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Where Does True Joy Comes From?
“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalm 16:11 I love...
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Mary Cate LeBoeuf
Mary Cate worked on staff in 2013 while attending the University of Tennessee. She now lives in Knoxville with her husband and dog.
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You Can Do Hard Things
“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know ...
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Building Your Spiritual Muscles
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-con...
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Loving the Body of Christ
“ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with ...
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Welcoming Others from His Great Love
“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and...
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Fear, Get Out of Here
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” Psalm 56: 3...
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The Little You Have is Enough
“While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made o...
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Carrying Your People in Love
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 When you are having a hard time, who can you turn to for help? Part of...
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Do You Look Like Love?
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love […]” Galatians 5:22 One of my favorite songs is “More Like Love” by Ben Rector, and I often find myself singing...
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What Makes Up the Kingdom of God
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Chr...
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Are You Using Gracious Words?
“Gracious words are like honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” Proverbs 16:24 I’ve been convicted lately about the words coming ...
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You Can Do This
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 If you’ve ever been to a sporting event or in the notebook or coffee mug a...
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Trusting God With Your Sleep
“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 I currently have a three year old who has a hard time ...
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A Different Kind of Freedom
The Fourth of July: a day that demands attire of red, white, and blue, a day when repeated shouts of “USA! USA!” and “’Merica!” are even more socially...
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God Made You to Be Creative
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 Did you know that...
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Meditating on God’s Word
“I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.” Psalm 119:48 I am currently reading Justin W...
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Releasing the Reins
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in hea...
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Be Anxious for Nothing
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of ...
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Abiding in the Vine
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing […] As the Father ...
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Getting the Full Picture
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thor...
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Let's Be Thankful in This Moment
“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 I just recently read Ann Voskamp...
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Coming to God with Confidence
“In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” Ephesians 3:12 Because of Jesus’s death on the cross, we have bee...
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You Are God's Child First
“So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.”...
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Hiding God’s Word in Our Heart
“How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your com...
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All Is Grace
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by f...
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What Real Love Looks Like
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us...
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Five Psalms for Summer
I love the Psalms probably more than any other book of the Bible. They are so filled with every emotion, and remind me that David journeyed with God i...
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Kind Words
“Kind words are like honey - sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.” Proverbs 16:24 “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never...
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Trusting God in the Waiting
“But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.” Psalm 13:5-6 B...
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He Responds to Every Need
“In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:3 There is something so beautif...