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The Paradoxical Path to Transforming Grace Emily Bugg and Billy Lewis had to change their wedding plans in Chicago due to the pandemic, getting married at city hall last month instead. There was this piece of unfinished business, however: What should they do with their $5,000 non-refundable catering deposit? They decided to turn […]
A Prayer When You Struggle to Trust GodBy Betsy de Cruz “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” – Isaiah 12:2 Sometimes fear and worry get the better of me. For instance, back […]
FAVOR, GOD’S PRESENCE AND SUFFERING And he came to Mary and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you. Luke 1:28 Mary was favored by God, promised His presence, but then, it was characterized by suffering. Leaving her home eight months pregnant. Giving birth in a dirty barn. Fleeing for Egypt with a […]
Contributing Image: Canva www.courtnayerichard.com Sometimes I hear people say, “I don’t know if I hear from God.” How about you? Do you ever speak those words? To the contrary, can you remember if or when the last time you heard from the Lord? Because the truth is, He does speak to us. He just speaks in […]
Cashing in on Psychedelics: Escaping Reality Is Never a Solution In 1967, ex-Harvard professor Timothy Leary famously coined one of the slogans of 60’s counter culture when he told hippies to “turn on, tune in, [and] drop out.” Psychedelics like LSD became a vital part of what Leary would later call the “graceful […]
Predictions for the Future and Three Reasons for Thanksgiving in the Present Imagine a day when lights come on as you walk through your house while the ambient temperature adjusts room by room. The kitchen table moves out of your way as you step toward the refrigerator, then moves back when you’re ready […]
God is love and He loves us. We know that in our minds, but often we don’t live that way. But the reality of God’s love surrounds us day by day, as revealed in these inspiring Bible verses about God’s love below. We learn that… God’s love is steadfast and unchanging God’s love comforts us […]
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen. For […]
Appeals Court Says Nativity Can Remain on Courthouse Lawn, Despite ACLU Complaint An Indiana county can legally display a nativity scene on the courthouse lawn thanks to an appeals court panel decision this week overturning a lower court ruling. The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued a one-page order permitting […]
8 Things Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Know By: Jennifer Maggio BCBS Wings Webinar, 1/30/2019 In 1999, I was a young single mom of 2 small children, who resided in the middle of the projects. Although I graduated high school valedictorian and class president, balancing two jobs, parenting alone, and college classes proved to be […]
