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Category Archives: God’s Grace
Does God Want Me to Be Happy, or Fruitful?
“What God wants for us is happiness, joy, and freedom!” It was a passing comment made by a guest worship leader, not the main point of my pastor’s sermon, but it started me thinking: is that really accurate? Does God always want me to be happy? … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, God's Grace, Love, Spirituality, The Kingdom of Heaven
Tagged Fruit of the Spirit, Fruitfulness, Happiness
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Paid in Full
The Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference was phenomenal. I attended the non-fiction mentor track. As someone with a bachelor’s degree in English and several years’ experience in freelance writing, I thought I knew what I was doing. Under the expert … Continue reading
Gratitude
Just before Thanksgiving, I wrote a post about jealosy. I was struggling with envy over all the ways God had been blessing other writers that I knew. Right now, I think it is only fitting for me to share all … Continue reading
Posted in God's Grace, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Thanksgiving
Tagged Gratitude, Jealousy
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A Heart Like Mary’s–Joy
“My soul exalts the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave; For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed. For the … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Faith, God's Grace, Jesus, Love, Mary, Spirituality
Tagged Joy, Mary
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A Heart Like Mary’s–Courage
Mary must have been a very courageous young woman. She had to know that embracing God’s plan for her life would involve terrible risks. She risked the loss of her reputation, the rejection of her friends and family. She very … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Faith, God's Grace, Love, Mary, Spirituality, Writing
Tagged Courage, Mary
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A Heart Like Mary’s–Faith
After the angel tells Mary that her relative Elizabeth is pregnant with John the Baptist, she goes immediately to the hill country of Judah to visit her. As soon as Mary’s greeting reaches her ears, Elizabeth’s baby leaps in her … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Faith, God's Grace, Love, Mary, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Writing
Tagged Faith
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A Heart Like Mary’s–Humble Obedience
This year, I wanted to share some meditations on Mary’s character that I wrote last Christmas. Here is the first in the series: During this Advent season, I have spent a lot of time thinking about Mary and all the … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, God's Grace, Mary, Spirituality
Tagged humility, obedience, original design
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Like Riding a Bicycle
When I was a kid, I was the last one in my neighborhood to learn to ride a bike. It didn’t help that my first bike was about four inches too tall for me. And it really didn’t help that … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, God's Grace, Jesus, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Bike Riding, God the Perfect Father, Women's Retreat
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If You Knew You Could Not Fail
“What would you attempt if you knew you could never fail?” The words seemed to leap off the page of the Bible Study I’ve been working through on Romans 8. My immediate answer was, “That’s easy! I would finish the book I’m working on and pitch … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, God's Grace, Jesus, Love, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Courage, failure, rejection
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The Day of Small Things
It would be great to write a best-seller. What aspiring author doesn’t dream of one day seeing her name topping the chart in the New York Times? But nobody starts there. And believing that you should only write something that thousands upon … Continue reading
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