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The Men of Advent- Joseph
Matthew 1:18-25 I sat there with my husband in a coffee shop just beneath the social services office where our appointment to meet our new son was scheduled to happen within the hour. We had arrived much too early, so I ordered an Americano that I was too nervous to drink so that we had…
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A Bride Undergoing Restoration
God is continually working the old and stained stretches of our story into something new and useful and lovely.
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A Bride Deconstructing
As I’ve hunched over these dresses in an effort to disassemble, I’ve thought a lot about the next generation and their quest to deconstruct their faith. Awareness of church hurt is at an all-time high and in it’s wake, many people have abandoned the belief system that has upheld humanity for thousands of years.
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A Pure and Spotless Bride
The sanctification process is unending because our Groom’s goal is pure white. Day by day, inch by inch, He deals with the blemishes inflicted by fallen flesh.
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A Bride in A Broken World
We tend to imagine brides bursting with joy, bouncing into the salon with happy plans abounding. While this is sometimes the case, many more of our brides come in burdened by the cares of life.
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Jireh, The Lord Will Provide
“Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the Lord will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the Lord, it will be provided.” Genesis 22:14 Its often difficult to be patient when you are in a time of waiting or transition. Its easier to worry and…
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Be Still
“Be still and know that I am God!” I will be honored in every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” Psalms 46:10 Busy is the understatement of our lives these days. I remember when the COVID shut-down happened and there were comments about how it was nice to be forced to slow down…
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Fashioned for Fruitfulness: Tending to our Roots
Over the years, we’ve had several banana trees in our yard here in Southeast Asia. We love bananas, so it’s always exciting to see the big banana flower grow on the tree, then the smaller flowers that turn into the bananas themselves. We’ve harvested some large, beautiful bunches of bananas over the years. One day…
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Fashioned for Fruitfulness: Fruitfulness is Messy
When we moved into our current home overseas, we inherited many fruit trees that we didn’t plant. While this is an unexpected blessing, neither my husband nor I are gardeners and the task of tending to the bounty we’ve been given has come with a steep learning curve. In our process of learning about fruit…
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Go Ahead and Cry, Girl
“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” Psalm 56:8 If you go back and read this whole chapter, it is referring to a time when people were out to get David. There are some other amazing, encouraging verses in…
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