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One Year To Live

We would go to the hospital to watch her die.  Her time was short, cancer was eating her alive.  I have described it that way before because there is no better way to explain it.  She was diminishing quickly before our eyes.  And yet, mom would smile at us.  What is braver than that?  I was ...

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God is Able, and He Wants to Help You

We’ll never run out of words to say or songs to sing. His praises will rise throughout all time whether we join or not.  Sometimes our prayers seem dry to us, but the problem is us, not God.  He is the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Maker of the ...

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You say you want a revolution?

radical for God, irresistible revolution, teens changing the world

That girl in your study hall is suicidal. You’ve heard her despair, and you see her there now with her head on her desk. Perhaps her parents and the school know of her depression, but a third of the student body is reportedly struggling just like she is. Your heart ...

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When Faith Feels Foolish

Faith is mysterious.  It feels risky at times.  It can seem foolish at times. My writing life reminds me of my faith walk … believing in something larger than myself.  I sit down at my desk, and by pure faith, trust that the right words will come, that spending my time devoted to this whole, HUGE ...

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Tired of Trying to Hold it all Together?

Although I love many things about my life and the times I’m living in, there are those days when I miss the innocence and pleasures of childhood.  Those simple days long ago when my biggest concern was whether it would rain the next day, keeping me from the swimming pool, ...

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