How to Hope for God’s Will
How can we discover those vulnerable places of honesty so we can identify the desires of the heart?
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How to Find Hope in a Puzzle
How can working on a puzzle teach us the deeper lessons of faith? What happens if we can’t see the big picture?
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Hope Calls The Young
Hope called me young, but I can hardly wait to see what God does with this young generation.
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Seeking Hope After Christmas
What is the best way to extend the Christmas season into the new year? How can we approach 2016 with added hope and joy?
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Finding Hope at Christmas
Especially at Christmas, caregivers and families feel the sting of Alzheimer’s and dementia. We hang ornaments and remember past Decembers when our loved ones decorated the tree, sang Christmas carols and laughed while opening presents. Smells from the kitchen spike memories of Christmas cookies, cinnamon and nutmeg, that special family recipe for peppernuts. Yet now
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Why Hope Needs Balance
Why is balance so important to the functioning of our souls? Can we work hard while forgetting play? And if we do, what happens to our joy?
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Hope Finds a Purpose for Christmas Cards
Throughout the years, I have received many beautiful Christmas cards. So…what to do with them after Christmas? Just pitch them while cleaning up all the decorations and torn wrappings? No way. Sometimes I frame cards. One framed card hangs in my office – a reminder to stay in JOY all through the year. But my
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Hope Lives in Forgiveness
Thanks to the insights of some prayer warriors, I was recently confronted with an ugliness in my soul. A spirit of unforgiveness had settled within and kept me from living in joyful peace. After a time of confession and intense prayer, by God’s grace, I was able to release the pain that led to the
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Hope Offered by Anne Lamott
As an author, I always hope my words will impact readers, but sometimes this goal reverses. Sometimes I find myself changed by another writer’s work. One of those writers for me is Anne Lamott. This week, I was thrilled to attend a presentation by Anne Lamott right here in Kansas City. Anne was, as I
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Finding Hope When Faith Changes
These days, I find myself with more questions than answers. Although still based in the original foundations of scripture and relationship, my faith is changing. No longer do I think in terms of black and white. In fact, I spend more time thinking and meditating than I do reciting the rules I grew up with.
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