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The Second Secret of Stillness
“He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God.’” Psalm 46:10 Last week, I rated myself a B minus for stillness. And I drew our attention to the first part of God’s secret to stillness: Stop. I mentioned instead of stopping, we often keep going, but find a distraction. And it’s true! Often a…
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Stop and Be Still
“He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God.’” Psalm 46:10 I don’t get an “A” for stillness. Maybe a B minus. It’s just not my strong suit. What has stillness looked like for you lately? Over the last few weeks? Are you able to stop moving? To sit down, read the book, walk…
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Stop and Be Still
“He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God.’” Psalm 46:10 I don’t get an “A” for stillness. Maybe a B minus. It’s just not my strong suit. What has stillness looked like for you lately? Over the last few weeks? Are you able to stop moving? To sit down, read the book, walk…
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Turn Around
Canada Day and Independence Day have made their summer splash, so it’s official. Also official: it’s “green” in our area. After months of COVID-19 “red,” it’s time to get up and out and get back to normal, right? How easy it would be to move on and be like, “Whoa, that was weird. What was that?” And…
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Turn Around
Canada Day and Independence Day have made their summer splash, so it’s official. Also official: it’s “green” in our area. After months of COVID-19 “red,” it’s time to get up and out and get back to normal, right? How easy it would be to move on and be like, “Whoa, that was weird. What was that?” And…
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The Lord Fights for You!
“The LORD is my strength and my defense, He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name” (Exodus 15:2, 3). I love that! This is the song of Moses and Miriam: “God, You are my strength. And…
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The Lord Fights for You!
“The LORD is my strength and my defense, He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name” (Exodus 15:2, 3). I love that! This is the song of Moses and Miriam: “God, You are my strength. And…
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[GUEST POST] An Everlasting Love
Today’s devotion is written by Leslie Eichhorn, a team member of Nancy Hicks Live. Leslie is married to her college sweetheart and is a mom to three little ones who always keep life interesting! In her spare time, you can find her with her nose in a book or her eye behind a camera. “Well,…
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It’s Time to Live Again
Did you make your list? The list of everything you want your husband to be to those kids? (Even if you’re no longer married to him.) Remember I’m writing this particularly for you, who like me have been burned by your father. As I wrote last week, you “had a dad who was abusive or absent (either…
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It’s Time to Live Again
Did you make your list? The list of everything you want your husband to be to those kids? (Even if you’re no longer married to him.) Remember I’m writing this particularly for you, who like me have been burned by your father. As I wrote last week, you “had a dad who was abusive or absent (either…
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