Month: January 2018
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Slightly Obsessed #208: Scorched by Trial
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts, Whose name is the LORD, and exult before Him. – Psalm 68:4 A new year usually begins with hope and promise set against the backdrop of winter. My new year began in the heat of a blistering emotional desert. People I love are in…
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Slightly Obsessed #207: The Real Avenger
Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. – Romans 12:19 The person on the other end of the phone line needed my last name. When I gave it to him, he paused before asking, “Are…
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Slightly Obsessed #206 A Portrait of Faith: Willing to Learn
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. – Matthew 11:29 NKJV Decades ago, when my husband and I were new Christians, a series of small and incidental “signs” convinced us a windfall was coming our way. We…
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Slightly Obsessed #205: A Portrait of Faith: The Courage to Trust
And those who know Your name trust in You, For You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. – Psalm 9:10 A frigid cold descended in the night upon the river valley. The next morning, a deceptively innocent breath of frost kissed the new deck outside the front door. A toddler and his…
