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Joy in Colder Seasons
Winter still comes around every year. Seasons change and I cannot change them. Summer always leaves and colder air blankets my skin. So when winter’s blustery winds blow in, do I simply take a hiatus from joy or serenity or activities I enjoy? Do I hunker down and pray that spring comes quickly?
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My Top 5 Favorite Christmas Family Traditions
It’s Christmastime, the time of year where we all get wrapped up in various activities surrounding the festivities and celebration of the season. One of the things I love most about this time of year are the activities we do simply because we’ve done them for years. Most of the time, the reason behind our…
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The Magic of Thanksgiving
Confession: I love Christmas music more than the average person. Yes, my Spotify Christmas playlist is currently slightly less than 38 hours long and, no, it does not include all of the Christmas music I listen to every year. Yes, I start listening to Christmas music in the early fall. No, it is not disrespectful…
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The Big Idea of Little Worship…New Book Now Available!
If you have not picked up your copy of the new book yet, what are you waiting for?! I’m so excited to be able to share this project with you. If you’ve ever wondered how to pass your faith on to your kids then this is going to be a great resource for you! It’s…
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In the Zone? Get out of it!
I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was 19 years old. I was perfectly comfortable riding in the passenger seat. I considered driving to be a colossal responsibility and feared causing some accident that would cost the life of someone or do terrible damage. A car is legally considered a lethal weapon after all.…
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Childlike Faith or Spiritual Maturity?
Embarrassing Memory Alert: In middle school, I was a part of the National Junior Beta Club. Our school was invited to take part in an event where some of us competed in athletic exercises. I was assigned to participate in the creative writing exercise. The administrators gave us two different essay topics but we were…
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Creating Godly Family Rhythms for the School Year
Well, it’s official. We now have an elementary schooler, a middle schooler, and a high schooler in our household. Our kids, (9th grade, 7th grade, and 4th grade) started school again this week. It’s always difficult to regain a family rhythm for this time of year. I mean, we just spent roughly 3 months creating…
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The Discipline of Fasting
As we close our blog series on prayer this week, I want to cover a discipline that is closely related to prayer. It is one that is not always widely talked about but Scripture mentions many times in cooperation with the exercise of prayer. It is a discipline we must learn how to use for…
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Ask. Seek. Knock.
During the Pandemic when we were all stuck inside the house, some people used the time to develop new skills or take up new hobbies or interests. I, myself, learned one new skill also. I wish I could say that it’s useful and helpful and earns me a lot of money and recognition. It doesn’t.…
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Intercessory Prayer: A Lesson from Nehemiah
Have you ever prayed for someone in a way that you were absolutely desperate for God to intervene? This type of intercessory prayer is not like seeing a friend in passing and telling them you will pray for them and then going about with your day. It is not the casual prayer you voice for…
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Jacob Orr 