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With summer wrapping up and school starting back in session, I have been thinking about the importance of reflecting on our past while we strive for our future. In the story of Joshua, the Lord miraculously held back the Jordan River so that the Israelites could cross into the Promised Land on dry ground. God…

Have you ever felt like you may have a bull’s-eye on your back? Are you ducking and dodging the slings and arrows of the enemy’s attack? There’s a spiritual battle waging all around us. Some days we’re victorious, while other days we can feel completely defeated. Can you relate? Here’s the good news – if…

Have you ever been sitting in a restaurant and noticed most of the couples around you are actively looking at their phones? What about being in a group of people all staring at hand held screens? Is it just me, or are we losing our connection with one another? Don’t these new phenomena make you…

Have you ever given someone a word of advice or encouragement and then realized that it applied to you as well?

I spent months working out and making my body stronger before being temporarily sidelined by a foot injury. So when I went back to my workout routine the other day and could only do half of it, it took the rest of my strength to choke back my tears. How could I have come so…

Are you interested in learning the secret to life? Consider living the 3 Ps… Live Passionately What are you passionate about? Is there an issue, a people group, or a problem that captures your focus time and time again? My passion is helping women see their value to God. He has laid them on my…

Don’t you love when you receive a word of encouragement just in the moment that you need it? I received an email from a friend the other day that had a ‘word for the moment’ for me. The takeaway from the email was for us to PUSH.P-PrayU-UntilS-SomethingH-HappensThis particular email made me smile because I realized…

It is officially summer! For many, that means more time with friends and family, lazier days (maybe), and a vacation or two. On a recent getaway to our favorite lake, God reminded me of a few things… Live like fish, stay in groups. There’s safety in numbers and we strengthen each other. We’re designed to live…

They say true character is defined by what a person does when no one is watching. Doing the right thing is a part of who the person is not just what they do. It is far easier to say and do all the right things when you have an audience, but what do you do…

Imagine you are in a crowded room holding a cup of coffee when someone bumps into you, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? You may answer – “Because someone bumped into me!” True, but that’s not the answer we’re looking for. You spilled the coffee because there was coffee…