Voices
“I have something against the lying voices that noise our world.” Max Lucado wrote that in his book, Eye of the Storm. He goes on to...
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Hope, Help, and Healing in Jesus Christ
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Wisdom and encouragement from the Bible, lessons from my life, and the impact of forgiveness.
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Mara Petro
- Oct 18, 2022
- 8 min
If Only I Knew
I wish someone had told me... “It’s not a problem. You can do this. We will help you.” “It’s not a blob of tissue. See his little face....
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Mara Petro
- Oct 31, 2021
- 7 min
Hope in Life, Death, and Eternity
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 begins by saying, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven, a time to be born, and...
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Mara Petro
- Oct 16, 2021
- 8 min
Jesus touched lepers, so should we
“A leper came and knelt before Jesus, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. Jesus reached out His hand and touched...
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Mara Petro
- Sep 3, 2021
- 9 min
Jesus is Enough
You're not enough and that's okay because Jesus is. The first part of that sentence is the title of a book by Allie Beth Stuckey, called...
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Mara Petro
- Apr 7, 2021
- 7 min
Stop the madness
I can’t do it anymore. I just heard that we may have to lockdown again because the “numbers are rising.” No, I won’t keep doing this....
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Mara Petro
- Feb 27, 2021
- 5 min
Shining A Light in Darkness.
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” ~Dietrich...
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Mara Petro
- Jan 19, 2021
- 7 min
The Thrill of Hope, in a Weary World…
Do you feel it? The heaviness… The tension… Are you like me, longing and waiting to finally exhale, and live fully again? This past...
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Mara Petro
- Nov 29, 2020
- 7 min
You cannot enter the Kingdom of God unless...
What you must BE, to have eternal life. Notice that I said, what you must be, not do. When you ask someone if they are a Christian or if...
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Mara Petro
- Jul 6, 2020
- 6 min
In The Last Days People will be Lovers of Self...
“In the last days perilous times will come: People will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to...
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Mara Petro
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
God is not limited to songs and sermons on Sunday.
God is not limited to songs and sermons on Sunday. He is everywhere, in all circumstances, at all times, speaking to us. He is there in...
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Mara Petro
- Apr 18, 2020
- 3 min
What's the purpose of all this?
Just because God hasn’t removed our problem doesn’t mean He won’t provide a way through it. God’s ways are not our ways. His way of...
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Mara Petro
- Apr 12, 2020
- 3 min
Be Still and Know...
Be still and know, that I am God. ~Psalm 46:10 There’s never been another time in our life like this, when we're practically forced to be...
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Mara Petro
- Mar 20, 2020
- 3 min
How Not to Panic
We hear it all the time: Don't Panic, Don't Fear, Don't Worry. Easier said than done right? Did you know that, Do Not Fear, is the most...
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Mara Petro
- Mar 15, 2020
- 3 min
Praise Instead of Panic
I’m reminded this morning after having “church” at home with my hubby, and with our church family on line, that more than ever, church is...
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Mara Petro
- Dec 6, 2019
- 2 min
Free to choose, but not free from consequences
I’m all for human rights. God and our founding fathers gave us those rights. We have freedom to choose between right and wrong, between...
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Mara Petro
- Sep 1, 2019
- 3 min
Well Known to God
You are well known to God, whether you know Him or not. In my quiet time with the Lord this morning I read from my one year Bible, (given...
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Mara Petro
- Aug 7, 2019
- 1 min
Christ in you, the hope of glory.
My passion and mission is sharing truth to set the captives free. You may think you're already free, but if you're striving to please...
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Mara Petro
- Feb 28, 2019
- 13 min
The Problem Was Me
“We can take care of your problem,” they said. But they didn’t realize the problem was me, not my unborn baby. Young, single, and...
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