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I'll be 40 when this August comes around. With our other children being almost 16, 11, and 7, it has been years since I changed a diaper, bought a sippy cup, or had to plan my day around nap times. It is an understatement to write that I'm relieved those days are over. I never …
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This year, my daily morning prayer goes something like this: "I'm all yours, Jesus. I trust you. Fill me afresh Holy Spirit. Empower me to be love. Whatever, Papa God, whatever you desire today. Whomever you send to me today. Wherever you call me, I'll go. Whatever you ask of me, I will give. Let me …
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Today I completed a year-long personal devotional and expositional study of the earliest concept of prayer and all the prayers recorded in the book of Genesis. Herbert Lockyer's classic book has been my faithful guide and will continue to lead me through the rest of the prayers of the entire bible. Prayer, understood most simply …
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It's been over a year since I shut down my Facebook account. I quit cold turkey. There have been no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. Some called it social suicide, a hibernation of sorts from modern society. How would people get ahold of me and notify me of important news and happenings? Some cheered that I joined …
This is the story of my husband's day yesterday, and this is the story of mine: His: Benjamin drove a team of fifteen college-aged students out to a cistern work site in a village about an hour away, stopping to pick up more supplies on the way. He worked in cooperation with the local foreman …
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ANGELA BLYCKER 