Category: Sin
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“He gets us,” but do We Get Him?
A day or two after Super Bowl LVII, a friend messaged me and asked if I had seen the “He Gets Us” commercials that aired during the game. I am not a football fan. I have nothing against those who love the game but have little interest in anything it offers. So, I told my…
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An August Morning
The Monday before my birthday should have been a day to celebrate with my husband. But on this beautiful August morning, I was donning black garments to mourn a loss. He was in his dress uniform for the sheriff’s office and was leaving just after 8 am to go honor a deputy that served with…
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The Importance of Staying in the Word Daily
We’re only one month into a new year, and life is already taking its toll. Our schedules are busy. We are anxious as we try to keep up with everything. We begin our day with a blaring alarm on our phone, forcing us out of bed and then heading into our day jam-packed with meetings,…
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The Darkest Day
The winter solstice. The time of year when the sun reaches the tropic of Capricorn, and we have our shortest day and our longest night. I wasn’t aware of this as a teenager. It was the darkest day of the year, yet it became the most important day of my life, full of the Light of…
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Inner Doubt
Many of us face inner doubt regularly. When I say inner doubt, I mean that little voice in your head and that slight tug at your heart that contradicts what you want or think. I struggle with the question that nags at my mind. Should you listen to it? Should you second-guess yourself? The classic thing…
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Denying Jesus
By Robyn Spradlin How often have you read the passage of Peter’s denial of Jesus and felt sorry for Peter because he failed to stand up for Jesus? I have. One day, when considering his denial again, it suddenly dawned on me how often we Christians do the same thing every day. The Lord prompts us…
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Restore Me, Lord
By Lilly Kramar Recently, I’ve had some hard conversations and challenging things to confront about the way I have been living. I have come to the end of myself and how I have approached my summer break, my relationship, and leadership preparations. However, I found myself sharing my pleadings with the Lord while rereading some…
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A Freedom Unmatched
By Summer Elizabeth Ball Romans 6:20-23 says, “For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become…
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Us and Them, Uvalde School Shooting
By Tess Lopez After the initial wave of shock and grief subsided following the tragic eventsthat unfolded in Texas on May 24, 2022, the messages on my social media began tochange. Posts had now pivoted from graduation ceremonies and celebrations toangry retweets and finger-pointing over which politician, group, lawmaker,etc., were to blame for the shooting.…