Adrienne was in turmoil. She never expected her husband to divorce her when she was about to deliver their first child. And she never expected to turn to another man so quickly. Now she was pregnant with her second child—to a man she didn’t love. Abortion loomed large. Adrienne came to us riddled with hurt—betrayed…
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There was a private, world-changing conversation that happened between Jesus and John the Baptist. God lets us in on it in Matthew 3. Jesus had come to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John – having special insight into who Jesus really was, could not make sense out of why Jesus was coming to him to be baptized.…
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We recently met with a woman who wanted to be a babysitter at one of our local centers. She and her husband are recent empty-nesters, and have been rediscovering who they are and what God has for them in this next phase of their lives. The woman said, “I had been reading an issue of “God Stories” for devotions and…
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It seems to be a pretty common tendency for people – when they’re facing really tough situations - to throw their heads back and look upwards with the thought “what am I going to do now?” or “why in the world is this happening to me?” Think about it. When you’ve faced a difficult time in your life, have you…
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Hello there – this is Julie Baum, Director of Church and Supporter Relations for SVPS. I’m eager to tell you about a neat conversation we had with a young dad the other week. He called and asked, “Do you guys offer parenting classes?” We said, “Yes we do. How old are your children?” “My baby…
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Has the Lord ever given you a desire of your heart? A few years ago, a hummingbird built its nest just beyond our deck. I could easily watch its comings and goings, and marveled at how tiny the two baby hummingbirds were. Within weeks they’d grown to nearly full size, and as I watched one day, I whispered to the…
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