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How to Discover Your True Identity in Jesus
“God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.” Psalms 46:5 (NIV) Who Are You? Or…Whose Are You? Do you...
Dawn Ward
Oct 17, 20218 min read
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Having Difficult Conversations: How to Reason with Unreasonable People
“ Shh!” I hear the Lord’s gentle rebuke as my urge to respond takes over my ability to reason. The better choice would be to stop talking...
Dawn Ward
Jul 5, 20217 min read
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The Faith To Face Giants
Recommended reading: 1 Samuel 16-17 “David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come...
Dawn Ward
Jul 24, 20204 min read
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Choosing to Stand Firm When Life Is Hard
“Stand firm, and you will win life.” Luke 21:19 Looking Back Reflecting back on this past year, I felt I didn’t make the progress I...
Dawn Ward
Mar 7, 20205 min read
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The Image of Christ In Us
“Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at...
Dawn Ward
Feb 16, 20204 min read
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The Road to Recovery - One Mom’s Journey
Guest post by Lisa Wenninger “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sister, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that...
Lisa Wenninger
Jan 22, 20205 min read
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When Being Thankful Isn’t Easy
“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV Thanksgiving is...
Dawn Ward
Nov 24, 20194 min read
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Sink or Swim
“I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.” Psalms 69:2 ESV Swim...
Dawn Ward
Sep 21, 20196 min read
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The Ripple Effect of Living with Addiction
"He leads me beside the still waters." Psalms 23:2 "A ripple effect is a situation in which, like ripples expand across the water when an...
Dawn Ward
Aug 13, 20194 min read
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A Spacious Place - Living Beyond Limiting Faith
“When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.” Psalm 118:5 NIV The Need to Breathe ”I can’t breathe! Get...
Dawn Ward
Jul 18, 20194 min read
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She Can Laugh At Days To Come
"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25 NIV Happy Fourth of July! Another holiday...
Dawn Ward
Jul 3, 20194 min read
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God’s Grace For Our Loved Ones
“But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace..." Galatians 1:15 NLT Grace meaning- God's...
Dawn Ward
Jul 1, 20193 min read
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From Haughty to Humble
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and...
Dawn Ward
Apr 28, 20197 min read
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Unfailing Strength
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at a proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Worn Out Life...
Dawn Ward
Mar 16, 20194 min read
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Living Fearlessly by Faith
"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 NIV I have always wanted to walk...
Dawn Ward
Feb 15, 20193 min read
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The Cure for Anxiety
“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm 94:19 NIV An Anxious World Anxiety is a very real emotion...
Dawn Ward
Feb 10, 20195 min read
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A Deeper Grief
and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a...
Dawn Ward
Jan 25, 20193 min read
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The Day Addiction Knocked At Our Door
I will never forget the day addiction knocked at our door for the first time. It came in quietly, unannounced.
Dawn Ward
Nov 9, 20186 min read
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Living in Color
“‘Don’t call me Naomi,’ she told them. ‘Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord...
Dawn Ward
Sep 28, 20183 min read
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Why I Finally Decided To Love Myself
"For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, since we are members of his...
Dawn Ward
Sep 13, 20185 min read
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