Had to post this… will get back to my current series later today… Last One Turn Out the Lights: Marines Quietly Begin Leaving Bases in Iraqi Cities WASHINGTON — When Marine Maj. Gen. John Kelly deployed to Iraq in February, the violence had fallen so low in Anbar province that he began figuring out how

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Image by mufan96 via FlickrI think the thing that helps the most when we are trying to figure out what to say to God is that He already knows what we’re going to say. So let’s not try to be so formal, trying to make our prayers sound like those of a great preacher in

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Making the time to pray to God is one of the most important things we can do, but how often do we do it? I think there are a lot of factors that play into why we sometimes struggle with prayer: It could be our upbringing – (ie. if we had parents who never really

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One of the most important things we can do as we strive to keep God first in our lives is to develop a passion for Him. Passion means having strong feelings for something or someone-there is no lukewarm “mmm, let me think about it” here! When we have passion for someone, there is an intensity

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We talked last week about our marriages and toward the end of the week I mentioned the issue of relational idolatry – where we put someone – our husbands, maybe a friend, maybe even our children – where God should be. We depend, and expect, that person or persons to fulfill expectations that really have

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My new book, GOD Strong: Nine Spiritual Truths Every Military Wife Should Know, is going to release in early 2010 from Zondervan and I am looking for brief stories from military wives on how you have found strength through God in overcoming fear, loneliness, the dread of the unknown, your hurts and struggles. We know

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I’ve been reading through the Bible over the last year and for the last week or so I’ve been in 1 Corinthians and recently read the thirteenth chapter which most people will recognize as the “love chapter.” It’s been different, though, reading it through the Message translation. Read this: If I speak with human eloquence

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When we were going through our deployment last year, I was determined to be the best, supportive wife that I could be. I was going to shower my husband with care packages, be sweet and loving every time he called, not mind at all dropping everything I was doing to talk (and of course I

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The other night when my husband Cliff and I were teaching our second grade choir class on Sunday night, we were working on learning a new song titled “Speak to Me.” As a way of illustrating how important it is to really listen for God’s voice, Cliff had the kids play the Telephone Game. Did

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Working on a chapter for Weekend Warrior No More and writing a section about what Guard and Reserve families can do to protect or keep their small business afloat when the service member is deployed. If you or someone you know has been in this situation – self-employed and a Reserve or Guard member who

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