Jill Hadlock
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Forgiving Others
We call it a grudge or a falling out, the pain of a discussion that goes awry. Maybe someone abandons orabuses us, causing hurt. In either case, sin has been committed either by us or to us. The results of sin arebroken relationships and spiritual death (Romans 6:23). Forgiveness of sin restores relationships andbrings life…
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Dining With Jesus
Another holiday season approaches. As in the past, there will be long hours of travel, shopping, preparing, cooking, eating, and football. Memories will be made and recounted. When I was young, my medium-sized extended family gathered for celebratory meals such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and birthdays. We were storytellers, not foodies. My grandmother was the…
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The Power, Peace, and Presence of Jesus
The air was crisp and the golden hills were outlined by cloudless blue sky. I decided to go mountain biking in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with a few friends. Barely a mile in and rolling along the hard-packed dirt and rocks, I tried to twist my right foot out of the pedal to…