Can You Hear Me Now?

By Courtney Rogers 

Have you ever felt like when you prayed, that the prayer just bounced off the ceiling? Is God even hearing me? Recently my small group at church was facing this problem. Many of the girls in the small group felt like their prayers were not being heard. When I pray, I sometimes get very distracted. I can be in the middle of talking to the King of Kings and next thing I know, I am thinking about what’s for dinner. I immediately feel guilty because I am not giving God my full attention. When I shared this with my small group, I realized that I was not alone. A lot of the girls felt the exact same way I did.
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We Three Kings

By John McNeal 

Have you ever had a Christmas song really get stuck in your brain? I’m not talking about one of those songs that runs through your mind and you just can’t get it out to save your life. I’m talking about songs that make you scratch your head and say “Huh?”
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Christmas Rush Brings Super Specials

By Pam Kumpe  

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
(Isaiah 52:7 NIV)

Do you love Christmas? Is it a time of joy and enjoying family, or a time of stress for you?
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Leaf Me Alone

By Lisa Buffaloe  

Shedding their fall coat, trees send showers of yellow and brown fluttering to the ground. The leaves blanket our backyard and the rocks of my homemade version of a tiny river. Sitting on the edge, I clear out debris to allow the water to flow free.
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Wake-Up Call

By Lisa Buffaloe  

My first years as a stay-at-home mom left me drained and exhausted. When our son, Scott finally started sleeping through the night, he rose before dawn, wide-eyed and eager for the day. I begged God, “Please make him stay asleep longer.” Poor little guy did not have a sweet mommy when he bounded on my bed in the mornings.

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