Author: Cristin Tippin

Loved by Our Good Shepherd

We often think of David as the greatest King of Israel and forget that he started out as a lowly shepherd boy. David spent his time working in the fields and tending to his sheep night and day. He was intimately acquainted with the role of a shepherd, especially what

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Choosing to Believe

A college professor once shared with me his definition of faith: “Faith is choosing to believe that the Word of God is true regardless of our feelings, circumstances, or societal norms.” Regardless of the doubts we may feel at times, regardless of the difficult and trying situations we face, regardless

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The Righteousness of Christ

I was recently combing through my closet and found a stack of jeans that I’ve been holding onto. Now, these particular jeans were ones I’d owned for maybe five to ten years, and I had been holding onto them assuming (and hoping) that one day, they would fit me as

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Grief and Gratitude

Ruth made an incredibly powerful dedication to her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died. She pledged to leave her home and religion and people behind and committed to following Naomi and devoting herself to Naomi’s people and her God. And she did all this without any promise of what the

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Constant Prayer

Nehemiah spent four months praying. Seeking God’s comfort in grief and sadness. Praying for God’s forgiveness and mercy on His people. Remembering God’s faithfulness and the promises He had made. He spent four months in contemplative prayer, but in the moments before making a request to a king who did

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Fixed on Jesus

Recently I found myself reading Matthew 26. If you’re familiar with that passage you know that before Jesus went to the cross, He went to a garden. And in that garden, He got on His knees and begged God to let the cup of suffering pass before Him. He begged

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Fully Convinced

In seasons of suffering, hope can be a difficult thing to hold on to and be fully convinced of. Seasons of hopefulness can turn into seasons of weariness, grief, doubt, and despair as suffering lingers.  For years my husband and I have hoped to grow our family. But hope of

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From Isolation to Community

Over the past three years, my husband and I have walked through what has become the most difficult season or years of our lives. Three years ago, my husband and I began trying to grow our family. What began as a fun and exciting and highly anticipated season of joy

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The Cost

  “Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” – Luke 14:27   I remember a time from my childhood when I really, really wanted a specific toy. I asked my mom for it and she told me I could get the toy if

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