John Baldwin In June 2014, we, with the help of the FBI, stopped our 18-year-old daughter, Mackenzie, from secretly leaving the United States – just 3 days before she was to board a plane to marry a Muslim man from Kosovo. Fourteen months earlier, Mackenzie and a friend were killing time surfing the video chat …
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MY JOURNEY TO THE SPACIOUS PLACE
This is a story of how God led us to the wilderness, through the desert, and into the pit, to pull us out into a spacious place…all to intimately show us Who He truly is. THROUGH EXILE: THE WILDERNESS “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? …
COMMUNION – AN OPPURTUNITY TO REMEMBER
“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you. This is …
THE LIFE GOD GAVE ME
Sam Martin I have a beautiful life – a blessed life. But it’s not the life I ever imagined I would have – one that included burying my son. Around the time my husband and I had been married four years, we began to talk about growing our family. We learned in December 2015 that …
DARING TO HOPE
Jessica Brown We began trying for children 6 years ago in October 2009. Due to a rare genetic disorder that my husband carried, we anticipated loss due to family history. From May 2010 through February 2012, we experienced 3 losses. They were all between 3-6 weeks, before heartbeats were detectable. We kept trusting the Lord …
BEAUTIFUL, BROKEN DREAMS
Kirsten Skov It’s been two years since I lost my wedding day. An unexpected decision, about a month before my fiancé and I planned to get married, led me into a whirlwind of hurt, unending questions, and a lengthy depression. I want to share my story with you…but not out of blame, or accusation, or …
THE UNKNOWN
Bill Conway ***Last week you read Amy’s story of how the Lord pursued her in unseen ways by reconnecting her with her family in order to bring her to recognize Him as her loving Father. This week, read her uncle’s side of the story! Sometimes our past just haunts us from afar, but oftentimes it’s …
SACRIFICE – Living lives that bring others closer to God
As a believer, when I hear the word “sacrifice” my thoughts jump to what I believe is the ultimate sacrifice…the most important sacrifice that has ever occurred…the sacrifice of Jesus dying on the cross to pay for our sins. Romans 3:23-25 (NLT version) says, “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious …
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THE UNSEEN
Amy Merritt Have you ever had an experience where you discovered something – something you remember so vividly – an event that causes your heart rate to go up, your thoughts become cloudy or confused, and your stomach to ache? I have had more than a few of these experiences in my life, but here …
BEAUTIFUL GRACE
Stephanie On June 13, 2012, I found myself alone in a McDonald’s bathroom stall staring at two pink lines. Two pink lines that other people pray for, cry out to the Lord for; and yet, here they were, right in front of me – single and 21 years old. I honestly don’t know what was …
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