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Christian Sportsmanship

Christian Sportsmanship

It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall. Proverbs 24:17 A well-played game is one that ends well. A well-ended game is determined by how its players handle winning or losing. Sulking is unsportsmanlike. So is...
Pray Without Pressure

Pray Without Pressure

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV) Some call it “pressure of speech.” My family calls it “verbal diarrhea.” An inelegant but accurate description....
Calling Out God’s Character

Calling Out God’s Character

It was completely out of character. Surely my husband would never talk to me that way. Or treat me like that. Stunned and devastated, I couldn’t even recognize the man beside me, let alone communicate with him. It was a tearful, emotional night, but eventually we...
Why I Hate Prayer Requests (But Love Prayer)

Why I Hate Prayer Requests (But Love Prayer)

It never failed. Every Bible study or women’s ministry gathering would reach “that time.” A moment I looked forward to with a peculiar mixture of longing and dread. “Does anyone have any prayer requests?” “Prayer request time” usually went something like this: one by...
Casting My (List of) Burdens on the Lord

Casting My (List of) Burdens on the Lord

It was one of those weeks. Weighed down with worry, I was so tired and discouraged I could hardly move. It was all I could do to drag myself from one day to the next. Finally I decided to list all my concerns on paper. I hoped if I wrote them down, perhaps I could put...