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  • Take Up Your Bed and Walk

    Kelly Anne Burns | July 20, 2022

    “… ‘Do you want to be made well?’… Jesus said to him, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk.’ And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.” John 5:6,8-9a (NKJV)

    • God's Timing
    • God's Plan
    • Healing
    • Suffering
  • On Wailing and Worship

    Karen Ehman | July 19, 2022

    “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and in truth.” John 4:24 (CSB)

    • Prayer
    • Worship
    • Suffering
  • Missed Exits: Turning Up the Voice of God

    Shala W. Graham | July 18, 2022

    “And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’” Isaiah 30:21‬ (NRSV‬‬A)‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

    • Faith
    • God's Word
    • Listening
  • He Who Holds the Pillars Firm

    Sarah Freymuth, COMPEL Training Member | July 15, 2022

    “When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.” Psalm 75:3 (NIV)

    • Trust
    • Faith
    • God's Plan
  • Please Don’t Give Me a Packaged Christian Answer

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 14, 2022

    “Jesus wept.” John 11:35 (NIV)

    • God's Love
    • Serving Others
    • Encouraging Others
    • Suffering
  • The Longing for Life To Be Good Again

    John Eldredge | July 13, 2022

    “… where the river flows everything will live.” Ezekiel 47:9b (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • Waiting on God
  • How To Find Significance (When You Feel Like You Have None)

    Amy Carroll | July 12, 2022

    “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14b (NIV)

    • Identity in Christ
    • God's Plan
  • Comfort for Your Troubles

    Tracie Braylock | July 11, 2022

    “[God] comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” ‬‬‬‬2 Corinthians‬ 1:4‬ (NIV)‬‬‬‬‬‬

    • Healing
    • Comfort
    • Encouraging Others
  • The God Who Works With Our Uncertain Faith

    Kia Stephens | July 8, 2022

    “Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’” Mark 9:24 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • Courage
    • Doubt
    • Faith
  • The Good Part About the Waiting Room

    Jennifer Dukes Lee | July 7, 2022

    “Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!” Psalm 27:14 (NKJV)

    • God's Plan
    • Faith
    • Hope in Uncertainty
    • Waiting on God
  • Story-Shaped Women

    Iva May | July 6, 2022

    “Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.” Romans 15:4 (NLT)

    • Faith
    • God's Perspective
    • God's Word
  • Our Hope for Broken Things

    Alicia Bruxvoort | July 5, 2022

    “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 (NIV)

    • Comfort
    • Hope in Uncertainty
    • Prayer
  • How Do I Know It’s God’s Voice?

    Abby McDonald | July 4, 2022

    “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” John 14:26 (ESV)

    • Doubt
    • God's Love
    • Faith
    • Listening
  • But Will It Turn Out Right?

    Lynn Cowell | July 1, 2022

    “On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance.” Esther 5:1 (NIV)

    • Trust
    • Faith
    • God's Plan
    • Hope in Uncertainty
  • How Do I Hang On to Hope When I’m Still Hurting?

    Lysa TerKeurst | June 30, 2022

    “I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.” (Psalm 40:1, ESV)

    • Hope in Uncertainty
    • Waiting on God
    • Hope
    • Healing
  • Facing Difficult Facts With Faith

    Elizabeth Laing Thompson | June 29, 2022

    “Without weakening in his faith, [Abraham] faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God …” Romans 4:19-20 (NIV)

    • Comfort
    • God's Plan
    • Faith
  • Loving the Little Children Like Jesus Did

    Karen Wingate | June 28, 2022

    “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’” (Matthew 19:14, NIV)

    • Parenting
    • Family
    • Encouraging Others
    • Serving Others
  • He Rescues Us

    Crystal Paine | June 27, 2022

    “Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24 (ESV)

    • Perseverance
    • Prayer
    • God's Character
  • A New Reservoir of Love

    Sarah Geirnger | June 24, 2022

    “I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs.” Isaiah 41:18 (NIV)

    • Parenting
    • God's Love
    • Love
  • The Surprisingly Good News About Bad News

    Asheritah Ciuciu | June 23, 2022

    “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)

    • Prayer
    • Hope in Uncertainty

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