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  • Where's the Hope?

    Lynn Cowell | June 11, 2019

    “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved.” Ephesians 2:4-5 (NIV)

    • Hope
  • What's Wrong with Me?

    Danna Demetre | June 10, 2019

    “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” Romans 7:15 (NIV)

  • Running on Empty

    Laura R. Bailey | June 7, 2019

    “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God — this is your true and proper worship.” Romans 12:1 (NIV)

    • Rest
  • They Don’t Deserve My Forgiveness

    Tracie Miles | June 6, 2019

    “Then Peter came to him and asked, ‘Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?’ ‘No, not seven times,’ Jesus replied, ‘but seventy times seven!’” Matthew 18:21-22 (NLT)

    • Forgiveness
  • The Mom I Want to Be Vs. the Mom I Am

    Jamie C. Martin | June 5, 2019

    “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)

    • Parenting
  • Why Your Big Life Starts with Something Small

    Amy Carroll | June 4, 2019

    “He also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.’” Mark 4:26-27 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
  • Counting By Ones

    Susan Daugherty, COMPEL Member | June 3, 2019

    “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.” Matthew 18:12-13 (NIV)

    • Joy
    • Serving Others
  • When Life Gets Worse Before It Gets Better

    Lynn Cowell | May 31, 2019

    “God also said to Moses, ‘I am the LORD.’” Exodus 6:2 (NIV)

    • Hope
  • Sometimes It’s a One- or Two-Verse Day

    Lysa TerKeurst | May 30, 2019

    “Pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to one's whole body.” Proverbs 4:20b-22 (NIV)

    • God's Word
  • Finding Hope in the Ordinary

    Serena Ellens | May 29, 2019

    “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)

    • Hope
  • Brokenness: The Backdrop for a Beautiful Testimony

    Wendy Blight | May 28, 2019

    “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:2-4 (NIV)

    • Hope
    • Healing
  • Friends That Stand In the Middle

    Deborah Ard, COMPEL Member | May 27, 2019

    “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NIV)

    • Faithfulness
    • Friendship
  • The Path of Life

    Lisa Robertson | May 24, 2019

    “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 16:11 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
  • A Good Purpose for that Bad Story

    Sharon Jaynes | May 23, 2019

    “The second son he named Ephraim and said, ‘It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.’” Genesis 41:52 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
  • Room to Grow

    Chris Hodges | May 22, 2019

    “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” Luke 2:52 (NIV)

    • Wisdom
  • I Believe This is Your Plate of Trash

    Amy Carroll | May 21, 2019

    “So he replied to the messengers, ‘Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.’” Luke 7:22 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
  • Tiny Steps of Faith

    Jordan Lee Dooley | May 20, 2019

    “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.” Proverbs 16:9 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
  • How Holding Hands Opens Doors

    Karen Ehman | May 17, 2019

    “From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” Ephesians 4:16 (NIV)

    • Serving Others
  • When God Speaks

    Becky Thompson | May 15, 2019

    “And the LORD God said, ‘The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.’” Genesis 3:22 (NIV)

    • God's Perspective
    • Faith
  • All My Days

    Suzie Eller | May 14, 2019

    “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 (NIV)

    • Finding I AM
    • God's Love

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