August 11, 2023 — two years ago today, on a Friday — my daughter went to the ER because she was having a hard time breathing and had coughed up some blood. After showing a photo of it to my doctor, I was advised that she needed to be admitted. After being seen, she...
Looking back over your life, how far back can you go to see all the ways the Lord himself has gone before you? This is a short story of the many ways God went before our family, Annie and Katie, weaving us, events, and people together over the years, resulting in...
Do you remember the last time you wished you could predict the future? People pay psychics for private readings to gain insight into their pasts, present, and futures, hoping to find peace, hope, and answers. Yet God tells us to Trust in the Lord with all our hearts...
Where were you the first time you felt overlooked, dismissed, or forgotten? It is a feeling that stays with us. Maybe you worked hard on a project without receiving any thanks, shared an idea only to have it ignored, or have been forgotten about. In this episode,...
Who gets placed in the category of “those kinds of people” in your mind? In my childhood and, sadly, in my classification system as an adult, many different kinds of people were referred to that way. Are they people with more money, less money, more education, or no...
When was the last time you felt a strong desire for revenge when you were wronged? Our human nature is to want an ear for an ear and an eye for an eye. God says vengeance belongs to Him because He comes to redeem what has been taken. As this is Human Trafficking...
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