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Haircuts and Holiness -- How Patient Endurance Makes Them Possible
I remember the first time I saw my mother-in-law giving my soon-to-be husband a haircut. “I didn’t know you were a beautician,” I said, surprised to see her wielding her scissors like a pro. “I’m not,...
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Relief When You're Melting In Life's Heat
If you’ve ever cared for young children, you know how hard it is to keep them occupied indoors. And while the moderate climate of my home state of South Carolina provides year-round opportunities to...
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Now I See Clearly -- A Guest Post by Shelley Pierce
Today it's my pleasure to welcome a new friend to Hungry for God ... Starving for Time. I met Shelley Pierce at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. She's a pastor's wife, author, and...
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Looking for God?
For 28 days, my friend Don was on a treasure hunt. Wherever he went, he looked for dropped coins. He found them, too. Every day for almost a month. Pennies mostly, but every now and then he spotted a...
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How to Pray Over Your Kids without Losing Sleep
Today I'm delighted to welcome my friend Sue Schlesman to Hungry for God. Sue and I roomed together one year at the Asheville Christian Writers conference. As is always the case when I share living...
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Sad or Satiated? Hope When This World Gets You Down
Think about the last time you were hungry. Not just hungry around the edges. Not, Is that my stomach gurgling? Maybe I should eat something hungry, but really hungry.Really, really hungry. Like, my...
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When You Don't Have Time to Pray
“I don’t have time to pray today.” Yep, I said this. Out loud. Once a month I meet with other women to pray for our adult children. We’ve been gathering for seven years. Today was the day. But this...
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Chasing Squirrels -- A Tribute to Friendship
Every time I look at this photograph*, I smile, because it reminds me of some very special people. This picture reminds me of my friend Jean. She and I are hunting the squirrel of publication together....
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Grandparents Unite in Prayer on Grandparents Day - A Guest Post
Today I'd like to welcome Lillian Penner, an avid grandparent and Co-Prayer Coordinator for Christian Grandparenting Network. She has a valuable message for those of us who have children or...
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4 Things to Remember If Your Loved One Still Isn't Saved
You’ve been praying for your friend or loved one for years. Maybe decades. But they seem no closer to Jesus than the day you uttered your first prayer. In some ways, they seem more lost than ever,...
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Pray Like a Cheetah
My granddaughters are fascinated with all things nature. This morning we were reading a National Geographic book about wild cats. “And then the cheetah sneaks up on his prey and pounces. . .,” I...
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When God Cracks the Curtain on Our Prayers
Are you ever been surprised when prayer works? When I was a little girl, my grandmother taught me to pray whenever I heard a siren. “Fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances mean someone needs help,”...
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Three Eyes and a Mustache? What Will My Book Baby Look Like?
Look at these faces—all of them, including the black one with the big ears. These are my grandchildren and my grandpuppy.We spent Labor Day weekend together in the mountains of North Carolina. We hiked...
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When I Said No to God
"Those who regard worthless idols forsake their own Mercy." Jonah 2:8I thought I’d surrendered my life to God the day I prayed to receive salvation. “I’m sick of living my life my way,” I prayed that...
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Refresh Your Faith Cover Reveal!
Hi Hungry for God friends,I promised I'd share the cover for my latest book, Refresh Your Faith, Uncommon Devotions from Every Book of the Bible on the day my 4th grandchild was born. Unfortunately, I...
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When You Don't Want to Share God's Love -- A Confession
"But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’" Jonah 2:9 I didn’t know Ed Huntington’s name* until the...
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Why You Need Church (and I Do, Too)
My husband and I became Christians in our late teen years. Led to Christ through the efforts of caring, soul-winning members of two different local churches, we were immediately adopted into God’s...
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Are Your Daily Habits Killing You or Keeping You?
My boss, a dentist, often says, “What you do every day will either kill you or keep you.” Case in point—one day a college student who worked at a fast food restaurant several nights a week came in for...
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When Painful Circumstances Make Us Question
One of the most gratifying moments of a parent’s life is when their adult children reflect on the decisions their parents made during their childhood and say, “Now I understand. You were right.”...
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Who Are "the Least of These?" Compelling Reasons to Serve Jesus by Serving...
It’s easy to love children until they whine, tantrum, or disobey. And the poor until they act ungrateful or entitled. Many of us are willing to care for the sick—until someone throws up on us. And we...
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