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Devotional of the week: Born again
“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but…
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Interview with Sheila Walsh – Seeing the face of God through the window of our brokenness
In honor of Sheila Walsh’s new book releasing this week, The Storm Inside, here’s an interview previously published in Woman Alive with this speaker and writer who powerfully communicates the truths of the Bible in a grace-filled way. You’re a Scot who has lived in the States for something like 25 years. Do you ever…
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Praying about the weather – yes or no?
Rain. More rain. Here in the UK we’ve just had the wettest January since records started in 1910, and as I sit, I watch it rain even more. Communities are sodden in Somerset; in Devon, the tide has washed away the rail track. Our water stores are full. The drought of two years ago, with…
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Stuff – how much do we need?
Her headstone is black and unassuming, not what I expected. In life she prized beauty; on my editing trips she’d treat me to haircuts, pedicures, and fabulous new clothes. Her homes exuded warmth and style – and a bit of glitz. But now her space is just a small plot, next to her husband, in-laws,…
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Devotional of the week: A new heart and a new spirit
“It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone… I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your…
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Interview with Sheridan Voysey
Another in my series of interviews with authors, as published originally in Woman Alive. Here′s another ex-pat living in the UK, but from a different colony than the one I originate from… Your latest book recounts a year of resurrection. Tell us about the writing process; how was it? Surprises? Joys? Challenges? Apart from the…
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Living intentionally – or trying to
Recently I read a suicide note. Having seen plenty of movies, I was expecting drama or at least a nice piece of paper. But this was just a torn scrap with a few words jotted down. He was matter-of-fact in his note to my friend, saying that his girls needed money, as did his ex-wife;…
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Devotional of the week: Discordant music
“My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice…
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Avoiding danger – lessons from the past
Something was coming toward our car. I held tightly to the steering wheel, trying to see what it was as the wipers cleared enough of a spot on the windshield for me to see through. Suddenly, “Bam!” I kept the car on track, praying silently as we drove on the motorway in the dark. “What…
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Interview with Max Lucado
I love books and reading, and in running the Woman Alive Book Club I get to interview some great authors. Here’s an uncut interview with the legendary writer Max Lucado. ABP: Writing seems to just flow out of you. Is that true? Or do you ever hit a writer’s block? ML: It’s as not as true…
