They were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Hebrews 11:16 Early one summer morning, my sister Jay and I drove down to the little Maryland farming community of Sykesville to visit Grandma Clark. She wasn’t really our grandmother. She and Jay had become friends at the tiny stone church…
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This Thanksgiving, many Americans are hurting. Though most of us have what we need, millions are either without work or struggling to make ends meet and provide for their families. Even as we thank God for His blessings, we continually pray for God to meet their needs while also seeking…
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Our place as sons and daughters settles our present and our future. It designates us as partakers of the life-transforming benefits of grace. Children who feel secure enough to call God “Abba, Father” are not worrying about securing their own good by their own means. If we strive to make…
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Imagine with me for a moment that you are renting a nice house in the suburbs of your hometown where your favorite uncle and cousin live across the street, your parents live three blocks away, and your grandparents stay around the corner. One beautiful spring morning, you discover your landlady…
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“He makes me lie down in green pastures” Psalm 23:2 My friend Sarah hadn’t returned my call in two days, and now anxiety gnawed at my sleep. She looked at me kind of funny a few days earlier, I recalled, which sent me tumbling down a rabbit hole of negative…
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Most of the time, our attitude is a decision we make, and sometimes we need an attitude adjustment. Just like we may tell our children, we may have to tell ourselves, “Lose the attitude!” or “Watch the attitude!” Of course, this does not mean that you will wake up happy…
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What would you do if you found out you had all the power in the universe? What would be your first act to demonstrate your power? John tells us this is exactly the position in which Jesus found himself near the end of his ministry. He reminds us that there…
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While you and l have never witnessed anything like the challenges of recent times, God has. He exists outside of chronological time as we know it, and His omniscience knows all that can be known, far beyond what mortal minds can comprehend or human senses can engage. God is not…
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"And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns." Philippians 1:6 (NLT) The past couple of years have taken a toll on all of us. Things we took for…
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In elementary school, little groups of friends form. They have their own special secrets and ways. Maybe you were part of one of those groups. Maybe you weren’t. If you were, then you felt more confident and shared in all the group did. You shared the same interests, played the…
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