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How to Study the Bible Topically
Studying the Bible topically means to study what the entire Bible says about a specific topic or principle. This is a good way to get an idea of what the Bible says about something, such as the topic...
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Will You Join Me In Prayer?
Like many of you, I have gotten to know the challenges of the Estes Family (who run Hands & Hearts here) and their sweet-faced little boy Noah, who has Mitochondrial Disease. I’ve gotten to know...
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Do I seek after God with my whole heart?
As we prepare for the eventual and inevitable eviction from our home, obviously my brain has been buzzing around to try to “figure out a solution” or to fix this problem in some way, in my human power,...
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Linear Thinking
As human beings, we’re prone to worrying about the future, thinking about “tomorrow”, and wondering how things will all turn out. Sometimes it’s difficult for us to not view God in that same way. Sure,...
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An Online Christmas Reading List
Our Homemade Advent Calendar, with bags with candy in them for each day of Advent. I know I’ve been unusually quiet. God has been doing so much and teaching me so much that my brain and spirit are...
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Happy New Years: Resolutions, Nesting, and the Ugly Couch
I’ve been thinking a lot about the new year. There’s just something about a fresh start isn’t there? My new years goal this year can be summed up in Philippians 4:13-14: I want this year to be a year...
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Is Christianity a Religion or a Relationship?
If you’re on Facebook, you’ll note that recently there was a viral video that made it’s rounds about hating religion but loving Jesus, which you can view on You Tube. Then, as happens on Facebook and...
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Dealing with Poltical Frustrations like a Christian
Lately it seems like the tension levels in our country, particularly in the area of politics, have been growing upwards. Everyone seems really tightly wound. I live with a guy who loves to talk...
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An Expected End
Most of the time, when we hear the verse Jeremiah 29:11 quoted, it’s quoted using the NIV translation, because it just sounds better. I usually prefer to use the King James myself, but even I like the...
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I recently heard someone say that how we deal with change and the curve balls life throws at us says more about our character than anything else does. I cringed, because I’m really bad at handling...
View Article“Knowing My God” Notebook Project (Freebie)
One successful topical Bible Study project that we’ve done as a family (and individuals in our family) is a study on the character and attributes of God. Most of this study into the character and...
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20 Things to Say More Often
Today, someone shared this very cute video with me and it made my day. (How cute is this kid???). As I watched it, the video put a big smile on my face. This young man has a great point. It doesn’t...
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Introduction to the Advent Devotions
Below are the devotions we use, which I wrote originally for use in our family for Advent season. Obviously, it’s important to figure out what will and will not work for your own family, given the ages...
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The First Week of Advent: The Love of God
For the first week of Advent (starting December 1st in 2013!), we’ll be focusing on the amazing, wonderful Love of God! Below is the coloring page, with memory verse, you can freely use with your...
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How to Choose Joy
You may have heard the quote that says something to the effect of, “You’re only as happy as you make up your mind to be”. Or maybe you’ve heard it said that being happy, joyful, and content is a...
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The Blessings of Generosity
The other day, I was sharing my thoughts on having a Personal Mission Statement. Some may think such things as mission statements and goal setting removes the spontaneity from life. In fact, for me,...
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Lessons I Learned During our Foreclosure
Just over a year after the very awesome and unusual resolution to our foreclosure issues, I was talking with someone about it and how thankful I was. I’m thankful not just for how the situation ended...
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