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Christ in Control

“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1  On the wall in my office, you will find this verse, handwritten by my granddaughter Sawyer. When she was in first grade, one of the activities in Sunday morning Bible study was to write out this scripture.   It has been on my wall to this day because it is such a reminder for me. A reminder to have hope. A reminder for my hope to be found in Christ alone. And a reminder...

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Prayer of Examen

 “Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.” Psalm 73:23  I have had an uncharacteristically hard time going to sleep lately. Typically, if my head is within 10 feet of my pillow I am already entering sleep mode. In college I made the choice not to do homework or watch movies in my bed. At the same time my friends were buying lap-desks for the express purpose of doing those things in theirs. I worked on training myself to equate my bed with sleep...

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When the Going Gets Tough

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. But where do they go? Our responses to trouble vary as much as we do. When life treats us harshly, be it as a consequence of our choices or not, we really do have options in how we handle it. We can complain. The Bible tells us to bring our worries to God. He cares for us and has shoulders big enough to carry our burdens. (1 Peter 5:7) We can run away from our troubles in an attempt to avoid or deny them. While we may try to...

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