Pathways to Freedom
“To serve God, to love God, to enjoy God, is the sweetest freedom in the world.” Thomas Watson I’ve experienced a roller coaster of...
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Norma Donovan
Apr 27, 20202 min read
How to Loosen the Grip of Fear in Four Steps
“He that has his trust set upon God does not need to dread anything except the weakening or the paralyzing of that trust.” Alexander...
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Norma Donovan
Apr 20, 20202 min read
The Root and Fruit of Fear
“Faith looks not at what happens to him, but at Him Whom he believes.” Watchman Nee Fear is one of the by-products of the Coronavirus and...
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Norma Donovan
Mar 30, 20202 min read
In Times Like These: Part Two
“Put everything you have into the care of your heart, for it determines what our life amounts to.” Dallas Willard During times like...
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Norma Donovan
Mar 9, 20202 min read
God is With You
“God’s strength in your weakness is His Presence in your life.” Andy Stanley It’s easier doing things you fear together with others...
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Norma Donovan
Jun 3, 20192 min read
Anxiety
“Anxiety has its use, stimulating us to seek with keener longing for that security where peace is complete and unassailable.” St....
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Norma Donovan
Apr 8, 20192 min read
Fight Battles with Faith
“Faith is the supreme effort of your life-throwing yourself with abandon and total confidence upon God.” Oswald Chambers At one time or...
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Norma Donovan
Jan 21, 20192 min read
Bold and Brave
“One of the special marks of the Holy Ghost in the Apostolic church was the spirit of boldness.” A.B. Simpson At the beginning of this...
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Norma Donovan
Nov 26, 20182 min read
Inadequacies
“I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need.” Charles Spurgeon A few weeks ago, before I went to Arizona to help...
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Norma Donovan
Jun 4, 20182 min read
Stepping Forward
“Courage faces fear and thereby masters it. Cowardice represses fear and is thereby mastered by it.” Martin Luther King Jr. Fear...
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Norma Donovan
Apr 9, 20182 min read
Possess Your Identity
“When we really understand who God is, we begin to recognize who we are. Revelation about Him leads to revelation about ourselves.”...
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Norma Donovan
Apr 3, 20182 min read
Desperation
“The good news of suffering is that it brings us to the end of ourselves – a purpose it has certainly served in my life. It brings us to...
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Norma Donovan
Mar 19, 20182 min read
A Gift in Disguise
“The only lasting and fully satisfying joys for any man lie on the other side of a cross.” Walter J. Chantry Our son has been known to...
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Norma Donovan
Feb 12, 20182 min read
We Are What We Eat
“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.” Anthelme Brillat-Savarin – 1826 I read the book “You Are What You Eat” several...
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Norma Donovan
Oct 16, 20172 min read
Courage
“Courage will follow when faith takes the lead.” Anonymous Reading biographies of courageous men and women inspire me. The Apostle Paul’s...
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Norma Donovan
Jun 5, 20172 min read
Knowing God
“Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life’s problems fall into place of their own...
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Norma Donovan
Feb 20, 20172 min read
When Fear Distorts Our Past
2 “Of all the passions, fear weakens judgment most.” Cardinal de Retz While in college, I lamented over the stress of my classes and...
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Norma Donovan
Jul 18, 20163 min read
Letting Go
“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” Anonymous My mom and stepdad are both artists in Arizona and for numerous years they...
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Norma Donovan
Jul 11, 20162 min read
Making Progress
“The chains of love are stronger than the chains of fear.” William Gurnall In 1988, my family moved from Arizona to Chicago, for my...
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Norma Donovan
May 2, 20162 min read
Responsibility
“What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for...
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