During college, I decided to take some time off and hitchhike around the country. It was a different time and back then lots of people were doing it. Lots of people were getting murdered too, which is why not so many people are doing it anymore. One time, I decided…
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As servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distress... in hard work, sleepless nights... in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; and the Holy Spirit and in sincere love... 2 Corinthians 6:4-6 In the spring of 2010, on another Wild Adventure excursion,…
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There are some clues that can tell you when you are due for a spiritual realignment. Of course, it's better if you set aside regular, recurring times to recapture the Sabbath rhythm, but there are also several things you can look for that tell you a spiritual recalibration is overdue.…
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“So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.” (2 Corinthians 5:9, ESV) “Nothing I do seems to please him,” the desperate wife exclaimed. “When we were married I looked forward to doing things that make him happy. Now I feel like such a…
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The small chapel in a Charlotte, North Carolina, funeral home was overflowing just two days before Christmas. Unable to get a seat, I stood in the back with my family as scores of people spilled out into the lobby behind us. Our friend Nancy, fifty-seven, had just lost her battle…
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“I’d like to suggest that the single most important decision you will make in the coming years, the one that will have by far the biggest long-term impact, is this one: Will I remain open to fathering?” That’s the core question John Eldredge asks not only of his own son,…
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A mother is a person who has the fortitude and stamina to carry her child in her body for nine months and nurture it as God does His creative work. Mothers are God's vessel as He creates and shapes His perfect miracle. “For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my…
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For so much of my life, I focused on how I could love God better and what I could do to show Him how much I loved Him. Now my focus has changed to receiving His love for me, imperfect Sandra McCollom. What has been the result? Choosing to boast…
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In a dungeon in Rome, facing imminent execution, the apostle Paul wrote: "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what shall I choose I cannot tell. For I am…
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Forgiveness brings freedom. I choke up when I think about the depth of forgiveness God has given me. I was a sinner, born into sin. I turned into someone who, for all intents and purposes, I probably shouldn't have become. I was raised pretty well in a good, loving family…
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