Do We Have It All Wrong?

Gwen Smith November 28, 2017Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Faith, Grace, Life Clutter, Priorities 38 Comments

I once listened to a talk on the foundations of contemporary discipleship given by scholar and apologist Ravi Zacharias. Toward the end of his lecture,

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Hurry Up and Wait

Gwen Smith November 7, 2017Blog, Healing, Life Clutter, Peace, Sorrow, Strength, Trials, Trusting God 56 Comments

Thunder cracked the sky when a lightning bolt ripped through the roof of our home, igniting a fire that redefined our normal that Tuesday night in March.

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GIVEAWAY: Overwhelmed

Gwen Smith January 13, 2017Blog, Giveaways, Life Clutter, Priorities 142 Comments

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! {Doesn’t that have a glorious ring to it?!}

I’m super excited because it’s GIVEAWAY DAY!! As you know, we mix it up a few Fridays each month by featuring a guest post from one of my awesome ministry friends …

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Prioritize THIS Above Your List

Gwen Smith October 18, 2016Blog, Christian Living, Fear, Life Clutter, Prayer, Priorities, Strength, Wisdom, Worship 7 Comments

Many of us check off neatly penciled boxes. Some draw lines through the tasks we’ve finished. A select few of us even add things to our lists after we’ve done something that wasn’t on our list … so we can mark it off!

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About That Whole Control Thing

Gwen Smith August 9, 2016Beauty, Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Control, Devotions, Encouragement, Fear, Holy Spirit, Life Clutter, Trusting God, Wisdom 475 Comments

I had been out of town at an event. Gone just one night. While I was away, my then eight-year-old daughter, Kennedy, had spent the night at her girlfriend Catherine’s house.

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An Uncluttered Woman

Gwen Smith March 22, 2016Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Friendship, Grace, Life Clutter, Prayer, Worship 102 Comments

When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was to twirl in the grass. With arms out stretched,

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Finding Strength in Life’s Firestorms

Gwen Smith October 9, 2015Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Life Clutter, Prayer, Trusting God, Worship 9 Comments

There is a scene in the whimsical and quirky film The Princess Bride in which some bad guys were chasing the two main characters, Princess Buttercup and Wesley.

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When God’s Agenda Trumps Yours

Gwen Smith February 27, 2015Blog, Control, Devotions, Encouragement, Fear, Freedom, Friendship, Grace, Holy Spirit, Life Clutter, Love, Priorities, Trusting God 26 Comments

God used a crockpot that day.

Not mine – hers.

Her: the casual friend I ran into at the grocery store who looked put together on the outside but was pulled apart on the inside by a heart-wound that dripped of fear,

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Measuring Up

Gwen Smith January 9, 2015Beauty, Blog, Christian Living, Comparison, Confession, Control, Devotions, Freedom, Healing, Life Clutter, Temptation, Trusting God, Value, Worth 35 Comments

My friend Denise has got the whole beauty package going on. She’s tall, slender, athletic, bright, and funny. To know her is to love her.

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