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Happy or Joyful? by Lane Jordan Burday
Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence. (Psalm 21:6) When someone asks about your child or grandchildren, we usually say, “He’s fine! I just want him to be happy!” And who doesn’t want our loved ones as well as ourselves to be happy? But the…
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“Hiding” by Emily House
Why do I hide from God when I sin? It’s a tale as old as time—literally. In Genesis 1, we see God create time, and barely two chapters later, we see Adam and Eve sin against Him. And what’s their firstinstinct? Hide! Thousands of years later, here we are repeating their behavior. Why do we…
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Getting Old is Hard! by Lane Jordan Burday
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day” (2 Corinthians 4:16).     I had a birthday last month and the years it held and the way I think and feel don’t match! It makes me wonder, why is getting old so hard? I…
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Divine Breath by Lisa Burkhardt Worley, D.Min.
This week, we interviewed Author and Podcast Host Daniah Greenberg on POP Talk. Daniah is also the creator of the TLV Bible, my go-to when I am studying the Word. One of the subjects we addressed is the Tetragrammaton, or the divine name of God, YHVH. The name means “He is present,” but when spoken,…
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Resurrecting What’s Dead by Lisa Burkhardt Worley, D.Min.
He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true” (Revelation 21:5, NIV). I am teaching a Bible study that I wrote back in 2019 called Knowing the Father. It’s a sequel to the book I wrote in 2018…
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What Do We Do When Old Insecurities Surface? By Lisa Burkhardt Worley, D.Min.
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father (John 14:12). Sometimes, even as mature adults, the insecurities of the past can creep in. Last weekend, I attended my high school…


















