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Marian Jordan Ellis
“To live with desire is to choose vulnerability over self-protection; to admit our desire and seek help beyond ourselves is even more vulnerable. It is an act of trust. In other words, those who know their desire and refuse to kill it, or refuse to act as though they don’t need help, they are the...
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A few years back, Disney remade the classic fairytale Cinderella. When I was a little girl, I grew up with the cartoon version and can still close my eyes and imagine her sparkling ball gown, glass slippers, and magical pet mice. Skeptical that anything could be better than the animated one of my childhood, I delayed...
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My husband and I looked at each other last week, after collapsing into yet another bed, in another home that is not our own, and said, “2016 has been one for the record books…I’m so ready for 2017!” While we are not technically homeless, we have been camping out at friends and families’ homes for...
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When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been now a long time in that condition, he said unto him, “Do you want to be made whole?” John 5:6 “Do you want to be made whole?” At first blush, this seems like a strange question for Jesus to ask a disabled man...
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This past weekend, those of us who live in the USA celebrated our nation’s freedom. Each year we commemorate the time when a rag tag team of revolutionaries fought and won against tyranny. It was on July 4, 1776, that representatives from the thirteen colonies gathered to sign the Declaration of Independence. This act, 240...
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Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 Kindness is not a virtue we think about on a daily basis, that is, of course, until bulldozed by rudeness. Facing a mean-spirited or selfish person, causes us to appreciate a compassionate and gentle soul....
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It all started quite suddenly. One day I felt like an 18-wheeler smacked me, leaving me completely depleted of energy and strength.  For real, I’ve never felt so exhausted in my entire life. I didn’t know what was happening as I crawled to bed every night at 7pm, because I couldn’t hold my eyes open....
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Long before I launched Redeemed Girl, I took a Bible study course that literally rocked my world. The course was called Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. It is a 15-week class that examines God’s heart for the nations. I remember taking the class and reading the Bible with fresh eyes. God’s heart is for...
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In 2016, Redeemed Girl launched a new blog series entitled “Becoming a Woman of …” This monthly discipleship feature is all about becoming the women of God that we were created to be. We believe that Jesus redeemed us for a glorious purpose and transforms us into women who radiate His glory to the world....
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“We must begin to believe that God, in the mystery of prayer, has entrusted us with a force that can move the Heavenly world, and can bring its power down to earth.”  —Andrew Murray In prayer, the power of heaven comes to earth. The impossible becomes possible. The need is provided. The Presence of God...
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