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Gossip and Slander

What God Has to Say About "Spilling the Tea" By Jordan Sparnroft I live in a small town where running into at least two people you know at the grocery...

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Sacrifice of Worship

Remaining Faithful in Quiet Time When You Just Don’t Feel It By Tiffany Layton When we experience God, it can be exciting and exhilarating. In certain seasons the revelation of...

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Valuing Self-Control

The Hidden Benefits of Self-DisciplineBy Emily Miller Having a daily quiet time comes down to self-discipline. Unlike chocolate, social media, and Netflix, our time with Jesus doesn’t give us an...

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Our Mentality About Trials Affects Everything

Including Our Quiet Times By Grace McCready As I was recovering from anorexia early on, I essentially had one mentality: “God, I hate this, so fix it.” Entitled, right? That...

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Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners

By Dane Ortlund By Danielle Dammeyer Summary In 2021, the Lord used the book, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund to point...

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Why Valentine's Day Matters for My Marriage

Awakening My Heart to Remember By Christi Grimm When my husband and I were in our 20s, Valentine’s Day was a big deal! We went overboard with flowers, cards, gifts,...

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Original Language of Love

Five Bible Passages on Love Which Apply to Everyone By Tiffany Layton February. Some people anticipate this month with dread or annoyance at the commercialization of love. Others look forward...

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The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We've Only Dreamed Of

By John Eldredge By Jordan Sparnroft Summary I found this book at my local dumpster. I immediately recognized the author as the one who wrote Wild At Heart: Discovering the Secret...

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Backwards Valentine's Day

Who Am I Loving, Anyway? By Erica Hunt My first Valentine’s Day as a married woman was far from what I expected. After many years of lonely, dateless Valentine’s Days,...

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