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How to Negotiate a Contract… with God
Fasting for an answer to prayer sometimes results in what feels like the wrong answer. But when I fasted for three days about God’s will for my relationship with my boyfriend, I was still surprised when he broke up with me the first day after the fast. Heartbreak slaps you hard. It hurts whether or not you are expecting it. I felt mad, disappointed, and in pain. If you were to ask me who I was mad at, I am not sure I could answer you. All I knew was God had promised me a husband and a father for my four daughters. Their own father disappeared from their lives, leaving the five of…
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The Armor of God: Are You Wearing the Right Kind?
Knights in gleaming armor mounted on mighty steeds, banners whipping in the wind as they gallop to the top of the hill before the barbarian armies, await the clash and toil of war, creating a vivid picture of manliness and courage. Literature treats us to visions of noble kings and their valiant knights assembled, prepared to fight for honor and glory. So thrilling and yet, sorry to say, as followers of Christ, we must strip off that splendid get-up and don the much simpler, more humble armor of Christ. We forsake old life of pride and begin a new one, where we are mighty in the spirit but lowly in…
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Getting Fired Taught Me a Frightening Lesson
I got fired about fifteen years ago for a lack of integrity as a Christian. At least that was the charge leveled at me, though I received no concrete examples of poor behavior, nor could I think of any. I was a single mom of four girls and worked as instructor at the local state university as my main occupation. In the mornings, in exchange for tuition for all four girls, I taught two hours of junior and senior English at a local private Christian school. Right away I noticed that tension pervaded the school. The principal seemed gracious, but the vice principal, who I will call Janine, was a…
Healing Through Art & Words
