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Praying for Yourself

I don’t know about you, but I often find it easier to pray for others than it is to pray for myself. I’ll be in conversation with a friend and they’ll share about an issue with their kid or a sick relative, and I don’t have a problem storming the

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Find Time for Prayer

For a long time, I thought that having a “successful” prayer life would require me to spend hours at a time with the Lord. I thought that to really pray effectively, I needed to get better or improve my prayer time. In my imagination, having a healthy prayer life meant

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The Coming Glory

There is an old hymn that, to me, captures the very heart of Advent and today’s passage:   The hymn’s first verse says: Come, Thou long expected Jesus Born to set Thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in Thee. Israel’s strength

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Wrestling With God

I can remember sitting in Sunday school when I first heard the story of Jacob wrestling with God. I was confused by the idea of a man wrestling with Almighty God and I was even more confused at the purpose of the story. Why did God wrestle with Jacob? Why

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Believing at the Well

When I was in seminary, I worked in a missions office. One of the perks of the job was getting to travel internationally and see what our missionaries were doing in their communities. On one trip, I was in a rural community where the local missionaries and pastors would go

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A Purpose to Suffering

Over the last few months, many of our friends and family members have walked through intense loss and suffering. The last few years have been difficult for many, and my guess is that you’re in a similar situation. There are very few who have been left unscathed. Whether suffering has

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The Resurrection and the Life

Have you ever been in a situation that felt so dark and heavy, where there was little or no hope?  For me, I just returned from overseas and some of the situations I saw with my own eyes felt hopeless. I sat across from brothers and sisters in Christ, praying

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