Dear Barbara: I’m struggling right now. I really feel God asking me to do something that sounds too hard. Honestly, I don’t want to obey. Why would He do that? How can I negotiate? Dear friend, It’s scary, isn’t it? I’ve wondered the same. I remember when, after an exhausting week wrangling five relentless […]
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Note from Barbara: Today’s post comes from my long-distance friend Sara Hagerty. As I read her words below, I felt myself nodding in understanding and identification because her struggle with fatigue and limitations is ageless. My daughters, like Sara, experience exhaustion most days from the relentless demands of their families. Then my generation knows lessening […]
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Do you know of Elijah, prophet of God, who challenged 950 idol worshipers to a contest to see whose God was best? With thousands of spectators watching, the competition of gods felt like a championship football game or soccer match. Whose god was the real God? They all wanted to know. Each side […]
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How were our lives transformed by the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ over two thousand years ago? One seismic change can be summed up in four words: Constant access to God. When Jesus breathed His last on the Cross, many miraculous phenomena occurred at that moment; some simultaneously, including an earthquake and graves opening […]
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Do you sometimes feel like your world is disordered and confused? Your circumstances are heavy. They don’t line up with your plans. And we live in a world that feels unsettled. It’s easy to start wondering, “Where is God?” in the midst of this daily chaos. As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s good to remember that […]
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