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3cc455e	It's not for me to condemn anyone, no matter what they do, but I fear for her. God knows.		Francine Rivers
20b4244	Never doubt in the darkness what God has given us in the light.	light doubt god	Francine Rivers
6ed8414	Life is like a pond, and every decision and act we commit, good or bad, is a pebble flung into it. The ripples spread in widening circles.	pond	Francine Rivers
cc1b3be	The appeal was so often the same: Make me comfortable so I can go on doing whatever I want to do. They wanted sin without consequences.	sin	Francine Rivers
b5f29b7	Juan Garcia began putting chairs upside down on the tables. Gathering Mr. Packard's spoon, cup, and saucer, Dynah watched the old man walk stiffly across the room. His arthritis was troubling him again.		Francine Rivers
63da41c	He needed to get away from the rush of the city, from the unceasing noise and annoying obligations.	unceasing rush obligations noise city	Francine Rivers
08adbc3	And the answers had always come down to trusting God, obeying Him, accepting His will, knowing there was a purpose in what was happening even if they couldn't see it. But sometimes the pain seemed unbearable.		Francine Rivers
769cd42	Perhaps it was the approach of death that had opened his eyes wide and made him see so clearly.	eyes	Francine Rivers
2231a6d	Jim looked into her tear-washed eyes and saw her anguish. For a moment it was as though he shared a measure of the bitter brew--and felt poisoned. She smiled sadly. "Everything was done properly. The right equipment, a sterile environment. Just like you were saying to Dynah. But it wasn't all right, Jim." "What do you mean?" "I couldn't have children. When Doug and I got married, I wanted a baby more than anything, maybe to atone for what I..		Francine Rivers
06f3fc3	One person standing on the Rock can throw a lifeline to others drowning in the sea. He		Francine Rivers
44a29ef	Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself. PHILIPPIANS 2 : 3		Francine Rivers
bbddbed	Only later did he remember his pride-and the shattering cost of an illusive sense of freedom.	freedom illusive remember pride	Francine Rivers
0689f60	Jesus was with her, but she couldn't see Him; she couldn't touch Him. Never one for hugs and kisses from anyone but Niclas, she missed human touch. Why		Francine Rivers
3949826	Love one another as he loves. Love with strength and purpose and passion and no matter what comes against you. Don't weaken. Stand against the darkness, and love. That's the way back into Eden. That's the way back to life.		Francine Rivers
65d9685	It broke her heart, but a good mother teaches her children to fly. Some,		Francine Rivers
6830551	Whatever happens to me, the Lord is always with you.		Francine Rivers
6b02d41	We're Christians. We have to care what people think. The appearance of wrongdoing, remember? I'm not going to move in with you had have people think we're living in sin. What sort of witness would that be?	impressions witness sin	Francine Rivers
0579568	He had the tool to break down the walls that imprisoned his people. He had the tool to rip away the veil to the Holy of Holies so that his flock could come before the Lord and be cleansed, made whole, transformed, and have a personal, loving relationship with their creator. That very tool san on Hannah's bookshelf right now, gathering dust until Sunday morning. Her Savior was there, waiting to speak to her and show her the way home again, t..	word-of-god-speak god-s-word pastor	Francine Rivers
33450bb	Lord, you are God! You made us. Who better to know how to fix us when we've gone wrong? who better to set us to rights again? Who better to love us through the fire and refine us into something beautiful and useful despite our wrongs?	prayer god refined-by-fire lord	Francine Rivers
27771b7	Hormonal changes permanently alter the breast's structure. And when a pregnancy is terminated through abortion, the process is interrupted, which leaves cells in a sate of transition. And they say cells in this state have a very high risk of becoming cancerous. So the woman's chances of developing breast cancer later in life my be greatly increased.	cancer	Francine Rivers
970fa4d	those selling abortion don't want them to have [the facts]," Virginia said heatedly. "Besides the Supreme Court doesn't agree with you. They judges seem to think we poor women would fall apart if we knew the facts, so they decided women don't have the right to know the full truth." She shook her head. "They've made it legal to withhold vital information, even when a woman requests it, for heaven's sake!"	women truth supreme-court facts	Francine Rivers
2cd80fd	Concerns buzzed like flies in her head, and she swatted them with prayers.		Francine Rivers
ec3f3e7	He knew that beauty faded quickly when embodied by selfishness...	selfishness	Francine Rivers
809cad8	Nothing brings people closer together than shared suffering		Francine Rivers
0117d48	A woman could be the wind beneath a man's sails or a gale to send him into uncharted waters. She could be an anchor in stormy seas, or she could let him drift onto the rocks.		Francine Rivers
f3bb16c	Death began to look like a friend.	friend	Francine Rivers
219b137	He liked going to the library...		Francine Rivers
722d823	the floor was expensive cream-colored travertine		Francine Rivers
76b3ca9	The veil had been wisp-thin between life and death. All his strength hadn't been enough to break free, but one soft word from Christ, and he was alive again.		Francine Rivers
9b21e55	You're a bird who's been in a cage all your life, and suddenly all the walls are gone, and you're in the wide open. You're so afraid you're looking for any way back into the cage again." He saw the emotions flicker across her pale face. "Whatever you choose to think now, it's not safer there, Amanda. Even if you tried to go back now, I don't think you could survive that way again." He was right. She knew he was. She had reached the end of ..		Francine Rivers
9bbda29	that you will know and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and learn who you are in Him.		Francine Rivers
703e13a	Julia was blind and deaf to to the truth. She was ignorant. Did one reprove a blind woman for inability to see? Did one become angry with the deaf for not hearing?	truth ignorant deaf	Francine Rivers
9c4af7d	Do you really think God's plan will collapse over the frailties of one man's temper?		Francine Rivers
99c9da9	I have an idea. Why don't we build a house honoring the Lord and go inside and close the doors and never come out again." Though she jested, he saw the desperate unhappiness in her eyes. "What light can shine from a closed house, beloved? God wants us in the world, not hiding from it."		Francine Rivers
9c214f1	in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6). We can choose to be self-sufficient or to rely on God. We can act on our own understanding regarding life's circumstances, or we can seek God's will in every situation. But only one choice assures us that God will direct our paths."		Francine Rivers
895f691	And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. ROMANS 8:26		Francine Rivers
5273f92	Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. JAMES 5:16		Francine Rivers
49173f6	My lord, to accept God's grace is to live with hope. If you but confess your sins and believe, the Lord will forgive you. Ask and he will come to dwell in your heart, and you will have the peace you crave. You only have to believe.		Francine Rivers
4ce2765	He will forgive you, but he won't remove the consequences... We must learn to obey		Francine Rivers
7fd324c	These conquerors of the world are slaves to their passions, and someday their passions will bring them down.	passion world slave	Francine Rivers
af625ac	Oh, what foolish creatures we are. Cursed with our pride! Cursed with our stubbornness! No wonder God has forsaken us.		Francine Rivers
ef425f1	feuding and revenge were ingrained in their lives. "I"		Francine Rivers
f80b6f7	Listen to me, friend. Lay aside your pride or it will entangle you in sin. Anger is your worst enemy.		Francine Rivers
29a9ee4	God salts the earth with the faithful because those who cling to the Lord in faith through all circumstances preserve the rest from complete destruction.		Francine Rivers

