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  • Small Kindness, Big Impact

    Becky Keife | October 27, 2021

    “Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” James 2:15-17 (NIV)

    • Kindness
  • Healing What My Body Remembers

    Lynn Cowell | October 26, 2021

    “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:4-5 (ESV)

    • Relationships
    • Healing
    • Suffering
    • Grief
    • Faith
  • Never Too Messy

    Heather MacFadyen | October 25, 2021

    “I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed.” Psalm 34:4-5 (NRSV)

    • Family
    • Parenting
    • Healing
    • Forgiveness
    • God's Love
  • What We Need To Remember To Never Forget

    Alicia Bruxvoort | October 22, 2021

    “It was there at Gilgal that Joshua piled up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan River.” Joshua 4:20 (NLT)

    • Thankfulness
    • Gratitude
    • God's Plan
    • Faithfulness
    • Faith
  • Five Things To Say to a Friend Today

    Lysa TerKeurst | October 21, 2021

    “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” Romans 12:12-13 (NIV)

    • Serving Others
    • Friendship
    • Prayer
    • Patience
    • Hospitality
    • Encouraging Others
  • Trust Him With the Unexpected

    Izabella McMillon | October 20, 2021

    “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14 (NIV)

    • Hope
    • God's Love
    • God's Character
    • Faith
    • Faithfulness
    • Trust
    • Rest
    • Christmas
  • God Is Right Beside You

    Shala W. Graham | October 19, 2021

    “I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. ‭‭Psalm 16:8 (NLT) ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

    • Stress
    • God's Love
    • Worship
    • Anxiety
    • Faith
    • Comfort
  • Worshipping God When We Feel Like Whining

    Anne Graham Lotz and Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright | October 18, 2021

    “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” John 4:23 (NIV)

    • Thanksgiving
    • Worship
    • Truth
    • Family
  • Messy Pages Make Beautiful Masterpieces

    Sharon Jaynes | October 15, 2021

    “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I ever did.’” John 4:39 (NIV)

    • Grace
    • Mercy
    • Forgiveness
    • Hope
    • Trust
  • Overcoming the Habit of Complaining

    Tracie Miles | October 14, 2021

    “Do everything without complaining and arguing …” Philippians 2:14 (NLT)

    • Gratitude
    • Grace
    • Contentment
    • God's Perspective
  • Life From God vs. Life With God

    Valerie Woerner | October 13, 2021

    “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” John 15:4 (ESV)

    • God's Love
    • Faithfulness
    • God's Word
    • Prayer
  • Trusting God in the Secret Places

    Sarah Geringer | October 12, 2021

    “‘How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.’” Genesis 39:9c-d (NLT)

    • Trust
    • Faithfulness
    • Honor
    • Obedience
    • Temptation
  • Eyes To See

    Danielle Hitchen | October 11, 2021

    “… The LORD is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law, but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.” 2 Chronicles 15:2-4 (ESV)

    • Family
    • God's Character
    • God's Plan
    • God's Love
  • What’s So Great About Being the Older Woman?

    Amy Carroll | October 8, 2021

    “When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!’” Luke 1:41-42 (NIV)

    • Leadership
    • Relationships
    • Friendship
    • Mentoring
    • Encouraging Others
  • You Are Not Alone

    Ellen Wildman | October 7, 2021

    “God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.” Psalm 46:1 (NLT)

    • Strength
    • Rest
    • Comfort
    • Loneliness
    • God's Love
    • God's Character
  • When Words Fail

    Alicia Bruxvoort | October 6, 2021

    “All of Scripture is God-breathed; in its inspired voice, we hear useful teaching, rebuke, correction, instruction, and training for a life that is right …” 2 Timothy 3:16 (VOICE)

    • Encouraging Others
    • Comfort
    • Time with God
    • God's Word
    • Prayer
  • Parenting a Strong-Willed Child With Love and Grace

    Lucille Williams | October 5, 2021

    “Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary.” Galatians 6:9 (NASB)

    • Relationships
    • Family
    • Mentoring
    • Parenting
  • Stay Salty

    Binu Samuel | October 4, 2021

    “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” Matthew 5:13 (NIV)

    • Identity in Christ
    • Loving Others
    • Encouraging Others
  • The Kind of Friend I Want To Be

    Meghan Ryan | October 1, 2021

    “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.” 1 John 2:20 (NIV)

    • Prayer
    • Truth
    • Relationships
    • Friendship
  • Digging Up Dirt on God

    Allison Delagrange, COMPEL Training Member | September 30, 2021

    “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 (ESV)

    • Self Control
    • Rejection
    • Hope
    • Disappointment

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