By Jennifer Duncan The new year is almost always a time of hope and new resolve, especially after a difficult year! But it can also be a discouraging time for many— a time when we think about all that we did not accomplish in the past year, and often settle into feelings of regret and… Continue reading New Year – New Perspective
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Invasion of the Frogs
By Jennifer Duncan In Exodus 8, when God uses troublesome plagues to convince Pharaoh to free the Israelites from slavery, Egypt is invaded this time, by frogs. There were frogs everywhere…in the houses, in beds, in the oven, in kitchen bowls, and, I’m imagining…even in their shoes! Moses offered to pray for God to remove… Continue reading Invasion of the Frogs
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
By Jennifer Duncan I was a carefree college student, enjoying my final year at a Christian university. My dad was a professor at the university, and one of the real joys of my time there had been that I had taken several classes under him. I had just recently gotten engaged to John, and I… Continue reading A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Busted
By Jennifer Duncan When I was small, I always struggled to be included in play with my older brother. He had such great “grown up” ideas, that were even more appealing because they were often on the edge of the boundaries set by our parents. It was his idea, for example, to “baptize” me in… Continue reading Busted
In My House
By Jennifer Duncan I have always known, in some vague sort of way, that Jesus is “with me.” My scripture-saturated upbringing taught me that from my earliest days. In fact, my favorite book as a small child was, “If Jesus Came to My House” by Joan Gale Thomas; a child’s imagination about what it would… Continue reading In My House