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enCourage: Bringing our “Hungry” to His Plenty

What do you do with your hungry soul each day? Where do you go to feed your anxious heart? Your empty soul? I'd love to encourage you...I recently recorded a podcast and wrote a blog post for the PCA enCourage network, entitled…
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Hungry Chapter 12: Share

 Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash  Our final study turns from "me" to "us.""Oh, yes," we might nod, "I know I'm supposed to share my faith with others." But do we know the importance of receiving our faith together,…
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Hungry Chapter 11: Eat

 Photo by Terry Jaskiw on Unsplash  Do you eat more meals in your car than in your kitchen?There came a day when I realized I hadn't sat down to eat a meal in my home in over two weeks. It wasn't all take-out, mind…
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Hungry Chapter 10: Shortcut

Photo credit  I've learned not to trust the words, "I know a shortcut."I was at a friend's house to pick up a meal she had made, but wasn't able to deliver. The house where it needed to be delivered was miles away through the…
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Hungry Chapter 9: Cook

 Photo by Jason Briscoe on Unsplash  Cooking a meal is like telling a story. All the ingredients come together to produce the finished product.We all love a good story. At Bible study we talked about books and movies…
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Hungry Chapter 8: Prep

Photo by Caroline Attwood on Unsplash  Necessity is the mother of cooking.Wide awake in the middle of the night, I peeked at the clock. 3:30am. Hello jet lag.My husband was already up. "What's for breakfast?" he asked brightly…
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Hungry Chapter 7: Come

 Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash  What's the best answer for our hunger? God's plenty. In fact God invites us to his table to feast on his plenty.We'll find his plenty on the pages of our Bible. The second half of Hungry…
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Hungry Chapter 6: Satisfaction

Photo by Ian Taylor on Unsplash  Do you ever feel like your life is a roller coaster?The ups and downs don't feel so fun after a while. We can end up feeling jerked around by life. During the good times we feel satisfied--sort…
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Hungry Chapter 5: Craving

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash Perfect food is what I long for, but craving is where I live.The new birth brings with it a new appetite for Christ and the incredible news of his finished work for us. Many new believers…
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Hungry Chapter 4: Food

 You've got to have good snacks at a study called "Hungry." Even when I have to serve leftover goodies, the spread is impressive.OK, you're right. That picture wasn't taken at last week's study. It might not even have been…