This deadly killer may be found in your home or in a friend's home. Many parents regularly use this on their children, and many think it is healthy with beneficial side effects. This deadly treatment has been passed down by many generations and some may even consider it a homeopathic remedy for children who are …
Praying the Psalms~Psalm 15- When Christians Hurt You.
I just turned 40 this week. The big 4-0. But, I still remember a conversation from a decade ago that I had on my 30th birthday with my hair stylist. I took my Bible in to read while having my hair highlighted. They make you sit for like 20 minutes with those highlight foils in …
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Praying the Psalms~ Psalm 13 Finding Healing
From the time I was a small child, my parents, Mike and Jeanne Dean taught me these biblical principles of forgiveness that have allowed me to walk in freedom through very difficult and dark places. God has victory for the believer in Jesus. There is no hurt too deep, there is no mountain too high …
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Civil Unrest~The Time of Rehoboam
The nation was at the top of it's power. More power, more beautiful buildings, more international recognition and influence. The leader was charismatic. The people were living in the hey-day of the dream. There was prosperity everywhere and hope everywhere. No one even dared war against the nation that God blessed and prospered. The leader …
Praying for truth in a world of deception.
It's a circus out there! I say that with humor, because honestly you have to have a little humor unless you want to be perpetually depressed by the state of the world...or even more serious...the state of the church. This blog will be short, but hopefully will give you some eye-opening instruction on how to …
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To All the Broken Hearts
Dear Heart, I am writing to you, inspired that somewhere out there someone else would need the same encouragement I have needed and longed for during times of brokenness. I know that no one knows how you feel, exactly. Who could know the weight of every burden and the haunting of every cold fear? But, …
Praying the Psalms~ Psalm 11
If the foundations are destroyed, what are the righteous to do? Here is a verse from Psalm 11 that is famously quoted over and over of late. This Psalm seems to speak to a time and a people who feel like their society is falling apart. There is no apparent place to go, except, "Run …
Psalm 10 ~ Why Do The “Bad Guys” Win?
Do you ever wonder why evil people flourish and seem to face no consequences for their actions? David mulls over this question as he prays to The Lord. Let us follow his example with our prayers! God is not afraid of difficult questions and he answers us when we pray and when we read his …
Praying the Psalms~Psalm 4
Prayer for distress and sweet sleep. (Thank you for joining us for day 4 of praying through the Psalms. I will post Monday-Friday, so if you miss a day, take time to pray and catch up on the weekends. I post these on Gideon Rising on Facebook. If you would like to recieve daily prayer …
11th Day of Christmas Prayer Challenge~ The Promise of peace!
Every time I get to this phase of Christmas I am so surprised at how my optimistic planning is looking a bit lackluster. I am breaking all kinds of promises to myself about what I would and wouldn't do this year. I have a smile on my face and my heart, though. I can't lie …
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