Tag: Week 6 // Wednesday

Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean We Should

After months of waiting, the sun finally broke free from the night and the dreaded day arrived, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar. Yet God, in His amazing involvement in the story of Esther, had “turned the tables.” Though Haman’s evil plan could not be

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God’s Word Proves True

The Gift of the Word It was beautiful to study Jeremiah 29 and its surrounding biblical passages. I had to stop and thank God for His Word while I was reading. The fact that we have the Word of God to turn to, His very own breath, is a miracle.

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Daughters of Encouragement

Have you ever had a nickname, or been called a pet name by family or friends? Sometimes it can simply be a shortened version of your name, or perhaps it’s a name that describes your personality or aspects of your character.      In Acts 4 we read of a man called

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Steady in the Strength of God

Wake up. Ugh, not yet. Ok, now it’s really time to wake up. Get dressed. Get the kids dressed. Make breakfast. Pack lunches. Snacks in backpacks. Socks and shoes. Get the kids into the car.  A day (or even just a morning) as a parent is filled with lots of

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His Name is Jesus

What is truth?  This question was uttered by Pilate, the Roman governor who gave Jesus over to be crucified. Jesus had just claimed that the reason he came into the world was to testify to the truth (John 18:37). This is a very important statement. In this statement, Jesus revealed

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Good Friday

“It is finished.” These are some of the most chilling and simultaneously hope-filled words in the Bible. At this point in the story, it is hard not to burst into tears. How could Jesus die? What does He mean “it is finished”? In John 13:1 (ESV), it says, “When Jesus

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Shield of Faith

“God could not possibly love me, because my life is a mess.” “I keep falling into sin. Maybe I won’t go to heaven.” “I always feel sad and empty. Maybe I have not truly committed my life to the Lord.” “Life is so hard for me. Maybe God is not

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Standing Strong

“Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of

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Hope: A Catalyst for Renewal

It is easy to listen to the world’s words, for we are constantly surrounded by them. Even subconsciously, without knowing, we all find ourselves internalizing the culture’s views and labeling them as truth. I have found myself adopting the world’s definition of beauty and determining my behavior based on it.

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Strength and Brokenness

  “Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” – Luke 22:31–32   A few years ago, my daughter was playing

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