I crafted the second cross in frustration and prayed. “God, could you please show me where I hid this cross? I’ve looked everywhere for it.”
He whispered back, “Why don’t you search for the true cross the way you search for this imitation?”
What is a Warrior Princess? She is a girl who stands up against darkness without losing her light. A woman who doesn’t care about her reputation but fiercely defends the unloved and weak. A daughter of the King who does not sacrifice her femineity for power.
Throughout history, many Warrior Princesses and queens have arisen. One of the most noticeable is Ester. Esther was a young orphan raised by her older cousin but dearly loved by him. Xerxes the Persian king who oppressed Ester’s people, the Israelites, had an issue with his wife. She defined him in front of his guests. That is something he could have. He kicked her out of the palace and out of the kingdom. Demoting her from riches to rags.
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During World War I in 1914, a miraculous event occurred that still confounds individuals and historians to this day.
On Christmas Eve, despite the mud and harsh living conditions, British soldiers huddled in their trenches in a desperate attempt to stay warm. When the war started in the summer of 1914 the soldiers were told the fighting would be over by Christmas, and they would be home singing carols with their families. Spirits grew heavy as the young men instead spent Christmas surrounded by gunfire, dirt, and the smell of sulfur.
That is until something floated through the air from the German side of the trenches.
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A nauseous stomach, a pounding headache, a racing heart, and a pair of constricted lungs make an impressive straight jacket.
What hope is there when we stand face-to-face with a roaring lion?
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Homeschooling puts the child first, ahead of standardized tests. It develops their minds, and hearts, to enter the adult world.
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Sex is beauty and passion. Like fire, like the waves of the sea, like the winds of a tempest, it is a wild beauty made by God. It is not evil, but it can be used for ill purposes.
Patience. Not my favorite word and I’m sure it’s not yours either. You see I feel like in church we are always reminded about what God can do. How big he is and all his miracles throughout the Old and New Testaments but one thing is usually left out. The patient waiting. If you have
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To me, the rainbow now is not only a reminder of God’s promise to not flood the earth, but it’s also a reminder that he hears me. He listens to my pleas for help even when I can’t seem to see his plan unfolding before my eyes.
The rainbow tells me, “I promise you good things, you just have to be patient.”
