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In the middle of no-where
Keswick has quietly stolen a piece of my heart. For years I thought Switzerland was that place. The place where my soul could finally exhale. The place that would somehow complete the picture I had painted in my mind. Then I found myself here. Tiny rivers weaving through endless green fields. Stone bridges that have…
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My heart misses home
Walking the streets of London, I stop and wonder how I got here? Walking streets I once only saw in books. Standing on mountains that quietly declare the glory of God. Hearing accents that remind me how wonderfully vast His creation is. Traveling has become more than seeing new places. It has become another way…
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I Want to Live
This week, we’re setting off on an adventure. We’ve jokingly called it our Alice in Wonderland trip, because sometimes life becomes so serious that you have to deliberately choose wonder again. Just our family. Some of us. No agendas. No deadlines. No pressure. Just memories I have the incredible privilege of taking my mama back…
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Live Worthy
“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” Ephesians 4:1 (NIV) At first glance, it sounds simple. “Live a life worthy.” Then you stop and think… worthy of what? Paul isn’t talking about your career. He isn’t talking about becoming a missionary,…
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Comfortable in the Father’s House
One of the most beautiful truths in Scripture is that God did not simply forgive us and send us on our way. He adopted us. He brought us into His house. “He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ.” (Eph 1:5) I was thinking about that recently. When you visit someone’s house, you…
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Every Spiritual Blessing
Have you ever stopped at Ephesians 1:3 and wondered about that phrase? “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” (Eph 1:3) Every spiritual blessing. Really? I mean, what are they? If someone walked up to me…
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The Slow Drift
Let’s talk about willful sin… keep om reading! You have to hear this today! God does not suddenly stops loving us. But because sin has a way of slowly pulling us away from the warmth of His presence, we feel that He does. It rarely happens overnight. No one wakes up one morning and decides,…
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Spiritual Illumination
It is a beautiful thought, isn’t it? The old theologians spoke of illumination as the work of the Holy Spirit opening the eyes of the heart to see what was already true but had become obscured by sin, unbelief, fear, or distraction. Paul prays exactly this in Ephesians: “I pray that the eyes of your…
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Children of Light: Is Your Mouth Wholesome?
There’s a verse tucked into Paul’s letter to the Ephesians that most of us read quickly and move past. We nod at it, maybe underline it in a Bible study, and then get in the car and forget it existed by the time someone cuts us off in traffic. Ephesians 4:29 says it plainly: no…
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TAKE THE LAND!
Soldier! How much longer will you stand on the edge of your promise while staring at the giants? How much longer will you allow fear to speak louder than the voice of God? Israel stood at the border of the Promised Land. The land was theirs. Not because they earned it. Not because they deserved…