As a part of my Bible college education, I had to write lesson plans. In one class, it was required to write a lesson nearly every week, and evaluate other classmates’ lessons. One of the lessons I wrote was on the Fruit of Spirit: Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, […]
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Foundation of Love
Before my dream life disappeared… Before my miscarriages… Before finding an unknown mass in my brain… Before surgeries… Before chemo… Before radiation… Before I was aware of the lies that limited who I was… God loved me (Romans 5:8). I belonged in His family. In 2009, I was excited. I was set up for my […]
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Getting Settled in the Promised Land by Amy
Your grace is enough. Your grace is enough. Your grace is enough for me. We sang this song at my church not long after I (Amy) had moved into my new apartment…in my new city…with my new job…surrounded by my new community… and I wondered if these lyrics were actually the truth. I knew […]
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Extreme Highs and Lows
I (Kendra) love talking about my Jesus. He loves me so much. Whenever I get an opportunity to tell about His work in my life, I hope and pray that I have the courage to speak up. Recently, I did. On April 23, I spoke at a women’s retreat, and the response to Jesus was […]
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Personal Reflections for Easter
Sometimes I (Amy) forget that Jesus love and died for: the politician I don’t like the coworker I can’t stand the relative I don’t get along with the idiot in traffic I nearly hit that annoying person at church that person from my past that I can’t forgive that bully at school that person on […]
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Terrifying
Have you ever tried to tap out a familiar tune so that others could guess it? Many people find it more difficult than they would imagine. In an EntreLeadership podcast, Adam Grant talked about an experiment, where they had asked others to tap out a familiar tune, and only 2.4% (1 out 40 people) listeners […]
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Worthless
Sin whispers, “I am easier.” Satan whispers, “No one can obey all of God’s rules.” Sin says, “Why try to do right? You can’t be perfect. Satan says, “You failed.” Sin lies, “You will always be a failure and worthless.” Satan lies, “You can’t be used by God.” And all of the sudden, because I […]
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“Are you an American Christian or a Christian American?”
Let me give a prologue: I. Despise. Politics. I see a large group of people arguing stubbornly for their own selfish designs and nobody considering the greater good, and anyone who seems to want what’s best for everyone probably has a hidden agenda. Safe to say, I have a slightly pessimistic view of politics. I […]
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Feeling Loved
Shortly after my (Kendra’s) third brain surgery, some people were discussing my amazing recovery. Someone asked, “What is your prognosis?” Because I have dealt with this four (almost five years), I bluntly said, “Unless God does the unexplained, I am going to die.” My friend broke down in tears. And it startled me. I didn’t […]
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Let Me Tell You A Story About Change
“I’m scared.” It was all I could say. In June of 2010, I had just moved from my college home of six years to Cincinnati, the biggest city I had ever known. No job. No plan. No family. No clue. I only knew that God had insisted I move there after graduation. A couple weeks […]
