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Glory in the Ordinary: Finding God’s Beauty in Life’s Simplicity

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on May 19, 2025June 4, 2025

“Now the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, ‘What shall we do with the ark of the …

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The Upside Down Kingdom: Rejoicing in Tribulation

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on May 19, 2025May 30, 2025

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the …

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Faithful Farewell, Faithful Follower

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

“As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given …

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Beholding Faith

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on July 30, 2024July 30, 2024

“Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, …

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Flavorful Faith: How to Be Salt and Light in a Bland World

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 11, 2024March 13, 2024

Matthew 5:13–16 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out …

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Heroism is Stamped on Our Souls

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on October 21, 2023November 9, 2023

Esther 4:15-17 “Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I …

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Internal Dialogue Matters

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on October 21, 2023November 2, 2023

Luke 2:36-38 Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; …

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Esther’s Exemplary Wisdom, Obedience, and Faith

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on October 20, 2023October 26, 2023

Esther 4:9-11 “Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said. Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for …

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The Eternality of Love

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on October 20, 2023June 20, 2023

1 Corinthians 13:8-13 “Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and …