From Anger to Forgiveness
Ever had someone cuss you out in a nonstop blue streak of the worst possible names? I have. I tell you, teachers put up with a lot. When...
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janetmchenry
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The Doughnut Draw to Faith
I grew up in a church-going family, but Sunday meant one thing for me: doughnuts. Sunday was a big production. My sister and I got...
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Elusive Humility
I was having such a great time with friends at a book convention. Each day was spent strolling the miles of aisles looking at new book...
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Simple Faith
My dad was brilliant and kind. He once said, “There should just be one law: Be nice.” Doesn’t that make sense? If we made all our...
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Crumbs and Conversation: Where Healing Starts
Jesus included everyone in the conversation. He spoke with a Samaritan woman–who wasn’t part of the Jewish faith in-crowd, being half-Jew...
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That Kind of God
Scripture says that God will reign over the earth. When I think about figurehead kings and queens around the world, I wonder how others...
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Coping with Compassion Fatigue
As a board member of The Sierra Schools Foundation, I recently helped coordinate efforts to bring social-emotional training to our small...
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How can we Know God's Will: Conclusion
How can we figure out God’s calling on our lives? Earlier this week I wrote about the three times God laid a call on my life. Quickly...
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How do I Know God has a Calling for Me? Part 2
Yesterday I shared the first of three calls I know God put on my life. The first was this: “I want you to write for me” in 1986. Three...
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How do I Know God has a Calling for me? Part 1
What could a calling look like in your life? I know God has opened a calling for me at least three times. The first was to writing. The...
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Finding Hope in a Sea of Blackness
We drove to church yesterday, with a black wall to our right half of the way to Reno. Wildfires licked up just about every spot of green...
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Weathering the Season
I don’t know another time when I’ve felt I’ve lived just about every line of this famous piece of poetry written by King Solomon from...
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Finding the Truth About Myself
I’ve been near-sighted since the sixth grade. That was not a good year. My school had a fire, so I had to walk even farther to another...
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When You can't get Anything Done
Addicted to doing? Addicted to checking things off your list? I’m raising my hand. I own all that. Because I’m goal-oriented and...
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The Secret to Praying Without Ceasing
Years ago when I started prayerwalking, God showed me that wherever I am, there’s a need for prayer . . . so I began opening up my eyes...
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How to Take Care
“Take care,” she said at the end of our phone call. It was an everyday sort of remark, one you usually don’t think about . . . but that...
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Need Help Escaping a Pity Party?
What’s your favorite kind of party? Mine must be a Pity Party, because that’s the one I most often find myself attending. What’s so...
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3 Helps if you're Overwhelmed
How do we push through the mountain of tasks that seem impossible? We can learn a lot from Hebrews 12. 1. Look to Jesus. First, we can...
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Developing a Praying Lifestyle
“Pray without ceasing.” Oh, this verse used to just make me mad. I mean, what was Paul thinking? Pray all day? How could I possibly do...
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Need a Breakthrough?
Do you believe in breakthrough? I do. Years ago I was laid off from my teaching job a half hour from our home in the Sierra Valley–due to...
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