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Four L’s for the day . . . any day – but especially today

To settle our minds and our hearts is to settle them on the One Who Is Peace. But that often requires a determined effort until the habit...

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Recognizing real bears – and learning to not feed them

It had long been his dream to have a pet bear. When he came into his own, he figured his chance had come at last. He trained that cub wit...

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Underestimating God

Realization pierced the thick fog—permitting light to stream and flood. This realization came about by asking myself one simple question,...

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Word Power for Use

"LORD, there is no one like You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name w...

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Car parts and faith and what one has to do with the other

Headlights—they come in varying degrees of brightness and hues these days. Whether they’re coming at you dead-on or glaring from the rear...

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When conviction gets hijacked

Where the Spirit is, there is . . . conviction. Humbling conviction. Transformative conviction. Empowering conviction. And, boy, did I ev...

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Debbra Stephens