Category: Christian non-fiction
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Eating Seeds
I gave you my Word as a seed to plant Into the heart of the lost and faint. I tilled the ground and the seed was ready. The soil was nourished, the rains came steady. But fields lay barren, the harvest was scares. The fruit was little – instead there…
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Luring us In
I cheated. I admit. My smart-phone was a big help in luring them in. A quick internet search and after a few clicks, my phone was singing and calling the field sparrows I was hearing. After only a few minutes they were dancing on the path, wondering how this strange…
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City on the Hill
I have been praying for revival, for several years. My prayer is for the Universal Church, Jesus’ Body, to see what she is able to do, were she to believe all that He told her. We might have to ask us this question, which is put so poignantly put by…
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Love Notes
I almost missed the little slip of paper, which had obviously been torn out of a notebook. It was small enough to escape one’s notice easily. There it sat on the floor. I picked it up and turned it around. Immediately my heart became overwhelmed with this familiar feeling of…
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Our Hope
Recently, I was sitting by the lake waiting for the sun to rise. While I sat there in my car, several squirrels were playing in a nearby tree. “God, help us to seek You in our waiting. Help our hearts delight in You. Thank you for making Your mercies new…
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Safe
No matter how deep the pain you endure, The presence of God, your Healer, is sure. No matter how strong the snares that you face, The power of Christ has conquered the grave. No matter how lost you might think you are, The love of your Maker is never far.…
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The Beauty of the Cross
I headed out early into a cold morning. I found myself at the foot of an empty cross. I am overwhelmed by the Love of God, who allows me to look at an empty cross. My sins have been cancelled. That which stands in the way of my relationship with…
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Uncomfortable
My hands were freezing as I pushed my groceries across the Walmart parking lot. I noticed a woman standing by the cart-return, where I was parked. She wore the blue store uniform and was obviously cold. While loading my bags in the trunk, I was getting curious and looked around,…
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“Turn Mundane Into Holy”
“LORD, help my prideful heart today, My work before YOUR throne to lay. LORD, teach my selfish stubborn will To quiet down – how to be still. ~ Show me that routine tasks I do, Are not for me, but all for YOU. In mundane work, help others see Christ’s…
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The Unseen Hand
An Unseen Hand has formed this place – From nothing made all that is seen. The Hand which spans all time and space With gentle care formed you and me. This Hand has weighed the mountains grand. Deep in its hollow measured seas. It counted dust and grains of sand,…
Heidi Viars 