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Finding Peace by Trusting God: Lessons from an Accident
Back in November, I experienced something so frightful that it left a lot of trauma and questions lingering in my mind, making it difficult to focus on anything else. The event unfolded unexpectedly, plunging me into a spiral of fear and disbelief that felt surreal. As I grappled with the emotional aftermath, I found myself Continue reading
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Trusting God’s Plan for Your Future
Can you believe we have entered a new year? It blows my mind that we are a quarter of the century into the millennium. And as with any new year, we are given a blank slate to start new and afresh. My husband and I, for example, are on a “diet” to eat less sugar Continue reading
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God as Our Protector: Trust and Surrender
Who else loves to be in control? We like to have some sort of control over situations that occur in our lives. Whether those situations be protecting our children, protecting ourselves, or protecting our homes; we try to hold on as tightly as we can to prevent harm, danger, sickness or disaster. We tend to Continue reading
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Overcoming Anxiety: A Faith-Based Approach
– By Lori Benka I woke up grabbing my chest and wondering what was going on. The pain felt like it was squeezing my heart. Fear welled up within me and I quietly walked down the stairs careful not to wake up my husband and young son. I was just at the doctor’s that very morning Continue reading
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Battling Giants: Embracing God’s Promises
– By Lori Benka My husband and I were out walking in the woods the other day when the most horrifying, unthinkable thing happened. As I was gingerly walking, talking, and taking in the scenery, something slithered right where my foot was about to come down! Although I am not an acrobat, I managed to keep Continue reading
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How to be Still Before God and not Fear
It was just like any other evening of Bible study. The kids were asleep and the house was quiet except for the humming of the refrigerator. I needed to Be still before the Lord and hear His voice. Opening my Bible, I began hoping God would somehow illuminate something that would minister to my broken Continue reading
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A Fearful Dog and a Lesson in Faith
It’s one of the most anticipated holidays of the summer. A holiday filled with fireworks, picnics, summer fun, cherry pie and my German Shepherd cowarding in paralyzing fear. As I prepared for the holiday, I made an assumption that my dog would be fine this year because he was getting older. However, upon further review, Continue reading
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