Author: Karen S. Roberts
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Hosanna! Jesus Came to Bring Peace!
The Scriptures were clear. God would send His righteous King to reign in peace bringing salvation with Him. But what was the salvation and peace that Jesus brought with Him as He humbly rode the untamed donkey into Jerusalem? Hosanna! Jesus came to bring peace! Jesus loves you and me so much that He came…
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To Seek and Find God: 5 Ways to Seek God
Although I had read Acts 17:22-31 many times, I had always looked at it as a way to evangelize people who were completely unfamiliar with Christian concepts. This time, I personalized it and examined my faith. I asked myself what it meant to seek and find God, and I found 5 ways to seek God.
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Pruning for Purpose: Why God Removes What We Think We Need
Seasons of loss seem unfair. We know that God is working. He’s pruning for purpose, and we can discover why God removes what we think we need.
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7 Steps to Trusting in the Lord
A challenging season greets young women of today. I recently shared a story that taught me 7 steps to trusting in the Lord.
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Tending the Garden of Your Heart: Lessons from My Roses
What a blessing it was when I opened my email from Zeeva Usman. She has blessed us with a beautiful meditation, “Tending the Garden of Your Heart: Lessons from My Roses.” May you bask in God’s wisdom He reveals in His creation. “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of…
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A First Step to Spiritual and Mental Health
When I asked my husband, Keith, what he thought I needed to focus on for a Koinonia devotion, he quickly prompted me to focus on spiritual and mental health. He knows it will have a positive effect on our husbands and others. I asked myself what that looked like, prayed, and searched the Scriptures. I…
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Celebrating Love … A Valentine’s Day Reflection
Each day with my Beloved husband of 55 years brings smiles and increasing love. Our loving Father has filled the earth with reminders of His love for His sons and daughters. He continues to shower His people with blessing upon blessing. Today, may we find ourselves celebrating love … a Valentine’s Day reflection that can…
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Truth Prevails … False Fails
Through the knowledge of God and following the way of God’s truth, Christians escape the world’s corruption. False prophets and teachers try to deceive us and attempt to persuade us to follow their destructive ways rather than God’s purifying ways. But God’s truth prevails … false fails. Truly knowing God and the depth of His…
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No Greater Offer: An Invitation to Eternal Life
Aleah Lundy recently shared with Calvary Chapel Beaumont ‘s Equip Class that Jesus offers the greatest path to walk in life in her beautiful message, No Greater Offer: An Invitation to Eternal Life. She reminds us that God’s love is infinite in nature, and incomprehensible to us mere mortals, and He has it ALL FOR…
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Keeping Our Focus on Jesus
Storms, suffering, trials, and everyday distractions pull at us from every direction. Keeping our focus on Jesus fills our minds with “Jesus truths.”