Christel Humfrey
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Why Politeness Might Be Strangling Your Prayer Life
Christians in North America are generally polite pray-ers. We tend to pray correct, respectful words that we think God wants to hear. But let’s be honest … many of our prayers are tentative, repetitive and somewhat boring. I’m all for politeness with acquaintances. But real relationships require more. If my husband only spoke distant and …
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5 Reasons You Can Trust God With Your Children
A friend of mine once said she didn’t know what fear was until she had children. I sometimes feel the same. As a mother to three precious boys, I have become practiced in fearing imaginary futures for them. Over the course of my eight years as a mother, I have feared everything from terrorist attacks …
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Could This Get in the Way of God’s Manifest Glory in Your Life?
Our vacation hadn’t gone as planned, and I was frustrated. Between some unexpected health trouble and a counseling emergency that would break my heart in two, I felt tired and sad. So I went to the Lord in prayer and read His Word, and the Holy Spirit worked on me. As I continued in prayer, …
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Make a Resolution to Know Christ in 2015
People rarely feel comfortable in their own skin. Many of us live with deep insecurities that we carefully mask with a public persona. The thought of letting people see our real self is scary because we are flawed. So fear holds us back. We post flattering pictures of ourselves on Facebook and carefully hide all …
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Is Politeness Killing Your Prayer Life?
Christians in North America are generally polite pray-ers. We tend to pray correct, respectful words that we think God wants to hear. But let’s be honest, many of our prayers are tentative, repetitive and somewhat boring. I’m all for politeness with acquaintances. But real relationships require more. If my husband only spoke distant and polite …
