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“Where are you God?”–Finding the Beauty of Nature in Rwanda (#2)

September 18, 2018 by Loree

“Where are you God?” Frustrated, fearful and despairing—bitter words we all know familiar—gush forth as they sneak into our souls. Our head tells us he is there. But in our core, we don’t feel his [Read more...]

Posted in: africa, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: Anne Frank, anxiety, be present, beauty, calm, comfort, despair, faithful, fear, frustrated, garden, gifts, hard, healing, heaven, optimism, Psalm 23, Rwanda, savor, scars, slow, soak, sunrise, sunset, thankful, wisdom

Rwanda 2018: When Life is Unsteady, What to Hang On To

August 24, 2018 by Loree

The darkness of the African morning caressed me with velvety fingers and enveloped my body with warm humid air as I found a perch on the stairs. Then I heard it, a soft shuffle, and steady steps. My [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: Africa, cares, comfort, creation, Hosea 6:3, Kigali, poinsettia tree, predictability, promises, Psalm 19:1-6, Rwanda, sameness, sun, sunrise, trust

Three Quick Ways to Find Peace When Chaos Rules the Day

April 21, 2018 by Loree

He looked rumpled like an unmade bed, as if he had fought hard for his peace. But with his charming demeanor, this whimsical bear seemed to be begging me to grasp the secret he knew deep. Carved with [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: annoyance, anxiety, beauty, breathe, carpool, Colossians 3:15, distraction, John 14:27, nature, obsession, peace, Pray, Psalm 23, sunrise, sunset, worry

Has God Forgotten Us? 4 Scriptures of Comfort As We Mourn Our Darkening World

October 5, 2017 by Loree

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther King Jr. I sit in darkness to write. The Preacher thinks it strange, [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: darkness, Eden, evil, fear, heaven, John 1:5, John 8:12, joy, light, light vs dark, Martin Luther King, Mass shooting, nightmare, pain, promise, Psalm 23:4, Psalm 27:1, stars, sunrise, terror, victory, violence

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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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