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From Dusk to Dawn: Finding the Solace of God in the Night

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God’s Can Use Anybody
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
Like a lot of parents, I love to watch my child sleep. The peace that settles over her features comforts me. I have spent many hours [...]

From Dusk to Dawn: Finding the Solace of God in the Night

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Hospitality & Holidays
But the Placemats Don’t Match!
Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
1 Peter 4:9 (NKJV)
Poor Martha! Over the years, this warm, industrious woman has become the poster child for spiritual priorities (see Luke 10:41-42). Yet she was doing something that not only seemed to come naturally to her but was expected in her culture: [...]

From Dusk to Dawn: Finding the Solace of God in the Night

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As some of you may know, in addition to romantic suspense, I also write devotionals. Three years ago, I put together a proposal for a book with the above title. I sent it to one of my favorite editors, but he couldn’t use it. Just as I began the research of other possible markets, A [...]

Dropping the Nets

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Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers: Simon (later called Peter) and Andrew. They were fishing, throwing their nets into the lake. It was their regular work. Jesus said to them, “Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you how to catch men [...]

Monday Devotional: The Money Factor

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Quick intro: Sorry this is late. My brain has been fried the last week, and my goals to stay focused and disciplined are slipping. Crimson’s loss affected me more than I had realized, and it included a bill so large I’m now behind with all my other household bills. I have the money coming in, [...]

Monday Devotional: You’re Looking Good

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You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
2 Corinthians 3:2-3 NIV
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Monday’s Devotional: Reach Out and Touch

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She thought, “If I can just touch his clothes, I will be healed.”
Mark 5:28 NCV
We should never underestimate the power of touch. In our busy lives, as we rush from one appointment to another, skimping on affection with our families and loved ones can become routine. We wave goodbye to our children without stopping [...]

Monday’s Devotional: A Matter of Priorities

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(Please forgive this past week’s absence. A lot has happened. I’ll explain in Wednesday’s blog entry. Now…on to today’s thoughts.)
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To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV
Change is a regular part of modern life, as routine as an afternoon thunderstorm in the tropics—and often just as messy. Jobs [...]

Monday Devotional: Remember Me?

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What does the worker gain from his toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:9-11
How many times have we heard someone [...]

Monday Devotional: Finding Strength in Silence

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Tonight, I am quiet. The emotional upheaval of the last week has pushed me to the edge, so tonight I seek solace in silence. As I did, I recalled something I wrote many months ago.
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For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel:
“In returning and rest you shall be [...]