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What is a Sweet Selah Day?

A Sweet Selah Day is a day—or part of a day—set apart to meet with God. It’s an intentional setting aside of our normal agenda and all our activities and “making a date” to meet with Him. Just like we meet with an old friend, writing the plans on our calendars and setting aside time to catch […]

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Rock Solid Faith in a Shaky World

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey […]

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New Printer Woes

[A Facebook convo with Sharon Gamble & J Credence that spanned 16 hours] Sharon: Facing the monumental task of setting up a brand-new printer today. I know. Most of you could probably do that with one hand tied behind your backs and half asleep. But I am totally intimidated. Machines and I do not speak […]

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Waiting: 7 Tips for Living Well in the Not Yet

[Editor’s Note: Written in December 2020, who could have foreseen that December 2021 is in the same pattern] “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” —Matthew 6:34 ESV At this time last year, not a one of us expected the […]

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The Secret Power in Weakness

… To keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” […]

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The Perfect Fit

It’s not like I didn’t want to have a daily time of Bible reading. I did. It’s not like I thought praying on the run when I remembered it in emergencies was the best way to develop a rich prayer life. I didn’t. But how in the world was a busy mother of two children […]