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A Dad Who Really Makes a Difference
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child. — Proverbs 22:15 “Yes, I love you, and no, you can’t have your own way.” When my dad was two years old, the youngest of four children, his father abandoned the family. My dad’s single mom did they best she could, but they were extremely… The post A Dad Who Really Makes a Difference appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Reach For The Moon, Shoot For The Stars
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. – Psalm 19:1 I didn’t know it at the time, as I was just a little girl, but on July 20, 1969, my family and I witnessed what would become not only one of the most significant historical events… The post Reach For The Moon, Shoot For The Stars appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Unwavering: Living with Defiant Joy Week 3 — Greener Grass
… to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. — Isaiah 61:3 God calls us to make divine exchanges: from mourning to dancing, from addiction to freedom, from death to life. ~ Stasi Can… The post Unwavering: Living with Defiant Joy Week 3 — Greener Grass appeared first on FaithGateway.
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I’m Scared to Pray Boldly
The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. — James 5:16 Sometimes I’m scared to pray boldly. It’s not at all that I don’t believe God can do anything. I absolutely do. I’m a wild-about-Jesus girl. Wild in my willingness. Wild in my obedience. Wild in my adventures with God. So my hesitation… The post I’m Scared to Pray Boldly appeared first on FaithGateway.
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New Children’s Book Helps Kids Deal with Bullies
Camp Verde, AZ (May 17, 2019) The Gagnon family never thought they would be writing a children’s book. But then again, they never thought they would foster over 30 children, adopting five with special needs in addition to their two biological kids. The family found themselves in the national spotlight after a Facebook post by Stacey Gagnon went viral about her son, Joel, who was born with Goldenhar Syndrome which caused an incomplete development of his ear, soft palate, and facial bone structures. It only affects one side of his face and requires a plethora of doctor appointments and reconstructive surgeries. Stacey’s post detailed an encounter at a new church…
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A New Understanding of God’s Love
Your salvation depends on what [Christ] has done for you, not on what you can do for Him. It isn’t your hold on God that saves you; it’s His hold on you. ~ Billy Graham WELCOME “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so…” From our earliest years, many of us… The post A New Understanding of God’s Love appeared first on FaithGateway.
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The Pilgrim’s Regress by C. S. Lewis
The Pilgrim’s Regress by C. S. Lewis. Eerdmans, 2014, 256 pages. (Originally published 1933 UK, 1935 US) Reading Level: Teen/adult Recommended for: ages 18-up In his spiritual autobiography, Surprised by Joy, C. S. Lewis recalls one of his earliest memories: his older brother had filled the lid of a biscuit tin with moss and decorated it with twigs and tiny flowers to resemble a garden. “That was the first beauty I ever knew . . . It made me aware of nature—not, indeed, as a storehouse of forms and colors but as something cool, dewy, fresh, exuberant.” He didn’t realize it at the time, but that breath of pure beauty…
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You Can Opt For God
You can opt for God. Pitching every other plan, you can opt for God. Thanks-but-no-thanks to every other deliverer, you can opt for God. Without having a clue how it works, you can opt for God. Without knowing the Old Testament from the New, you can opt for God. Not just for His help, but… The post You Can Opt For God appeared first on FaithGateway.
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God On the Other Side of a Shipwreck
You’re Still Here The first things overboard when your ship wrecked were all the reasons you ever had for sailing. And when the life you knew is a life you know no longer, and the ship that took you on a thousand adventures before can no longer even keep you afloat, you are right to… The post God On the Other Side of a Shipwreck appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Being Honest with God
“I am angry!” she said to me. It was a strange way to start a conversation, but her emotions seemed to overwhelm her. I had just finished teaching, and I was signing a book for someone when this woman stepped between us. Asking her to wait just a second, I finished signing the book and… The post Being Honest with God appeared first on FaithGateway.
