A Dangerous Woman

One of my absolute fave bumper stickers reads something like this: I want to be this kind of woman: When she gets up in the morning, Satan says, “Oh, crap. She’s awake!” Does this thought stir something in you? And just what does it stir: excitement, anger, fear, encouragement? It’s always given me mixed emotions…

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Can You Recognize Your Own Voice?

  “I just can’t tell if this is God, the enemy, or my own voice I’m hearing. I don’t know what to do!” Have you ever said something like this? Have you ever worried that what you thought was God’s voice, wasn’t? And that the decision you made based on what you heard was completely…

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Do You Know Your Enemy?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” –Sun Tzu, The Art of…

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How Does God Speak to You?

The Bible has all sorts of examples of God speaking to people, from Joseph and Mary to Saul to Moses and beyond. And He spoke in different ways to each. Variety seems to be high on His list!   Sometimes He talks to me like a Jewish grandmother.

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Whose Voice Do You Believe?

The Bible is rife with descriptions of who we are. Not who we might become. Not who we ought to be. But who we are.   For example, we are beloved of the Father. We are joint heirs with Jesus. We are righteous in His sight. We have been sanctified and set apart for His…

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