When You Don’t Feel Brave…

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Photo by Nasrul Ekram via Flickr [dropcaps style=’square’]E[/dropcaps]mails. Decisions. Projects. Deadlines. I just needed to click “send” on the email, but I wasn’t feeling very brave. It seemed small, almost inconsequential, but I was debating. Sometimes we reserve bravery for the big steps. If we are going to make a significant life decision, we need

By Way of the Wilderness

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  Scripture:   “When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, ‘If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.’ So God

Planting in a Messy Garden

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  I dug my hands into the dirt to fill the clay pot to the rim.  After realizing that there was too much dirt, I emptied it out so I would have the perfect spot to plant my seeds. The little seeds rolled around in my hand as I dug the perfect little spots for

The Beauty of Beginnings

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Scripture:   “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.   Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. And God saw that the light was good.

Launch Out

Launch

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Photo Credit: Glen Bowman via Flickr [dropcaps style=’bold’]I[/dropcaps]n the midst of new beginnings, we can be afraid to launch. We really need someone to push us off the diving board into the deep end. That fear, though, can occur in quiet ways. It causes us from getting wet.   You want to start running but