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article | November 30, 2010

If you've been following the blog the past few days, you know I've been writing about living at peace with others. If you don't mind, I'd like to revisit a couple of verses that remind us that maintaining peace in our relationships …

article | February 2, 2018

Have you ever heard someone say something you’ve not been able to shake? Something that has changed your life and become part of you? That almost never happens to me. (I have a terrible memory, so remembering what people say is pretty …

article | December 16, 2014

Women's leaders serving under male headship in the local church (1 Tim. 2:9-15; Titus 2:1, 3-5) encounter this protective covering as both a joy and a challenge. There's a delicate balance to achieve as strong female leaders fulfill their God-ordained role in …

article | October 20, 2011

“Protection from conflict produces soft, spoiled, and selfish people, while enduring conflict is more likely to produce someone strong, capable, and caring.” (p. 5) “Our own suffering is often our wake-up call to the world’s sufferings.” (p. 18) “Paul insists that our …

article | May 3, 2010

I bet you’ve played a version of the comparison game. Maybe you are constantly judging whether or not other girls are smarter than you, or more popular or more athletic. Maybe you find yourself in constant competition with an older sibling or …

article | August 8, 2016

We just moved from one state to another. Everywhere I go, I am new. I am new to the neighborhood, new to the church, new to my kids' activities. The roads are new to me. The way things are done in each …

article | September 17, 2020

I remember a Bible study leader once remarking to me, “There are always the same women who participate in Bible study and always those who never join in.” She said it as though it was a foregone conclusion and nothing could be …

article | January 16, 2015

I looked my husband in the eyes and told him how much I loved him. I said, "You are the most important person to me. I can't imagine loving you any more than I already do. You are so valuable and special …

article | December 16, 2019

What if your whole life was chronicled into four sentences of eighty-five words? Which defining events would be recorded for history? What words would be carefully scripted to narrate your lifetime? There is one such devoted servant in Scripture whose life is …

article | September 26, 2017

We’re shaking things up a bit round here on the Lies blog. Instead of blog posts, we’ll be leading you through an online Bible study for the next two weeks. The study comes from Erin’s books, A Beautiful Story and Beautiful Encounters. …