Author: Carol
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A Summer of Sacred Space
Let the wilderness and desert be happy; let the arid rift valley rejoice and bloom like a lily! Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! …They will see the grandeur of the Lord, the splendor of our God.Isaiah 35:1-2 NET We started a new Bible study this week. Different than anything…
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Faith Knows Only God Makes Things Grow
So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.1Corinthians 3:7 NIV Only God makes things grow.Yes. There is work to do on our end – planting, watering, tilling, weeding – but whatever growth comes forth is a gift from God. (Well, really the ability,…
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Galatians: A Heart to Heart with God
Tomorrow! It starts tomorrow! and Wednesday… Two opportunities to study the book of Galatians with us at the shop.
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Faith Knows What It’s Thirsty For
Just as God created deer with a thirst for water, He created man with a thirst for Him.
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Examen Your Emotions
Check out our free resource for March. A prayer guide to guide you in looking back on your day and consider the emotions you experienced. Sometimes we give our emotions too much say in how we respond to people and circumstances. Let the One who loves and knows your heart perfectly interpret your emotional responses.…
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Praying Through: Psalm 121
Your word is a lamp to my feetand a light to my path.Psalm 119:105 ESV Conversations with God begin with His Word.It is in Scripture we find the basis for calling on Him in prayer.Jesus is the Way into the Holy of Holies. He gave His perfect life as the perfect sacrifice to pay the…
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Faith Knows
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.Hebrews 11:1 NET Faith in Jesus is a gift from the Father.It cannot be caught or taught. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the…
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Faith Knows the Heart is a Puzzle that Can’t be Solved
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.Psalm 62:8 ESV Faith knows the heart is a mystery – a puzzle – we can’t solve on our own. Everyone’s heart is a mess of broken pieces we can’t put back together without help. We…
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Prepare Your Heart for Easter
40 Days With Jesus: A study on the life of Christ Ash Wednesday is February 22 and begins the season of Lent. A time to prepare your heart for Easter, the celebration of Jesus’s resurrection. Join us Wednesdays at noon as we spend 40 days with Jesus. No work to do ahead of time. We’ll…
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Psalm 23: A Prayer Guide
Conversations with God: Speaking to God with Scripture-based Prayer Timothy Keller in his book Prayer tells us that Scripture is God’s language. So the more familiar we are with His Word the more fluent we become in the language of prayer and our ability to converse with God. This is the basis for Scripture-based prayer:…
Unraveled Love 