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Do Not Fear

August 17, 2023 By Scott Robinson 3 Comments

People tend to bridle at the oft-repeated biblical injunction to ‘fear God.’

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: back to school, fear, love, Psalms

My Mother, Psalm 23, and an Awesome Tree

November 7, 2022 By Kit Lonergan Leave a Comment

It’s possible that I’m turning into my mom.

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Filed Under: Prayer Tagged With: Psalms, seasons

Long Strange Trip

September 16, 2022 By Scott Robinson Leave a Comment

I do my best to take each day as it comes, doing whatever I can without assuming that however I feel on a given day is a durable condition.

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Filed Under: Health Tagged With: health, Psalms, woods

Reading, Writing, and Praying the Psalms

June 2, 2021 By Allison Sandlin Liles 3 Comments

In March 2020, my small church pressed the pause button on several ministries. Even as some groups stopped gathering, other ministries adapted, evolved and even grew.

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Filed Under: Prayer, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Bible Study, Prayer, Psalms

The Unattainable Rubric

June 21, 2019 By Emily Rutledge Leave a Comment

As I sit here writing… I am inhabiting a body. As you sit there reading… you are, also, inhabiting a body.I am sure, just as I do, you have a long and complex history with your body. Most of my history surrounds my body’s interaction with gravity and how much space it takes up.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: bodies, gender, parenting, Psalms

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program for a visit from Life

January 31, 2018 By Miriam McKenney 17 Comments

Parenting gets rough when everyone’s problems happen at the same time. What do you do when eveyrone in the family struggles — including you?

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Filed Under: Parenting, Prayer Tagged With: Bible, depression, prayer cards, Psalms, Scripture, teenagers, teens, young children

My daughter tried to make a bargain with God – then asked me if it would work.

March 31, 2017 By Melissa Wilcox 1 Comment

My daughter tried to make a deal with God – not the point of prayer. But so did the Psalmist.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Bible, Lent, Prayer, Psalms, young children

Charting a Course of Faith when the Road Gets Rough

July 20, 2016 By Miriam McKenney 1 Comment

I haven’t given up on our country. I haven’t given up on God.

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