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Wisdom and encouragement from the Bible, lessons from my life, and the impact of forgiveness.
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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...

Mara Petro
May 20, 20203 min read
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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...

Mara Petro
Apr 18, 20203 min read
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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...

Mara Petro
Apr 12, 20203 min read
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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...

Mara Petro
Mar 20, 20203 min read
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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...

Mara Petro
Mar 15, 20203 min read
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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...

Mara Petro
Dec 6, 20192 min read
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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...

Mara Petro
Sep 1, 20193 min read
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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...

Mara Petro
Aug 7, 20191 min read
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Mara Petro
Jun 16, 20190 min read
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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...

Mara Petro
Feb 28, 201913 min read
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For Loves Sake
Created to be God's Image Bearer In the first book of the Bible, Genesis 1:26 we read, “Then God said, let Us make man in Our image,...

Mara Petro
Jan 28, 201910 min read
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The question we struggle to answer
People often ask, how could a good God let bad things happen to good people? How could a good God allow so much pain and suffering in the...

Mara Petro
Jan 12, 20192 min read
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Broken and Unconfessed - No More
Broken, filled with guilt, shame, and fear. How could anyone ever love me? Will I ever belong? My life is a mess. How do I move...

Mara Petro
Jul 16, 20183 min read
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For The Believer
We live one of two ways: by faith or by fear. You might say, I don’t live by fear. Yet how often do we shrink back from boldly...

Mara Petro
Jun 22, 20181 min read
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Standing up for truth - What I learned from my son.
We live in a day and age where reality is considered subjective. As Timothy Keller puts it: “No longer do we think we have the power...
Owens & Petro
Jun 3, 20183 min read
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Living free and brave, for an audience of One.
"No matter how good you are you will never be good enough to get to heaven. You will never be good enough to earn God‘s love or His...

Mara Petro
May 5, 20181 min read
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What really sets us free?
In the Gospel of Matthew 4:4, Jesus says, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” The...

Mara Petro
Mar 21, 20182 min read
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Freedom is not perfection
We strive, seeking perfection. We crave to be liked, to be known. We live in fear for the approval of men and women more than a desire...

Mara Petro
Mar 11, 20182 min read
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God delights in you.
God delights in me. It just blows my mind because I don’t get it. I know what’s inside of me. I know what I’ve done. The things I think...

Mara Petro
Mar 9, 20181 min read
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15 Days to Freedom
The Freedom Project begins March 20th with Fifteen Day’s to Freedom as we read through the book “You Are Free” by Rebekah Lyons. The goal...

Mara Petro
Mar 3, 20181 min read
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