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3 Things Your Pastor Might Not Have Told You About Prayer

My husband is a pastor—and I think he’s a good one. But I have never heard him preach what I’m about to share with you....

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Praying Like a Warrior and Not a Wimp begging in prayer believing god can i trust god confidence in god god's got this nothing to fear spiritual authority spiritual warfare warrior not wimps Jan 11, 2023

Where did we get it wrong?

When were we taught that prayer was a sweet little thing we do when we get too old to do the other "things?" 

Maybe it started in 2nd grade Sunday School when we...

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What is Peace, and How Can I Experience It? can i trust god god's god this god's got this peace prayer works Dec 06, 2022

I asked my granddaughter, River, how she would define peace. She said, "It's not war. It's not when people are angry and fighting." 

She defined peace by pointing to its' opposite. If we live...

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What is hope and how does it work? can i trust god christmas confidence in god hope hope in god Nov 29, 2022

As I write this blog post we are in the first week of advent. During the first week of advent we focus on...

HOPE

I found a great definition of hope online:

Hope is an optimistic state of mind that...

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The Mountain of Blessing Nov 18, 2022

I’m literally sitting on top of the Mountain of Blessing in the West Bank of Israel as I write this. Tom and I are guests of Tommy and Sherri Waller who founded and lead HaYovel, a ministry...

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What is Halloween and Should Christians Participate in the Festivities? being light origins of halloween should christians celebrate halloween what does the bible say about halloween Oct 18, 2022

  Tis the season of ghosts and goblins, witches and vampires! It's one of the funnest holidays of the year! Children dress up in costumes and go door to door with their little plastic pumpkins...

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It's Not that Hard to Hear God's Voice Part 4 believing god can i trust god confidence in god god's got this how to hear god's voice how to pray how to win spiritual battles is god good? praying god's word what about when god isn't good? Oct 11, 2022

This is part 4 of what I've decided now is a 5-part series on learning how to hear the voice of God. As I was preparing to publish this post, I came across this youtube message by pastor Mike Todd....

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It's Not That Hard to Hear God's Voice Part 3 begging in prayer believing god can i trust god confidence in god faith god's got this how to hear god's voice how to pray how to pray for people in pain how to pray for someone i love how to win spiritual battles playing tug of war with god prayer works praying god's word Sep 27, 2022

This is the 3rd part of a 4 part series on hearing the voice of God. Prayer is such a marvelous mystery! Just the thought that the God of the Universe invites us into relationship with Him where we...

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It's Not that Hard to Hear God's Voice Part 2 believing god god's got this how to hear god's voice how to pray how to win spiritual battles image of god prayer works praying god's word Sep 20, 2022

 Today I’m going to share with you 2 of 8 ways God speaks and how you can be sure to hear Him.

 God speaks to your heart, not to your ears.

 God gave you ears to process sound...

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It's Not that Hard to Hear God's Voice When You Put Yourself in the Right Places can i trust god confidence in god god's got this how to pray how to win spiritual battles is god good? prayer Sep 13, 2022

If there were anything I'd love to be able to gift Jesus followers with, it would be the ability to hear God's voice loud and clear. What if we could rise up out of the baptismal waters and...

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Church Hurt...An Insider's Perspective church hurt deconstructing faith deconversion faith is god good? lament and repent people deconstructing their faith Sep 06, 2022

The other day I found myself in Buc-ee's. If you've not yet found yourself there, stop reading this post and go directly to the nearest Buc-ee's, do not pass "Go!" do not collect $200! :) 

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"If It Be Your Will...When It's Right to Pray These Words and When It's Wrong." begging in prayer believing god can i trust god confidence in god faith god's got this how to pray how to win spiritual battles prayer prayer works praying through pain where is god when it hurts Aug 30, 2022

The Bible teaches us that God has plans for our lives, and that one of the privileges of our position in Christ  is to release those plans through our prayers. Consider what Jesus said about...

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