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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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A Different Kind of Worship Experience

I did not go to church Sunday . . . but I did church. We observed Serving Sunday at The Bridge Church in Reno. There were no formal...

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I want to Know You, God

I was in a state of confusion years ago when I was laid off from my teaching job. The school district on the other side of my valley had...

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When you Just want to Give Up

It’s interesting to me that the prophet Jeremiah must have been a young man when God called him to be his spokesman. This was not a call...

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Power Praying with the Past-Present-Future Prayer

I was beginning to shake. It was cold lying on that gurney in the bowels of the Reno hospital surgical facility. Within minutes I was...

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When a Friend is Grieving

It’s so interesting to read the book of Job and watch the interaction among Job and his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. When they...

Marilyn Luce Robertson

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Are you Really Comfy in that Comfort Zone?

Where are your comfort zone places? The same meal at the same restaurant? The same doctor? The same daily routines? I like my comfort...

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I Never Felt Special

I never felt special. I wasn’t the smartest kid in the class–there were always others smarter than I. I wasn’t the most athletic. The one...

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When You're Facing Injustice

How hard is it to walk into a room knowing the people have gossiped lies about you or your family? It is hard. How hard is it to smile...

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Are you Faith Blind?

I always believed in God–Father, Son, and Spirit. I was raised in the church and could recite prayers. But I didn’t know I could have a...