A nail in a car tire caused the author to reflect on how often we magnify the bad in our lives when the reality is not as bad as we think.
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Preserved by Purpose: Falling in Love with Laughter
Shawanda Riley, PhD, a college professor fell in front of her class in a comedic anecdote she recalls fondly. The anecdote provides a real-life example of learning from everyday examples, and teaching the importance of laughter as the best medicine.
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Preserved By Purpose: Surviving the Aftermath of the Storm
After Hurricane Katrina, many survivors were inspired to rebuild their lives, but the aftermath of the storm still stirs up mixed emotions of sadness and hopefulness, reminding us that God has given us power through our faith to ride out the storm as long as our focus remains on Jesus.
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Preserved by Purpose: FaithBit- Measuring your Faith
A FitBit tracker can help us track our daily steps of faith and encourage us to take even more steps, just as it does with physical activity.
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Preserved by Purpose: Back to School and Back to Prayer
This Back-to-School Prayer is a communication with God, asking for peace, wisdom, safety, and protection for students, staff, and faculty as they begin a new school year.
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Preserved by Purpose: Back to School Affirmations
“You is smart. You is kind. You is important.” Viola Davis made these words famous when she played domestic Aibileen Clark in the movie The Help. In the […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Blessings Come in Threes
Through the love story of Elizabeth and Robert Barrett Browning, the author explores the blessings of singleness, such as anticipation, integrity, and sincerity, and how they can help people develop the patience to wait for the right person.
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Preserved by Purpose – Old Vision and New Insights
After trying new contact lenses, a woman realized that she needed a balance of both old and new things to have the most precise vision, reflecting the wisdom of 2 Corinthians 5:17 that we are new creations with old things passing away and all things becoming new.
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Preserved By Purpose: It’s in the Details!
A recent skin condition experience taught me the importance of paying attention to even the smallest details, and Matthew 10:29-31 shows that God is concerned about even the smallest details, so I should be too.
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Preserved By Purpose:Â Processing Trauma
In the wake of recent traumas such as the Guadalupe River floods and the ongoing ICE detentions, Shewanda Riley encourages people to trust in God’s presence and deliverance, rather than expecting the trauma to miraculously disappear.