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The Love Offering Guest Blog Series
Coming to the Table by Amy Layne Litzelman

Coming to the Table by Amy Layne Litzelman

Just as I set aside extra time to be with our friends, give yourself time to sit with God in a quiet, special setting. Let yourself sink into the idea of enjoying a meal together, as David encouraged in Psalm 34:8, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!”

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Fighting Fear in a Faithless World by Sadie Damron

Fighting Fear in a Faithless World by Sadie Damron

Fear. It is something that disguises itself in many sneaky ways. Without high spiritual alert, it is bound to creep into any unguarded area of our minds or lives. How do we combat this? The spiraling thoughts of what-if? The mind-numbing realization that I should be out of reach of God’s favor? I know I don’t deserve to experience “the lavish riches of His grace.” What do I do if I cannot stop endless repeats of what could be?

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Our Lord’s Presence by Jess Ronne

Our Lord’s Presence by Jess Ronne

The doctor stretched out her arm and drew circles on top of circles on the whiteboard, an illustration of how she viewed my unborn baby’s predicament: a presumed diagnosis of a stroke in utero. I sat there feeling like a child failing miserably at a particular subject in school, but the subject I was failing in was pregnancy. 

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Charity in Action: Finding Purpose Through Serving Others by Shemane Nugent 

Charity in Action: Finding Purpose Through Serving Others by Shemane Nugent 

Taking the focus off myself and putting it on others has always lifted me from the deepest, darkest depths of despair. In 2004, Ted, Rocco, and I visited veterans at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. We went from room to room, visiting severely injured soldiers. The sights were worse than any Hollywood movie could depict. Ted played his guitar and entertained the troops in a rehab room. A young man who had suffered serious burns all over his body was strapped onto a bed. He moaned while his limbs were stretched to encourage new skin to grow.

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