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Faith or Flight? How We Deal With Trials—Shapes Us

July 4, 2022 by Loree

At the words, “Want to go for a ride?” I leap at the chance to fuel my love of fast. Confession— the number of speeding tickets/warnings I’ve accumulated over the years just might need two hands to be [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: betrayal, california fire, death, disapointment, faithful, fortitude, God's plan, healing power, hope, motorized bicycle, nature, pain, proof of God, regenration, Ruth and Naomi, truth

A New Normal—The Best Ways to Find Patience during Pandemic Psalm 46

June 7, 2020 by Loree

When will we get back to normal? The question rolls off our tongues with frustration. A portion of doctors and news channels report one thing while others assert the opposite. Leaving us to ponder [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, Peace, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: hug, new normal, pandemic, patience, politicized, promise, Psalm 46, refuge, social distance, truth, uncertain

How to Cope When Our Faith Systems Fail Us

May 2, 2020 by Loree

I knew we were in trouble when my inner alarm began to screech. The black clouds boiled, hurling angry rain at my porch. And when the winds roared fierce, pushing the deluge horizontal to the soggy [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: cope, Covid-19, Faith, fear, foundation, pandemic, Psalm 46, roots, trial, truth

When the World Thinks it’s Smarter than God: Five Reasons to Believe the Bible is Truth

May 2, 2018 by Loree

“Repetitive, self-contradictory, sententious, foolish”- GQ explaining why the Bible is on its list of books you don’t have to read. —The Skimm My heart broke and anger welled bitter in my stomach [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 1 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Timothy 3:16, believe, bible, Billy Graham, choices, Daniel 9:25-27, discouraged, GQ, hard heart, heart, Hebrews 4:12, Isaiah 53, Josephus, Micha 2, power, prophecies, soul, troubled, truth, Weak

Palm Sunday: Why Jesus’ Tears For Us–Mean Peace for Our Souls

March 24, 2018 by Loree

As Jesus stood on the Mount of Olives and breathed deep the morning air, He knew this final journey into Jerusalem would unroll the last bittersweet pages to His life on this earth. The gentle [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Israel Trip, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anger, Beloved, blinded, bloodshed, cry, Disappointment, donkey, failure, forgiveness, freedom, Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, John 12, Josephus, joy, Luke 19:40, Mount of Olives, pain, Palm Sunday, peace, tears, thankful, truth, victory

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

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

What To Do When “Me” Gets in the Way of “Him”

July 15, 2017 by Loree

******************************************************************** I’d like to introduce you to my new friend Kristen Marble. A co-student in my husband Randy’s Doctoral program, I’ve gotten to [Read more...]

Posted in: Guest Post, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: desire, Elijah, fame, fortune, hope, I Kings 18:36-39, Kristen Marble, prayer, truth

The Woman In Red: Being Bold In A Hostile World (Rwanda #14)

June 20, 2015 by Loree

I  don’t know her, We merely exchanged church smiles and head nods But I want to be that woman Or at least the image of what she stands for in my mind. No air-conditioning, doors [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Alone, Bold, brave, daring, Isaiah 40:29, tolerant, truth, Weak, worship

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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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