Author: Savannah Lyon
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Drowning
In these moments, you may as well be underwater. It feels impossible to breathe. Panic squeezes your lungs, but somehow the air comes, and you remain alive. Nevertheless disoriented. When the waters rage, you look for One to rescue.
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Is it a Sin to Worry?
There was nothing to be afraid of. Still the terror paralyzed me as I sobbed and shook. This nightmare became a routine that was repeated for days and weeks. I remember looking at my pastor, my dear friend, and asking him if having anxiety was a sin. “The Bible says ‘do not fear.’ So is…
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Say yes
You know what sucks? A kid telling you that he doesn’t have a home right now. A kid. A thirteen year old. And I’m not talking about a physical house to sleep in and store your things. I’m talking about a mom. A dad. A family. Someone to hound him about taking a shower and…
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Let it Burn
When we sacrifice what is precious and valuable to us, we are planting our flag firmly in the soil trusting that Yahweh will provide for us here in this place.
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Light Floods out of Brokenness
Many of you have encouraged me to write. What a blessing these words have been to me. Writing is something I have always enjoyed. I am most excited when the letters tapped out to form words, and then sentences and then creating ideas have responses (even by complete strangers) of “I so needed this today.”…
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Who cares if it’s Tuesday?
There are always hiccups in any new habit formation. It takes a process to build these skills and make adjustments into your schedule and lifestyle. Sometimes it depends on when payday is so that you can buy the healthy groceries or sign up for that gym membership. Sometimes it depends on what the weather does.…
Savannah Lyon 