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To Tell the Truth: Why We Should Cling to Honesty in a Dishonest Society

March 19, 2018 by Loree

I had four sunshine yellow pillows staring me in the face. On one hand they begged to add some cheer to a lonely sofa, on the other hand, with an accusing eye, they crossed their arms and sternly [Read more...]

Posted in: Decorating & Design, Life & Work, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: cheat, dishonesty, honesty, Luke 16:10, lying, Ricky Gervais, Satan, slippery slope, The Invention of Lying

Am I So Afraid of Losing My Life That I Am Willing to Stop Living It? Seven Verses of Comfort as Our World Spins Violent Again

November 7, 2017 by Loree

What is happening to us? Land of the free, home of the brave. A country of great pride and privilege. Yet a land fraught with violence. The shocking statistic, we average a mass shooting (four or [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, prayer Tagged: children, evil, fear, John 14:27, John 16:33, Mass shooting, murder, Proverbs 3:6, Psalm 23:4, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 9:9, Satan, Sutherland Springs, Texas, trust, victims, why?

Five Keys to Remember When You Are Under Attack

September 24, 2017 by Loree

I was in the zone. Visions of possibilities danced in my head as I strode down the breezeway to view her new bedspread. Maybe a linen upholstered headboard and lovely floral draperies to flank the [Read more...]

Posted in: Decorating & Design, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Beloved, Ephesians 6:11, Eve, Father of lies, fight back, Genesis 3-1-5, Genesis 3:13-15, hope, John 4:4, John 8:44, knowledge, liar, Martin Luther, Romans 8:37, Satan, satan had legs, satan walked upright, snake, truth, victory

How to Shine in a Dark World Without Falling Into the Swamp

July 1, 2017 by Loree

I dare not breathe. He’s never been this close before. The least movement will send him into the skies. So like a statue I hunker frozen to the red glider. He stalks quiet. Stealthy tiptoe. A [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Bold, brave, catch and release, fishing, Fred, Galillee, Great Blue Heron, Jesus, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:14, patience, Satan, White Egret, Wilma

Five Reasons to Evaluate Your Life: Treasure Hunting Surprises, Wonderful and Fatal. (Israel #15)

May 27, 2017 by Loree

The young bedouin boy, scrambled across the rocky cliff face minding his own business, while searching for his goat. What he discovered in 1947 would rock the modern world of biblical scholars as one [Read more...]

Posted in: Israel Trip, Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: Bedouin, cell phone, City of Salt, Cleopatra, Dead Sea, Dead Sea Scrolls, Dead Sea Spa, E.L. Sukenick, hope, Isaiah 33:6, Joshua 15:62, looters, love, peace, prosperity, Proverbs 2:1-5, Queen of Sheba, Qumran, Romans, Satan, Scot McKnight, sinkholes, The Wall Street Journal, treasure

How to Lean in When You Feel Weary From Fighting: Herodium, Masada (Israel #14)

May 20, 2017 by Loree

Greed, vengeance, murder, suicide, Enough to fill an epic Hollywood style drama. Tragic sites, we headed for two more of Herod the Great’s building marvels. We snaked out of Jerusalem toward the [Read more...]

Posted in: Israel Trip, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: AD 70, armor of God, Battle, busted world, Captain America, Dr Ehud Netzer, Eleazar, Ephesians 6:10-13, greed, Herod the Great, Herodium, hide, Jerusalem, Josephus, lean in, Masada, murder, palace-fortress, Satan, storm, suicide, the Avengers, tragedy, troubles

When Leaders Disappoint: Moving Past Spirit-Eating Disillusionment

November 5, 2016 by Loree

I’m not a huge baseball fan like my husband, moves a bit too slowly for me--but I do love a good competition and can’t resist watching a fairy-tale match-up of underdogs in any sport. And boy was this [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Disappointment, disillusionment, faithful, joy, pedestal, politics, Psalm 22:8, Psalm 33:4, Satan, stumble, world series

I’m Mad at Eve: Surviving in a Broken World

October 17, 2015 by Loree

Let’s face it, I’m really mad at Eve. She had it all. She was most certainly lovely, created in the image of God himself. She was surrounded by the beauty of a pristine world. Unmarred by [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Eve, perfect world, pierced flesh, Proverbs 12:15, Satan, Savior, serpent, survive, trust

When God Calls: Do You Go or Give an Excuse?

October 11, 2015 by Loree

The view was breathtaking at this altitude, but I couldn’t breathe. My heart pounded. I felt the shaky fingers of fear clutch my throat and begin to squeeze the thinning air out of my laboring [Read more...]

Posted in: Ministry, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Raising Boys Tagged: excuse, fail, fear, Jonah, Lot's wife, prayer, purpose, repelling, Satan, terror

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Learn how to rewrite your messy stories one grace at a time. In these 52 devotionals, we share stories of hilarity and hardship to uncover how God transforms our mayhem and invites us to live free.
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