Tag: Grace
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Messy Connections
This article was first published in the first edition of the Become. Journal. When my oldest was just a toddler, I was flipping through the television channels. There wasn’t the option of streaming services, just a few local stations that came through the antenna. I paused when I saw a local church come on the…
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Autism and the Gospel
This article was first published June 30, 2022 in Cultivating Faith. “Yes, he has Autism.” And with those words, our world was turned upside-down. Our lives leading up to this hadn’t been smooth sailing. The pregnancy difficulties that left doctors scratching their heads, continued when our little boy was born. No one could figure out…
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Truths from the Wilderness
No matter where we are in life we can cling to truth. It never changes. In a fertile garden, truth is true. In a barren wilderness, it stays the same. It’s still true. So, we want to focus on the truths that we can cling to in the wilderness of life. Truth #1: Don’t be…
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Emmanuel, Never Alone
“O come, O Come, Emmanuel.”⁶ It’s just one of the many lyrics that we hear during the Christmas season and these are some of my favorites. As a child, I remember learning the meaning of the word “Emmanuel” (or Immanuel). “God is with us.” While I was growing up, my family had a particularly difficult…
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He Is my Enough
After a year of insanity, and what seemed like dozens of unanswered prayers, we approached a much needed vacation with hope for a break from the chaos. This time in the wilderness had worn us out. However, the very first night away, our middle son started having an asthma attack, and his care treatments were…
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Not My Home
This world is not my home, I’m just a-passin’ through.” – Jim Reeves³ As we were in one of the hardest seasons of life and seeking God through a devotional on 1 Peter, our pastor at church started a sermon series on the same book in the Bible. Do you think God was trying to…
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In the Wilderness He Gives Grace
Years ago, a verse in Jeremiah stood out. “The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness.” Jeremiah 31:2 The Israelites had it hard in Egypt, and while they were freed, they still were in the wilderness for a long time. It was like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. They…
From Ashes to Glory 