The With Factor

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The “With” Factor by Jan Powell   “Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as you also do” (I Thessalonians 5:11, KJV).   A grandmother returned home with her granddaughter from church, where they had each attended Bible classes. After lunch, the grandmother announced nap time. Though compliant […]

Proper Use of the Rearview Mirror

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Proper Use of the Rearview Mirror by Jan Powell   “Let us not be weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9 NIV).     “Your heart is only working at 45 percent,” my brand new […]

The 5 Steps of Setting Writing Goals with God

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The 5 Steps of Setting Writing Goals with God by Crystal Storms   “To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of His calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by His power, so that the name […]

Falling in Love the Second Time

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Falling in Love the Second Time   by Jan Powell   “Who is this who shines like the dawn—as beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awe-inspiring as an army with banners?” Song of Songs 6:10 (HCSB)   First love grips us with the perfections of our beloved. We […]

Naked

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  Naked by Lesa Crisp   “He (Adam) answered, ‘I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.’” Genesis 3:10, NIV   Adam’s nakedness before a holy God reminds me of a popular reality TV series.  In the series, teams of two […]

When You Get That Sinking Feeling

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  When You Get That Sinking Feeling by Rebekah Love Dorris   “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who […]

A No Pecking Zone

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A No Pecking Zone by Donna Mumma   “Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter days.” Proverbs 19:20 NKJ   A pair of mockingbirds nested in the oak tree outside our front door. I’ve enjoyed watching their dedication to protecting their unhatched eggs. […]

One Good Word

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  One Good Word by Donna Mumma   “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.”                                                                         Proverbs 12:25 NKJ   Writers know the value of a good word. We labor over our prose and search for phrases that will leap straight from […]