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Advent Devotional (Week 2): Abiding Peace, Abounding Joy
Thank you for downloading and reading Week 1 of the Advent Devotional.
This Sunday, December 10th, we begin Week 2 of the devotional.
This coming week (starting Sunday), we focus on two themes - peace and joy.
Which of us doesn't want more peace and overflowing joy?
If someone's selling it, sign me up!
But, of course, we all know ...
Advent Devotional 2023
It has been several years since I wrote my last Advent devotional. I remember writing that Bible plan as a challenge to myself. Could I keep the focus on Christ and manage to write 25 devotionals for Christmas? It was one of those God-sized goals—but it wasn't to show the world that I had "nailed" ...
What Are You Wearing?
In the late 19th century, two nuns from Belgium set sail for India. They landed on the shores of the coastal hamlet of Mulagumoodu in the south of the country. The two Catholic missionaries had traveled across the world to care for the orphan girls in the little town. But they also taught the girls at ...
When You Feel Like Crawling Into A Hole
The other day, I was invited to share from the Word with a small group. They were an unassuming, unthreatening bunch of folk. My material was prepped and ready to go. In fact, I had presented the same content twice before to other groups. Plus, I was speaking from Scripture to a group of Christians, ...
Pray For The Hurting Mothers
We cry with the mom whose 26-year-old daughter was gunned down at the music festival. Her daughter’s last text simply read: “Mom, I love you so much.” Our hearts are heavy as we watch a Palestinian mom kiss her child for the last time, her guttural cries reverberating as they carry her son’s lifeless body ...
Look Back. But Then Do This.
There’s a popular idea that has been making the rounds on Instagram. It has been recycled and reshared in many formats from reels with heartfelt voiceovers to posts with compelling color schemes. The viral sentiment behind these posts goes like this: The only time you should look back is to see how far you’ve come.
I’ve ...
What Does Stewarding Our Bodies Actually Mean?
Have you ever looked at an old picture of yourself and thought, “Holy guacamole! Why in the world did I think I was heavy back then?”
Maybe you didn't specifically mention guacamole and/or any dips. And maybe it wasn’t a comment about your weight. But, I’m guessing many of us have looked at pictures from a ...
The Fellowship Of The Flawed
When we moved back to India from the US eight years ago, finding the right church was high on our priority list. Along with a hunger for God's Word, my husband and I sensed a deep hunger for community. After living abroad for over a decade, we were back home. And we longed for the ...
A Letter To My Husband On Our 18th Anniversary
Dear hubbers,
You’re not one for “open” letters—you’re too logical to comprehend why a letter to you would be launched in the public domain. You’re right—there is no reasonable explanation. But humor me this time, would ya? (You’ve had excellent training in that regard for the last 18 years. If I do say so myself.)
Since we’re ...
MEET SUSAN
