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Why did God make daffodils, hummingbirds, snowflakes, lichen, ants, minnows, musical birds, squirrels, or trickling creeks…. Or anything else that we find delightful yet “not essential”? Because God loves beauty.
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Is there beauty in going to an average job, doing dishes, vacuuming the house, going for a walk along a busy highway, or any of the other unsubstantial experiences of my daily life? Where can I find beauty in these moments?
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Jesus is inviting you to something terrifyingly glorious, something filled with danger and adventure. Will you watch cheer Him on from the sidelines, or will you risk it all and join Him?
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My mom recently shared this quote with me that said “Your flesh does not care where you spend eternity because it’s not going with you!”. Although this quote was making a point about listening to our sinful nature, it got me thinking… I have heard the word “flesh” used in the church rather confusingly. It…
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Every year, the excitement of Christmas brings with it disappointment, and often grief. No joy comes along as perfect ecstasy this side of eternity. Why do you think we cry so much at weddings? There seems to be no other way to express the feelings of intense joy and grief that are experienced at such…
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Lately, everything in my life feels like it’s shifting. Everything around me is changing. So much preparation and planning are going into the next couple of months with my family moving, a wedding, moving again into a place of my own, ending seasons and beginning new ones… the change keeps building, and honestly, it has…
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Few things challenge a person’s will and grit better than an intense physical challenge. I personally have experienced this in the form of black belt training in Taekwondo. Through martial arts, I have learned what our bodies are capable of. I know many athletes experience this: the amazing thrill of overcoming a particularly challenging technique…
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I’ve been wondering lately… does God have a personality? All humans have what we call “personalities”. The word is sort of hard to define, but the Merriam-Webster says this: personality: noun We all have a unique blend of mannerisms, ways of speaking, facial expressions. We all have unique brains that perceive the world a certain…
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“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.” (James…
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Here His hand enters inReaching deep: scraping crevices, sweeping cornersDrawing out fears from dark placesAnd bringing them out into hot sunlightTo burn away.Burn fears, whose entangling fingers Grope at my soul,Grinding in lies like gravelInto the vulnerable places of my heart.It hurts to clean out the lies-It’s excruciating-Yet the lies thrive when only bandaged overThey…
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I’m Allison
I am a 20-something Christian woman living in the northern Midwest. I am energized by hikes in the woods, finding poetry in ordinary life, and learning about my Creator and His world. I write what’s on my heart- usually snacking on dark chocolate while I do so.
I hope what I share here will be a small spark of courage and rejuvenation for your own heart!
” The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
John 1:5
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