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What’s in Your Teabag?

5/8/2026

A Reflection on Faith Under Pressure

I want to share something simple — yet deeply powerful today — a teabag. It's a small thing that reveals so much.

A teabag doesn’t look like much on its own. It’s small, quiet, unassuming, and contained. But the moment you place it in hot water, everything changes!

You don’t really see what’s inside a teabag until it’s placed in hot water. And when it is, what’s inside begins to come out.

The color changes. The aroma fills the air. The contents are revealed. And the same is true for you and me. Trials don’t create what’s inside of us — they reveal it.

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Prodigal Prayers: Week 18

5/5/2026

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Prodigal Prayers Week 18 focuses on praying for a prodigal child or loved one through Ezekiel 11:19-20, trusting God to give a new heart and new spirit. This Christian prayer devotional encourages faith, hope, and restoration, reminding believers of God’s sovereignty, unchanging nature, and power to transform lives and bring prodigals home. Perfect for intercessory prayer, spiritual growth, and trusting God’s promises.

Welcome, friend.

If you’re here, it’s likely because you love someone who has wandered—or because your own heart knows what it feels like to wait, hope, and pray through the ache of distance. You’ve prayed. You’ve wept. You’ve waited. And today, once again, you are choosing to press in.

In 2026, we are walking this road together.

Each Tuesday, we gather here to work through Prodigal Prayers: 52 Weeks of Praying Over the Prodigal—one week at a time, one Scripture, one prayer, one promise.

There is no rushing here and no falling behind. Come when you can. Stay as long as you need. This is a place for steady faith, honest prayers, and hope that is anchored in our faithful God and refuses to give up.

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3 Ways to be Nourished by the Word

5/1/2026

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Discover how to be truly nourished by God’s Word in this Christian devotional, 3 Ways to Be Nourished by the Word. Learn practical, Scripture-based habits like writing the Bible, praying Scripture, and meditating on God’s truth. Move beyond routine quiet time into deeper spiritual growth, intimacy with God, and lasting transformation. Perfect for believers seeking a more meaningful Bible study, stronger faith, and a deeper relationship with Christ.

Years ago, when my husband and I were dating, he had a friend who worked in the kitchen of a very well-known sit-down restaurant chain. What I learned from his stories opened my eyes to what goes on behind the scenes in most restaurants, revealing a world to me that, in some ways, I wish I knew nothing about.

One such revelation was that most of the food in these establishments is not cooked or prepared on site. Instead, most of these dining chains rely heavily on a system of mass-produced, pre-prepared frozen ingredients and mixes that are shipped to individual locations to be reheated and assembled.

In one conversation, I remember this roommate saying that the joke within the industry was that one particular restaurant should be renamed “Microwave Garden” since that’s basically what was happening in the kitchen.

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Prodigal Prayers: Week 17

4/28/2026

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Find hope and strength in Prodigal Prayers: Week 17 – A Prayer for Perseverance. This Scripture-based devotional explores intercessory prayer for prodigals through Lamentations 2:19, encouraging believers to pray with faith, surrender, and persistence. Be reminded that God hears every prayer, works in unseen ways, and brings restoration in His timing. Perfect for those seeking Christian encouragement, prayer for loved ones, spiritual growth, and biblical guidance in difficult seasons.

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Prodigal Prayers: Week 16

4/21/2026

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Find hope and encouragement in praying for prodigals with this Scripture-rich devotional based on Jeremiah 31-33. This Christian blog post explores God’s promise of reward for faithful prayer, the New Covenant, forgiveness, restoration, and His power to bring prodigals home. Strengthen your faith, trust God’s plan, and be reminded that nothing is too hard for Him as you intercede with boldness, hope, and perseverance.

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3 Examples of Enduring Through Prayer

4/17/2026

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Discover how to endure trials through prayer with biblical examples from Hannah, Daniel, and David in this Scripture-based devotional. Learn how to pray with honesty, faith, and perseverance during suffering, fear, and failure. This Christian blog post offers encouragement, biblical truth, and practical guidance for strengthening your prayer life, trusting God in difficult seasons, and finding hope through His presence and promises.

Three Stories from the Old Testament

Have you ever walked through a season of suffering, confusion, or fear—and found that prayer was the only thing holding you together?

Prayer is not just a spiritual practice, it's a lifeline. And throughout the Old Testament, we see real people turning to God in raw, honest, and sometimes desperate ways.

In this post, we’ll look at three well-known figures—Hannah, Daniel, and David—and how they endured hardship through prayer. Their stories aren’t just ancient history; they’re powerful examples for our lives today.

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