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Dealing With Discouragement: How to Handle Criticism
One morning I sat on the couch watching my son play with cars when I glanced down and saw my phone lit up with a notification. An email. Two weeks earlier I hit…
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Finding Peace When You Can’t Find Your Calling
Aren’t you tempted to envy people who have known what they want to do with their lives since childhood? Maybe you are one of those people, but I'm certainly not. Even though I’ve…
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The Art of Living in Biblical Peace: A Book Review of The Path to Peace
As a student, I loved math. Once I learned a concept, I could follow the process and calculate the right answer. The task involved no guesswork. I simply followed the steps, repeated the…
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Want to Journal? 5 Reasons It’s Difficult to Begin
Last week at Bible study, one of the women mentioned her habit of writing out prayers, thoughts, and events. Another woman asked, "Can you tell me more about your journal? What do you…
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How to Make Peace With Uncertainty
Last month, I sat down to watch Survivor for the first time. The show is in its forty-second season, so the answer to your question is yes, apparently I have been living under…
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God Is the Lifter of My Head—What Does It Mean?
Years ago, I listened to a song from Jars of Clay. The chorus proclaims that “God will lift up your head.” I knew I’d seen that phrase in the Bible, but it seemed…
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Why Can’t I Feel It? How to Understand Biblical Peace
Although the conversation happened more than ten years ago, I remember it vividly. I sat at a cafe table cradling a cup of lukewarm coffee between my hands. In recent days I had…
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Three Biblical Truths for When You Face the Storms of Fear, Anxiety, or Failure
One sunny summer afternoon, I watched my kids running around the backyard. On an ordinary day, I felt content. I lit up my phone to sort through a few emails while I had…
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Heart and Home: Fostering Peace by Welcoming the Presence of God
I’m thrilled to introduce you to a very talented fine artist, Courtney from Courtney Kibby Designs. She gave me some space on her beautiful website to talk all things homemaking, life-giving, and peace-creating.…
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Are You Still Trying to Pay for Your Mistakes?
I’m a freshman in college sitting in the crowded stands of a University of Tennessee football game. The sun beats down relentlessly on the student section where I’m seated while other sections of…
