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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

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

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

5 Things We Dare Not Forget When the World Doesn’t Feel Safe Anymore

June 11, 2017 by Loree

As the world reels and groans And terror splatters red, The innocents perish Father’s mourn Mothers weep Brothers cry raw for their lost. Will the madness never end? And the ferris wheel [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Poetry, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: apathy, broken world, Faith, hate, John 16:33, London, murder, music, Paris, terrorism, victory

What to Remember In the Face of the World’s Mass Insanity

July 10, 2016 by Loree

What is wrong with us? Where is the goodness And the patient grace And the love of our fellowman? Bullies degrade Racists divide Murderers in the name of vengeance, Slaughterers for a God I [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Poetry, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: blood, bullies, children, evil, fathers, fear, goodness, grace, grief, mothers, murder, praise, Psalm 68:19, racists, refuge, shelter, storm, thankful, victory, widows

A Christmas Miracle: God’s Grace Delivered

December 25, 2015 by Loree

I saw him on the way to our Christmas gathering, The lone pilgrim. Causing me to pause in my mind-spin of checklists, Did I get all the packages loaded? Did I forget anyone? Will there be [Read more...]

Posted in: Family & Friendship, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: birth, Christmas, cross, grace, John 1:14, Joseph, Lone pilgrim, Mary, ticking clock, victory

Even in The Face of World Violence–God Always Wins

February 21, 2015 by Loree

It makes my skin crawl to think that I am so hated by a faceless regime that I could be murdered for bearing the name of Christian. Blood is being shed senselessly—not of our soldiers which is [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: adored by women, Centurion, execution, hate, Jairus, miracles, NATO, Pharisees, Psalms 108:13, respected, revenge, United States, victory, War, Win, woman with blood flow

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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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