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Bible Plan: Tackling Disappointment
In the third week of our June series, we are diving into disappointment. More specifically, we're looking at how to handle the inevitable disappointments, detours, and delays that we're dealt with.
We’ve all been there. The closed door. The broken relationship. The rejection. The loss. None of us are immune to disappointment. While we don't pretend ...
Bible Plan: Finding Rest in a Busy World
To continue our June series on Bible Plans, this week we're focusing on the theme of rest.
There’s no getting around the fact that we live in an always-spinning world. We yearn for quietness in our souls – but, often, that deep rest seems out of our reach. Or is it? In the next few days, ...
Bible Plan: “Do Not Be Anxious…” But How???
While my family and I are in "vacation mode" in June, I figured it would be a good time to point you to some of my online Bible Plans on the Bible App/ YouVersion.
Over the years, I've contributed about 15 plans to the YouVersion platform. One of the most popular studies has been on anxiety ...
What Does It Mean to “Wait on God”?
In the city where I live in South India, traffic jams are as inescapable as stains on white pants. There is no dodging them. Here, traffic lights hold “special” meanings—green is typically a signal that a symphony of honking will begin. The thing is, we can’t get very far even when the green light is ...
It’s Time We Brought Back “Sin”
Yeah, I admit. That’s a clickbait-ish title. But, I assure you, it will make sense eventually. Hear me out.
In recent years, we’ve grown less accustomed to hearing that little three-letter word, “sin.” I’m not talking about popular culture where I wouldn’t expect the word “sin” to be bandied about, unless used to convey something exciting ...
When Your Decisions Aren’t Perfect
I’m at the age where many of life’s major decisions have been ironed out, neatly folded, and tucked away in a drawer. Not all of them, of course. But some of the most significant and confusing decisions are done and dusted: Which colleges should I apply to? What career should I choose? Should I take this job ...
A Beloved—Yet Overlooked—Instruction from Jesus
We tend to overlook some of Jesus’ last words in the Bible—words He said before He ascended into heaven. Which words in particular, you ask? That would be a sentence close to my heart. In the very last chapter of John, Jesus says, “Come and have breakfast.”(John 21:12)
For someone who doesn’t believe in skipping meals—especially ...
God Finds You In The Wilderness
My stomach did somersaults as we flew over the sand dunes on our ATV. We were in Dubai for a family vacation, and “dune bashing” (off-roading at thrilling speeds on 4x4s) was high on our agenda. I strapped on my trusty helmet, held on for dear life to the hubby, and we took off on ...
When Faith Chooses to Hide
As I crawled through the Cu Chi tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City, I found myself, for one of the rare moments in my life, thankful for my petite frame. The 80-foot-long tunnel had been widened and lit at a few spots for tourists like me, but it was still a narrow, confined space that ...
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