Author: Sara Stevens

Enduring Faith

Today’s verses are the very heart of what Love God Greatly has been in my own life, and what we strive to be and to create for the community of women around the globe. Hebrews 10:24–25 says:  “And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to

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Spoiler Alert

Let’s start with the obvious: the book of Revelation is hard. And confusing. There are a lot of details we just don’t know for sure—like, who are the two witnesses that today’s verses describe? Moses and Elijah? Maybe.  The imagery in Revelation often reads like a fantasy novel, and I

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Prayers for Our Friends

To be known and loved by people is vital in this world. But, to pray for them or to be prayed for by them, that’s a hint of Heaven.  How do we help our friends? We write cards, send flowers, and bake casseroles in times of need. We help them

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The Power of Prayer

​​“Thanks for calling customer service. Press 1 for billing, press 2 for … yada yada yada.” Some of my worst moments are when I lose my temper (ridiculous, I know) with the automated customer service robot and yell that “I just need to talk to someone real!” It can be

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The One Who Won’t Leave

Psalm 94:14 says, “Certainly the Lᴏʀᴅ does not forsake his people.” Other translations say He won’t reject His people, won’t cast them off, or won’t walk away.    I love how Charles Spurgeon, an acclaimed English preacher from the 1800s, put it: “‘The Lord will not cast off his people.’

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Comfort and Conviction

Today’s verses bring me both comfort and conviction. This segment of Genesis details how God brought Jacob and his family to the land of Egypt. It allows us to connect back to Genesis 15 when God told Jacob’s grandfather, Abram (Abraham), “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers

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Changing Enemies to Heirs

I recently spent a weekend away with a group of friends, some of whom I’ve known deeply for decades and some of whom I knew less intimately at the time. I read today’s verses while I traveled, in anticipation of this study, and I was struck by how often the

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God Be Near

History repeats itself. In this case, horribly. The term genocide wasn’t coined until 1944, but Oxford defines it as, “the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.” Such atrocities have occurred throughout history.

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A Harlot and a Heroine

Today’s scriptures share the story of Rahab. Identified as a prostitute, she seems like an unlikely hero or female role model. Joshua chapter 2 recounts how two males spies were sent into Jericho to scout out the land before the Israelites crossed the Jordan River to conquer the city.  The

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Grateful Hearts

Sometimes kids are the best teachers. An innocent bedtime prayer will go something like, “Thank you for Coco (our dog), and for space to run, and legs, and shoes, and sunshine, and that ladybug I found on the leaf, and for the leaf, and all the animals, and . .

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