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What Is the Importance of Truth?
Truth Removes What Hinders Love My mom once shared her faith with a lady outside a grocery store. As they were putting their groceries into their neighboring cars, my mom told the woman, “Jesus loves you.” The woman said, “Thank you so much. So many people have told me that lately.” My mom felt called… The post What Is the Importance of Truth? appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Don’t Bemoan the Process of Growth
I know you all know me as the girl who wrote the book, Fear Fighting: Awakening Courage to Overcome Your Fears. With this, almost undoubtedly, I should have this ‘fear-thing’ wrapped-up and conquered by now, right? I should be the one who’s figured out “fear” and who comes to you with remedies and bullet points galore. A whole arsenal of things to make you radically and instantly courageous. Truth is: I do have the ability to come to you with some of those things, but I am also still very much a work-in-progress. Aren’t we all? Friends, growth is a process. Sometimes it is slow — and, on the amazing…
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The Odyssey: a Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds
This graphic-novel adaptation of The Odyssey has some beautiful panels and a few problems. The Odyssey: a Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds. Candlewick, 2010, 248 pages. Reading Level: Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 16-up Sing to me, O Muse, of that man of many troubles/ Odysseus . . . who wandered far after he helped sack the great city of Troy. The muse, however, takes us first to the Island of Ithaca, where Odysseus’s grown son Telemachus is trying to fend off his mother’s 100 arrogant suitors. The goddess Athene appears as an old man to tell Telemachus his father is still alive. Rather than just telling him where,…
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The Iliad: a Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds
Gareth Hinds’ adaptation of The Iliad is an excellent introduction to Homer’s classic for middle graders and teens. *The Iliad: a Graphic Novel Adaptation by Gareth Hinds. Candlewick, 2019, 256 pages. Reading Level: Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12-up Rage!Sing to me, O Muse, of the rage of Achilles, fiercest of all the Achaean warriors who sailed to Troy . . . The story of The Iliad is all about rage and fury, chiefly from Achilles (who spends most of the narrative in his quarters), but also King Agamemnon, Prince Hector, and every warrior who ever screamed for vengeance in the heat of battle. Given that anger was one…
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How to Not Follow the Wrong Path
Being a mountain girl, I was raised to be daring, confident and independent. Our community had a small ski hill, ponds filled with frogs and snakes, a pasture for the community horses and a lot of opportunity for adventures. Paths were a big part of my daily life. I was never afraid, in fact, I… The post How to Not Follow the Wrong Path appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Yesterday’s Hurts in Today’s Relationships
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. — James 1:19 “We don’t need you there.” A simple sentence. Five words. Five syllables. However, in my brain the interpretation of this sentence was anything but simple. It unleashed a flood… The post Yesterday’s Hurts in Today’s Relationships appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Moms’ Summer Survival Guide: 9 Ways to Make Time for Yourselves This Summer
Woke up, got dressed, read the Bible, did devotions, prayed, drank water, brewed tea, made breakfast for the kids, got in a load of laundry, cleaned up the kitchen from the night before, packed bags for swim team, filled water bottles… and that was all before the kids even got out of bed. I… The post Moms’ Summer Survival Guide: 9 Ways to Make Time for Yourselves This Summer appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Life Balance: How to Be Faithful with Everything Entrusted to You
Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. – 1 Corinthians 4:2 You have all the time you need to do everything God wants you to do. For several weeks, James didn’t return any of the six text messages I sent. When we finally connected, I just… The post Life Balance: How to Be Faithful with Everything Entrusted to You appeared first on FaithGateway.
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A Painful Kind Of Holy: Experiencing God’s Tender Mercies And Faithful Presence Before, During And After Miscarriage by Holly Joy Clemente
Praise You In The Storm A Painful Kind Of Holy: Experiencing God’s Tender Mercies And Faithful Presence Before, During And After Miscarriage by Holly Joy Clemente is a powerful and heart breaking read surrounding her sixth pregnancy that ended in miscarriage. It is also about her faith in a God who never left her but […]
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Best Thing I Heard Today: May 21, 2019
Dinner Conversations with Michael W. Smith & Ginny Owens We at CCM love Andrew Greer and Mark Lowry. They’re great guys to work with and they know so many of the artists that transcend genres in the CCM industry. So, when I saw this episode post today, I had to take time out of my day to watch it. This episode of Dinner Conversations with Mark Lowry and Andrew Greer “Place in this World ft. Michael W. Smith and Ginny Owens” is the Best Thing I Heard Today! Check it out here:
