Did You Hear God's Voice?
How many signs from God do we miss because they weren't what we expected? My guest Annette Petrick shares a powerful story. She and I hope it will help you hear God's voice and feel God's touch much more often. Use the audio player above to listen to this 90-second...
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Stepping Stones To God: My Spiritual Writing Retreat
I was flattered to be asked to lead a weekend writing retreat last month at Shrine Mont, a very special Episcopal Church conference center at Orkney Springs, Virginia, in the mountains between Virginia and West Virginia. The invitation came several months before the...
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Don't Build On A Sinkhole
Sometimes you read something that just smacks you in the head with its simple wisdom. Such was a sentence from a devotion by Lane Morris Buckman in Forward Day by Day on July 16, 2016. The author was talking about Jesus's disciple Peter and how easy it would have...
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Independence Day: Count Your Blessings And Celebrate
First, let's count our blessings...As the world is rocked with cultural, political, economic, and societal unrest, it is entirely appropriate and important that we reflect today on this great nation—even with all its flaws—and marvel at the vision of our founding...
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We're ALL Healers
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the LORD GOD. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak. Ezekiel 34: 15-16aI am the wife of a physician. Now...
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Book Reviews: Celtic Daily Prayer and Hebridean Altars
Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and Readings from the Northumbria Community Devotionals have long been an important part of my daily spiritual practice. I find that a short, thought-provoking devotion can help me settle down and get more focused on God. I liken it to...
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Grace Unleashed
Some of the strangest insights come to me at funerals. I know that sounds odd, but when I'm thinking of someone who has just died, I guess it's understandable if I begin to consider how fleeting life is, the promises of Scripture, or the meaning of salvation. At this...
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Lord, Save Me From Being A Tour-bus Christian!
Smacked aroundSometimes the words in a book I'm reading jump up and smack me right between the eyes! That happened just this week, and I want to share the experience with you.The book was Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary: How to Reach Friends and Family...
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Money Issues? How to Look for Evidence of God's Abundance
It is always an honor to introduce a new Connection Messenger* to Heartspoken.com. Today's guest writer is Jane Pollak, a remarkably talented, genuine, and deeply spiritual woman, whose book Soul Proprietor: 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur first confirmed my...
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Faith Is Like Swaddling Cloths
Welcome to Connection Messenger* and today's guest blogger, Lisa Mikitarian, who writes beautiful and compelling articles about living out her faith in real life. This delightful and thought-provoking post appeared originally in December 2014 on Lisa's blog. It is...
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