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The God Who Has Come
Egypt lies behind them. Canaan lies before them. God’s people stand in the space between—the space between prayers and answers, promises...
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 18, 20243 min read
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December 12: The God Who Wraps Himself In Hope
A scarlet cord and a sacred choice. A brave woman with a bold faith. You’ve probably heard her story before—this woman with an unsavory...
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 12, 20243 min read
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December 11: The God Who is Heavy With Glory
Please show me your glory. Did he whisper it in a voice barely audible? Did he shout it with a guttural groan? Was he on his knees like a...
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 11, 20243 min read
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December 9: The God Who Makes Mountains Tremble
Darkness swirls around them. Lightning splits open the sky as thunder shakes the ground. A trumpet blasts through the raging tempest....
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 10, 20244 min read
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December 7: The God Who Makes a Way
The people are celebrating, their songs and arms rising. Yahweh had come. The gods of Egypt were dismantled, and the kingdom of Egypt...
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 7, 20244 min read
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December 6: The God Who Is Enough
How long, Oh Lord? It’s the question we’re all asking, isn’t it? How long must we walk this sin-scorched earth? How long must we wait,...
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 7, 20243 min read
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December 5: The God Who Counts the Stars
It’s a starry night. Not the one we usually think of this time of year. No carols are ringing. No snow is falling. This night is one for...
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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December 4: The God Who Lives
The triumphant promise of Genesis 3 appears to stagger lifelessly as the story unfolds. On the cusp of exile and promise, Adam and Eve...
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 5, 20244 min read
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December 3: The God Who Goes Looking
It was good. Then it all went wrong. Two trees. One choice. Two Kingdoms. One King. A sly serpent entices them down a slippery slope....
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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December 2: The God Who Wears Our Dust
The garden is quiet, still. The earth, adorned with the fingerprints of its creator, waits in hushed anticipation. Stars strung across...
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 3, 20244 min read
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December 1: The God Who Dwells
It's December 1st, the beginning of Advent. The time when lights twinkle and bells jingle. The time when night lingers and stars glimmer....
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 2, 20243 min read
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When the Gospel Isn't Appropriate
There is much confusion and chaos in our country right now. A long-awaited change hovers on the horizon, but at its heel comes a sense of...
Melissa D. Harding
Jun 12, 20207 min read
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When Kingdoms Fall
It only took a week for every single one of our kingdoms to fall. Our plans. Cancelled. Our routines. Disrupted. Our security....
Melissa D. Harding
Mar 23, 20205 min read
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From Failure to Free
It’s all around us. On our computers, at our kids’ schools, in our churches and Bible studies, in our playgroups and — more than anything...
Melissa D. Harding
Feb 21, 20206 min read
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What I Learned in the Strip Club
It’s true. I used to hang out in a strip club. That got your attention, didn’t it? 😊 Last week America (and the world) was given a...
Melissa D. Harding
Feb 7, 20206 min read
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Disappointed in the Desert
It’s still black outside when something awakens me. I look at the clock — 5 a.m. Frustration rises at the invasion of my sleep and my...
Melissa D. Harding
Jan 31, 20206 min read
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You Don't Have What it Takes
I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but...
Melissa D. Harding
Jan 24, 20205 min read
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From Cross-eyed to Satisfied
I sat at the stoplight on a dreary, cold January day. Two days into 2020, and I was already failing. Every year I ask God for a word,...
Melissa D. Harding
Jan 10, 20205 min read
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An Unmotivational New Years Message
It's that time of year again. The space between the dazzle of Christmas and the beckoning of a new year. The time where we reflect on the...
Melissa D. Harding
Dec 27, 20194 min read
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