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December 15, 2025

Faithful Response

I love Bible stories like Gideon’s, where persons suddenly find themselves facing an enormous task that they don’t feel qualified for. Gideon’s initial response isn’t exactly faith-filled, but the angel of...

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November 25, 2025

Changing Seasons

Just as the seasons change, we experience different seasons in our lives. My family is currently going through a difficult season. My four-year-old granddaughter has had an extensive bladder operation, and...

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November 24, 2025

Surviving the Storms

It was an unseasonably warm late-winter afternoon, and I was working in the yard. I had planted three small white oak trees the previous year, but now they were bent over...

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November 23, 2025

Freely Given

I headed to the front door after hearing an abrupt knock, hoping it hadn’t woken my toddler. I wasn’t happy about the prospect of telling yet another sales representative that I...

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November 22, 2025

A Journey through Grief

“Dear Lord,” I prayed, “I feel as though I have reached the bottom of despair.” I was on my way home from my son’s funeral. What right did the people on...

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November 21, 2025

A Sign

I once had an old bicycle with a broken pedal. I needed to go to a bike shop to find the right replacement. I knew there was a shop nearby, but...

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November 20, 2025

God Chose Me First

I was four years old when Mom’s best friend invited us to Bible school. It was there that the Spirit of God touched my young heart. Since my parents didn’t attend...

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November 19, 2025

The Appropriate Time

In my country, it is common to see drivers constantly change lanes to get ahead of others, trying to reach their destination a bit quicker. Sometimes, though, after changing lanes it...

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November 18, 2025

Led by God

I enjoy taking early morning runs, and before I leave the house, I check the weather conditions from the nearby airport. One morning, the visibility at the airport was down to...

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November 17, 2025

Cleaning the Closet

I had not cleaned out my closet in years, and it had become a time capsule of the various stages of my life. Here were the business suits I had worn...

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November 16, 2025

God Is Close

First I heard a thud and then a cry. My three-year-old son had slipped on our wet balcony floor. When I checked on him, I saw a gaping wound beside his...

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