Handling Hurts with Honor

Gwen Smith September 1, 2020Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Humility, Maturity, Peace, Perspective, Prayer, Relationships 2 Comments

I’ve got lots of opinions, not gonna lie. You do too, right? I’ll go even one step further by assuming that your opinions and my opinions are not perfectly in sync.

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The Connection Between Confession and Courage

Gwen Smith February 11, 2020Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Gratitude, Humility, Peace, Prayer, Salvation, Trials, Worry, Worship 5 Comments

In Psalm 62 the phrase “I will never be shaken” appears twice and pops up like 3D on a flat surface. Who says this type of thing? What’s behind such a statement of confidence?

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Sometimes It’s Hard To Do The Right Thing

Gwen Smith December 31, 2019Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Forgiveness, Holiness, Humility 21 Comments

Sometimes doing the right thing is hard. Case in point…

My husband asked if I could run to pick up his dry cleaning while he was on a conference call for work.

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I Want To Hold Your Hand

Gwen Smith June 19, 2018Blog, Christian Living, Holiness, Humility 55 Comments

When our kids were little my husband Brad and I used to hold their hands a lot. Sometimes it was to protect them from danger,

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Do I Really Have To?

Gwen Smith May 22, 2018Blog, Confession, Holiness, Humility, Life Clutter, Trials 50 Comments

Sometimes doing the right thing is hard.

Case in point…

My husband asked if I could run to pick up his dry cleaning while he was on a conference call for work.

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It’s No Small Thing

Gwen Smith January 2, 2018Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Humility, Prayer, Priorities, Worship, Worship 53 Comments

A friend sent this text: “I thought of you when I read Numbers 16:9 today!”

Does it seem a small thing to you that the God of Israel has chosen you from among all the people of Israel to be near Him as you serve in the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the people to minister to them?

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Here’s What You Should Do

Gwen Smith May 30, 2017Christian Living, Devotions, Giving, Humility, Uncategorized 35 Comments

Luke 3 tells the story of John the Baptist as he began his ministry. His job? Prepare the way of the Lord. (Luke 3:4) Many royal rulers and powerful leaders of the land are listed at the beginning of the chapter to set the stage and give us historical context,

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Can You Be Both Humble and Great?

Gwen Smith April 25, 2017Blog, Humility, I Want It All 12 Comments

John the Baptist stood out like a sore thumb. Created and set apart by God for a specific task. A great task. The greatest. To prepare the way of the Lord.

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Jesus, Take The Whole Car

Gwen Smith March 28, 2017Blog, Christian Living, Humility, I Want It All 11 Comments

One of the things we do at dinnertime as a family is a daily recap. Simple stuff: we talk through the things that happened that day.

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