Author: WhitneyD

And After You Have Done Everything . . . STAND

I’m a mom of three boys. In the little years, it seemed that no matter how often I reminded them to be gentle and compassionate, they always found a way to remind me that God made them ALL boy. In their world, sticks became swords. Pan lids became shields. And

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Fighting Fear with Gratitude

“And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” – Colossians 3:17 It’s no secret that I love a good story. I love to read them, and I love to write them. Nothing

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Oh How He Loves You

“Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us! For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers,

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Overcoming the Fear of People

As we waited for her brother to finish swim practice, my girl sat quietly as she listened to Billy Graham’s distinct voice and powerful words through old videos. The announcement of his death had flooded national news feeds and radio stations earlier that day, and she wanted to know who

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Peace Not of This World

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” – John 14:27 The car door had barely closed behind me before uncontrollable tears began to stream down

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Five Prayers To Pray in Pursuit of a Pure Heart

“Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.” – Psalm 24:3-4 What specific triggers or “pressure places” throughout your week can you count

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Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

We Come Desperate for You “Thunderously, inarguably, the Sermon on the Mount proves that before God we all stand on level ground: murderers and temper-throwers, adulterers and lusters, thieves and coveters. We are all desperate, and that is in fact the only state appropriate to a human being who wants

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From the Overflow of our Heart

Over the span of four and a half decades, seasons, places, and people have come in and out of my life, beautifully expanding and diversifying my community over the years. I am a daughter, a sister, a friend, a wife, a mom, a volunteer, an employee, and a few other

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Two Lessons from Joshua 9

Have you ever felt like the whole world was stacked against you? Maybe even today it seems like everywhere you look, competition… giants… roadblocks… enemies… surround you. In Joshua 9, this is the case for the Israelites. They’ve officially entered the Promised Land – a promise given to them straight

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