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6 Types of Spiritual Legacies
Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of men. Psalm 66:5 In addition to preparing well for death and blessing our loved ones by creating a practical legacy, we can also create a spiritual legacy. A spiritual legacy may include...
6 Steps to Creating a Practical Legacy
“I told my neighbor I was taking this workshop, and she said, ‘I’m not doing a thing. They can figure it all out after I’m gone.’” A member of my Organizing Your Life and Legacy workshop shared this comment with our group, and we all shook our heads sadly. The comment...
What Is Your Legacy and How Will You Share It?
Have you ever given any thought to your legacy? Has it occurred to you that you are a legacy, and that you have a legacy? I believe God has created a legacy of good news in each of us and that we are made to share it. Let's begin by considering the word legacy. What...
A Prayer about Waiting at Christmas
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart, and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 Coming Savior, In this season of “advent,” as we remember your first coming, we anticipate many things, some eagerly, some anxiously. Some of us are waiting eagerly for family members...
Medicalized Dying: How to Make Wise Decisions for the End of Life
Dear Friends, This month we tackle a tough but important topic. I had never heard the phrase “medicalized dying” until I began doing an independent study for my D. Min. program on death, dying, and eternal life. But when we think about it, we’ve all witnessed or heard...
Grief During the Holidays: Six Ways to Cope
Dear Friends, As we enter the holiday season, I am all too aware that many of you are grieving the loss of a loved one or the loss of health for yourself or for a loved one. Last year, the first holiday season after my mom had died, I described my grief this way: “I...
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Daily Prayers
A Prayer about Freedom from Contempt
Do you need freedom from contempt? Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. Psalm 123:3 Merciful and Loving Lord, Many of us have suffered from daily doses of contempt, deployed by the evil one through “arrogant...
A Prayer about the Joy Growing in Our Hearts
Do you know joy is growing in your heart? Light is sown for the righteous, And joy for the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11 Glorious God, We confess, sometimes the evil in our world and the darkness in our own hearts obscures your righteousness and glory. Psalm 97...
A Prayer for Veterans and Current Military Personnel
Please join me in praying for our veterans and current military personnel. May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! Psalm 29:11 Almighty God, Even as we celebrate and pray for our veterans today in America, we praise you for...
A Prayer about Affliction
Do you ever struggle to understand affliction? I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. Psalm 119:75 Faithful Lord, The truth is, we don’t like to think that you afflict us. And then, when we do think you afflict...
A Prayer about the Impossibility of Love
Can you love like this? “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13: 7 Loving Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, We confess, When we read the apostle Paul’s description of love, we know we cannot love like this. One...
A Prayer about Wisdom for Caregivers
Do you have a caregiving friend, or are you a caregiver needing wisdom? For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 Wise and Gracious Lord, Thank you for the wisdom you give for all of life’s hard stories and tough...