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Realignment
“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.” – Isaiah 53:4 Not long after David’s memorial service, a church cancelled me saying, “She needs to get her faith back in alignment.” I was to be their keynote speaker this fall, but after watching my son’s memorial service and hearing my lament, they felt…
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It’s Been Three Months…
My dear friend, it’s been three months since you’ve heard from me. Three months since I tucked myself away to grieve. Three months since our son David breathed his last. And my life is not the same. It will never be the same. I have so much to share with you. So much to explore…
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Grief Support Resources
Grief Support Resources Includes faith-based and non faith-based resources & support “For in grief nothing ‘stays put.’ One keeps on emerging from a phase, but it always recurs. Round and round. Everything repeats. Am I going in circles, or dare I hope I am on a spiral?” ~ C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed…
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Update from The NHL Team – Walking Together
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 What does it look like to “bear one another’s burdens” when someone you love is suffering? What is helpful? And more importantly, what is NOT helpful? Our team has been working through this over the past few weeks. As we walk through…
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Why Don’t Christians Keep It to Themselves?
Why do Christians have to go around bothering everyone with their message? Why can’t they just do their thing and let everyone else do their own thing? I’m Jewish. I’m Hindu. I’m Buddhist and you’re Christian. Let it be. Keep it to yourselves! Here’s why: Because Jesus told us specifically not to keep it to…
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An Important Ministry Update from Nancy Hicks
UPDATE: It’s with great sorrow that we share that Nancy’s son, David, passed away on Saturday, May 1st. We ask that you continue to lift up the whole Hicks family and respect their privacy as they grieve this unbearable loss. Dear NHL family, As many of you know, my family and I have been through…
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Doubting Thomas
This week’s devotional was written by Leslie Eichhorn, a team member at Nancy Hicks Live. Have you ever been called a “Doubting Thomas?” The phrase usually refers to a skeptic who refuses to believe something without direct personal experience. The name refers to one of Jesus’ followers named Thomas. I empathize with this poor guy…
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Incognito
Last week, I asked the question: what happened after the resurrection? What happened next? One of my favorite post-resurrection accounts is Jesus sneaking up on two of His weary, downcast disciples walking a seven-mile journey from Jerusalem to a village called Emmaus. Jesus joined them on the road, but “they were kept from recognizing Him”…
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What Happened After The Resurrection?
Another Easter sans large gatherings at Church to give a rip roaring – Alleluia! – in celebration of the resurrection. I hope you celebrated at home or with a socially-distanced congregation near you. I pray wherever you were, you joined your voice with the voices of nations and languages sweeping across the globe for over…
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No Bait & Switch
This Easter week, you may find yourself thinking a bit more about Jesus or Christianity. And it must be said: they are not the same. At the same time, maybe this Easter, you’re feeling a strong sense of loss. Loss of faith. Loss of community. Loss of something seemingly central to who you are. Much…