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When Encouragement Comes Full Circle

When we serve without an emotional break, we can easily overload and spill over into a melted mess. The same…
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Trusting God, Even on Lonely Sundays

During my church-hunt, I discovered Sunday is the loneliest day of the week. But I felt some comfort in believing…
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Assumptions, Judgment and Chai Tea Lattes

God is always with us. Isaiah 40:10 reminds us that the Lord will strengthen and help us, so we need…
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Two Troubling Phrases that Keep Us from Abundant Life

As another coaching client left my office, I wrote a summary in her folder, then sat for a while in…
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Isolation Means Death (A Lesson from My Dog, Rocky)

When we avoid isolation and stay connected to each other, we become stronger. We’re better together and as Jesus pointed…
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Searching for Comfort (Exodus 20:3)

R.J. was searching for something else to comfort herself. She writes, “It was one of those anniversary months, when I…
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How to Encourage, One Adjective at a Time

In 1 Thessalonians 5:14, the Apostle Paul reminds us to “Encourage the timid, help the weak and be patient with…
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Comparing Two Dreamers, from the Old and New Testament

The Bible is filled with stories of real people with real dreams, just like us. RJ Thesman takes a closer…
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Learning to Be the Church

What difference might it make if instead of planning more church programs, we initiated more projects next door? Jesus challenged…
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God’s Love in Loneliness

Most of the time, I enjoy my single woman status, but once in a while, the loneliness of my singleness…
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Ministry Reversed (Ephesians 5:16)

Although RJ intended to encourage her ill friend, she was surprised by “ministry reversed” as her friend showed a positive,…
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Five Lessons from Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

She is given one passage in all of Scripture, yet we can learn so much from this inspiring Samaritan woman.…
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