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Month: November 2018

Priscilla Hammond ~ Living a Life of Advent Light: When a Wreath Is More Than a Wreath

November 29, 2018

Many churches are currently setting up Advent wreaths to mark the weeks leading up to Christmas. The four candles that…


Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Transaction vs Transformation: The Nature of Blessing

November 28, 2018

Recently, I noted someone online putting forward the idea that God blesses organizations, traditions, or denominations depending on their public…


Michelle Bauer ~ Desperate for Mercy: Shouting All the More

November 26, 2018

 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by,…


Shalom Liddick ~ An Emptier Yet Fuller Life

November 22, 2018

My hike begins like many others for me: time spent talking with God and listening to his voice being carried…


Suzanne Nicholson ~ Suffering through Thanksgiving

This is the time of year when advertisements inundate us with images of happy families gloriously celebrating the holidays. Women…


Carrie Carter ~ When It’s Not Just the Turkey That’s Stuffed

November 21, 2018

It’s late November and you’re mostly through your daily “Thankful For…” list, or daily “Thankful” reading from the Psalms. By…


Karen Bates ~ Choosing Thankfulness in a Harsh World

November 20, 2018

Occasionally, I pay for people’s coffee while I’m buying my own. Not because I’m rich, but because it’s a nice…


Michelle Bauer ~ Receiving the Mercy of Jesus Christ

November 8, 2018

“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”   –   The Jesus Prayer The Jesus Prayer has…


Edgar Bazan ~ Prayer: A Source of New Life

November 7, 2018

Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to South Korea and visit some of largest churches in the world: Kwanglim…


Think your pastor’s preaching is ‘too political’? Try listening to Jesus

November 5, 2018

Last week Mark Wingfield (@markwingdallas) posted a discerning opinion piece on the Baptist News Global website. It’s timely for what…