Category: Prayer
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Parenting Tip #1 – Keep Your Bucket Full
Do you ever feel you’re at the end of yourself when it comes to parenting? When my infant daughter suffered with colic, it broke my heart that I was powerless to help her. She would scream and stiffen her tiny body, even when I’d done all I could to comfort her. One night, I was so weary…
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On Faith, a Tsunami, and a Caterpillar – Matthew 13:53-58
At the Oregon Christian Writers 2014 spring conference I led the introductory devotional, and though this will make long post, a friend requested I put it here. “When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. ‘Where…
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A Song in the Key of Sorrow – Psalm 6
Psalm 6 is a song of sorrow that has got me thinking of people I know who are suffering with sickness or grief. One is a father and grandfather who is lamenting the loss of his bride. Another is undergoing gut-wrenching treatment to hang on to his health. This psalm hits the mark for putting my deepest woes into words I might not…
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He Hears – Psalm 5
I always want something. I hope for what I don’t have. I hunger for a need to be met. I long for resolution of something that concerns me. Have you noticed this – your eyes wandering, searching for something more? It’s like my soul is never completely satisfied. That’s when I quiet my mind so I can focus on what it is I’m truly longing…
