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The Love Offering Guest Blog Series
Poured Out: Giving and Receiving in God’s Kingdom by Kristen Schweers

Poured Out: Giving and Receiving in God’s Kingdom by Kristen Schweers

A middle school dance, a hopeful heart, and a cruel prank left me feeling crushed and unseen. But through that experience—and many like it—I’ve come to realize that no earthly romance can compare to the enduring, unconditional love of God. Psalm 136:26 reminds us, “Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.” This love doesn’t fade, disappoint, or require perfection. It fills the deepest longings of our hearts, reminding us that we are fully known and forever cherished by the One who never leaves.

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Divine Romance: The Most Beautiful Love Story Ever Written by Casey Sorensen

Divine Romance: The Most Beautiful Love Story Ever Written by Casey Sorensen

A middle school dance, a hopeful heart, and a cruel prank left me feeling crushed and unseen. But through that experience—and many like it—I’ve come to realize that no earthly romance can compare to the enduring, unconditional love of God. Psalm 136:26 reminds us, “Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.” This love doesn’t fade, disappoint, or require perfection. It fills the deepest longings of our hearts, reminding us that we are fully known and forever cherished by the One who never leaves.

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You Already Belong by Lori Prust

You Already Belong by Lori Prust

We all long to belong—not only to fit in, but to be wanted, chosen, and known. For many of us, that kind of belonging felt out of reach. Shaped by our parents or others doing their best while carrying pain of their own. We learned to read the room, to hustle for love, to be whatever someone else needed. Somewhere along the way, we began to believe we had to earn love. Being seen as worthy was something we had to prove.

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The Journey You Didn’t Choose Still Leads to Him by Joyce Averils

The Journey You Didn’t Choose Still Leads to Him by Joyce Averils

I recently renewed my passport. It had expired, and my name had changed since the last time I used it. As I flipped through its pages, I was surprised by the flood of memories – trips taken with my ex-husband, moments filled with laughter and shared dreams. Back then, I imagined a lifetime of adventures together. Divorce wasn’t part of the plan. But life doesn’t always follow our plans, does it?

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What Is Rest? by Trevin Wax and Thomas West

What Is Rest? by Trevin Wax and Thomas West

Rest is when we cease from striving. Our hearts are restless until they rest in God our Savior and Sustainer. Living his way renews us physically and spiritually, and provides a foretaste of eternal peace. It seems as if everyone wants a break these days, some way of finding rest in a supercharged world of frenetic activity. Our obsession with screens, diversions, distractions, and our demand for variety in food, drink, and apparel often leave us uneasy. From pot to propranolol, psychic practices, Prozac, and pinot grigio, we are trying to cope. For many, rest is reduced to the absence of activity or a break from work. For some, rest is viewed as a commodity to be consumed rather than a state of being to be cultivated. For others, the word implies laziness, idleness, and pursuing pleasure at all costs. At the end of all our work and all our rest, there remains a deep restlessness in the human heart.

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