I read recently that November is Defend the Orphan month. The Bible is very clear that we are always to defend the fatherless. So what exactly does the word âdefendâ mean? The 1828 dictionary defines it this way: âTo drive …
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On Falling and Letting Go
Years ago, there was a tree in our front yard whose leaves turned a deep, gorgeous red every Autumn. We lived in a split-level home and the branches of the tree were eye level with our living room window. One …
God Is Good
There are moments when heartaches like sea billows roll. In the waves, God is good. There are days when physical pain is too much to handle, and tears of weakness fall. In the pain, God is good. There are times …
Night Songs
{This is a repost of a post I wrote for the Encouragement From Women Who’ve Been There Facebook Page} Psalm 77 âI cried unto God with my voice…In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran …
Two Books On Best-Practice Orphan Care that Every Christian Should Read
They say you should write about what youâre passionate about. But honestly, this is a subject that I am so passionate about and gets me so worked up, that I just canât write about it. At least not right now. …
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The Christian Ladyâs Short & Simple Guide to a Total Closet Clean-out and Style Makeover
(This is a repost from a post I wrote for the Encouragement From Women Who’ve Been There Facebook page.) Colossians 3:1-17 What should a Christian lady wear and not wear? As Christians we are called to be set apart. Distinct. …
You Are Loved
On a day when many will wake up feeling especially loved, when many will wake up feeling especially lonely, and when many will wake up just the same as any other day in Februaryâthere is, you might say, a Valentine …
What Iâm Reading WednesdayâContemporary Missionary Books
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Hush, This Isnât Your Battle
Lately, it seems like everyone is fighting or arguing or puffing themselves up towards each otherâuncannily similar to my neighborâs roosters that endlessly wander into my front yard, bickering and squawking and flapping their wings at each other over bugs, …
Surrender the Pen
We like control. We have trusted our very souls and eternity to Jesus Christ, yet we so often question his plan for our day to day. We thank God for writing our names in the Book of Life, and then …
