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My Favorite Reads in 2025
Hey friends! This is always one of my favorite posts to write, and I can’t believe the time has rolled around again. If you’re looking for some new reads for the coming year, you’re in the right place. I love reading, and I also love getting to share the jewels of books I discover with you all! The books below are not everything I’ve read this year, but they are my favorites—I hope you can find one to enjoy. Of Love and Treason (fiction) by Jamie Ogle. Church history, a slow romance, and secret weddings…fiction doesn’t get any better. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat,…
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Life’s Limitations and God’s Grace
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10). What a beautiful promise! And the best thing about this promise is that it’s for now. For here. On this earth, every day as we live our lives. Yet there’s also these things called limitations, and life sure has a way of throwing them at us. And when the two meet, it can feel like the limitations win out, while abundant life shrivels in defeat. So, may I share what God has been teaching me? I’m not here to complain or compare. Complaining isn’t helpful to anyone; and comparison would surely reveal…
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My Prayer
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Numbered Days
Teach me to number my days--Swift as a shuttle through loom,Quick as the trembling blink of an eye,Vanish like mist into gloom.Days that are golden with joy,Days that are heavy with tears,Losses and gain, pleasure and pain,Weave me a picture of years.Teach me to number my days,Wisdom to dwell in my heart.Purposeful, worshipful, guided by Thee,My timeline is Thine to chart. Fill all my moments with grace,Never Thy love I'll forget,Whatever comes, when all is done,I'd not look back with regret.Teach me to number my days--Lord, rest Thy beauty on me,Till I shall stand in Thy presence and praise,Love Thee for eternity. Psalm 90.
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Three Simple Truths to Set You Free
Psalm 138 and 139 are two of my favorite Scripture passages. Time and again, they bring comfort and hope to my heart. Today I just want to remind you of some simple truths. And yes, they are simple. Many of you have probably known them for years. But I find that often, my complex struggles have basic, fundamental answers. These truths are the answer to my insecurities, my discouragement at my own sins or failures, and the empty pursuit of people-pleasing. The gospel was not just for us before we came to Christ. It’s for every believer, all the time. And it is something we must preach to ourselves over…
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Peace
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Lead Me to My Rock
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:1-3 When my heart is overwhelmed with weakness, lead me to the Rock of my Strength. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God (Psalm 62:7). When my heart is overwhelmed with fear, lead me to the Rock Who is my Fortress and Deliverer. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust;…
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A Hope That Will Never Disappoint
Romans 8 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. Each time I read, it’s like the Lord unpeels another layer of truth that is eternal in its implications and nitty-gritty practical in its application. The most recent time, I was desperate for some help from God. “Lord, I need something today. I’m not just reading to feel good as a Christian. I need to hear from You.” And, because He is so good to hear our heart-cries and meet our needs, He answered. The answer was in verse 25. But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. We think…
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Let My Life Be A Song of Thanksgiving
“What will be the first thing you say to God when you get to heaven?” I remember my pastor asking this thought-provoking question during one of his sermons. My inward response was quick. “Thank You.” Such inadequate words, but what else could there be to say? “Thank You for creating me. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for laying down Your life for me. Thank You for tasting death for me. Thank You for being with me every step of the way. Thank You for giving me a life more wonderful than I could ever deserve. Thank You for answered prayer. Thank You for the privilege of knowing You.”…
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That’s My God ~ Psalm 65
Each year I try to read through the Psalms at least once. Laden with truth and rich in expression, I find that so often the cry of the Psalmist’s heart is also mine. Prayers abound that we may echo. Feelings which we often struggle to articulate are given words. But best of all, the constant theme of trust and praise reminds me to look up and hope in the Lord. One of the things I have come to love about the Psalms is how gloriously they present the character of our God. I’m learning that when I face anxiety, fear, or overwhelm—whether it be about the future or some stressor…
