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From Horror to Despair to Joy: Why These Are the Three Most Important Days of the Year– Psalm 22

April 3, 2021 by Loree

The gray gloom of this Saturday morning reminds me of the bleakness that must have settled in the hearts of Jesus followers as they faced the reality of day two—Our Savior is dead.   Friday brought [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Beloved, Crucifxion, Easter, grace, love, mercy, Psalm 22, redeemer, Savior

Solar Eclipse: Three Truths to Remember When Life in a Dark World Overwhelms You

August 26, 2017 by Loree

We looked like a bunch of goofies trading paper kiddie glasses around the semi-circle. Standing on the packed red earth at a massive new construction site, we gathered curious. Two designers, two [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 2 Corinthians 4:6, darkness, eclipse, Faith, halo, Isaiah 60:19, light, moon, NASA, peace, Psalm 19:1, Savior, truth

An Open Letter to Santa–Make Way for the Real Reason for the Season

December 17, 2016 by Loree

I talked to you in the mall last night. Nearing closing time, the line of anxious children had ended and you greeted me warm by your “North Pole” sign. So I stopped and had a chat with you. I don’t [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: commercialism, Faith, hope, humble, John 1:10-13, Santa, saving grace, Savior, thankful

Finding our Greatest Christmas Gift: Peace of Mind

November 26, 2016 by Loree

As I drape their garlands, and trim their trees with all sorts of baubles and sparkles and ribbons and shine, I turn my phone soft to soothing Jazz Christmas tunes and hum along. “It’s that time of [Read more...]

Posted in: Decorating & Design, Family & Friendship, Marriage, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 1 John 4:10, bus driver, cancer, Christmas, denial, evil, gift, grateful, heartsease, love, marriage, Mary, news, pain, peace, peace of mind, rescuer, sacrifice, Savior, stable, thankful, The Christmas Waltz, worry

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

Judas, Rwandan Killers and Me: We are All Traitors

April 4, 2015 by Loree

The gross betrayal of the Tutsi’s in the 1994 Genocide was incomprehensible. The Hutu’s killed the President of Rwanda and ordered all Tutsi’s to be executed. Hundreds of thousands died. Marriages [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Poetry, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: betrayal, Genocide, Hutu, Isa 53:5, Judas, Mt 26:24, Rwanda, sacrifice, Savior, traitor, Tutsi

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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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