It's not for me to condemn anyone, no matter what they do, but I fear for her. God knows.

Francine Rivers

20b4244

Never doubt in the darkness what God has given us in the light.

light doubt god

Francine Rivers

6ed8414

Life is like a pond, and every decision and act we commit, good or bad, is a pebble flung into it. The ripples spread in widening circles.

pond

Francine Rivers

cc1b3be

The appeal was so often the same: Make me comfortable so I can go on doing whatever I want to do. They wanted sin without consequences.

sin

Francine Rivers

b5f29b7

Juan Garcia began putting chairs upside down on the tables. Gathering Mr. Packard's spoon, cup, and saucer, Dynah watched the old man walk stiffly across the room. His arthritis was troubling him again.

Francine Rivers

63da41c

He needed to get away from the rush of the city, from the unceasing noise and annoying obligations.

unceasing rush obligations noise city

Francine Rivers

08adbc3

And the answers had always come down to trusting God, obeying Him, accepting His will, knowing there was a purpose in what was happening even if they couldn't see it. But sometimes the pain seemed unbearable.

Francine Rivers

769cd42

Perhaps it was the approach of death that had opened his eyes wide and made him see so clearly.

eyes

Francine Rivers

2231a6d

Jim looked into her tear-washed eyes and saw her anguish. For a moment it was as though he shared a measure of the bitter brew--and felt poisoned. She smiled sadly. "Everything was done properly. The right equipment, a sterile environment. Just like you were saying to Dynah. But it wasn't all right, Jim." "What do you mean?" "I couldn't have children. When Doug and I got married, I wanted a baby more than anything, maybe to atone for what I..

Francine Rivers

06f3fc3

One person standing on the Rock can throw a lifeline to others drowning in the sea. He

Francine Rivers

44a29ef

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself. PHILIPPIANS 2 : 3

Francine Rivers

bbddbed

Only later did he remember his pride-and the shattering cost of an illusive sense of freedom.

freedom illusive remember pride

Francine Rivers

0689f60

Jesus was with her, but she couldn't see Him; she couldn't touch Him. Never one for hugs and kisses from anyone but Niclas, she missed human touch. Why

Francine Rivers

3949826

Love one another as he loves. Love with strength and purpose and passion and no matter what comes against you. Don't weaken. Stand against the darkness, and love. That's the way back into Eden. That's the way back to life.

Francine Rivers

65d9685

It broke her heart, but a good mother teaches her children to fly. Some,

Francine Rivers

6830551

Whatever happens to me, the Lord is always with you.

Francine Rivers

6b02d41

We're Christians. We have to care what people think. The appearance of wrongdoing, remember? I'm not going to move in with you had have people think we're living in sin. What sort of witness would that be?

impressions witness sin

Francine Rivers

0579568

He had the tool to break down the walls that imprisoned his people. He had the tool to rip away the veil to the Holy of Holies so that his flock could come before the Lord and be cleansed, made whole, transformed, and have a personal, loving relationship with their creator. That very tool san on Hannah's bookshelf right now, gathering dust until Sunday morning. Her Savior was there, waiting to speak to her and show her the way home again, t..

word-of-god-speak god-s-word pastor

Francine Rivers

33450bb

Lord, you are God! You made us. Who better to know how to fix us when we've gone wrong? who better to set us to rights again? Who better to love us through the fire and refine us into something beautiful and useful despite our wrongs?

prayer god refined-by-fire lord

Francine Rivers

27771b7

Hormonal changes permanently alter the breast's structure. And when a pregnancy is terminated through abortion, the process is interrupted, which leaves cells in a sate of transition. And they say cells in this state have a very high risk of becoming cancerous. So the woman's chances of developing breast cancer later in life my be greatly increased.

cancer

Francine Rivers

970fa4d

those selling abortion don't want them to have [the facts]," Virginia said heatedly. "Besides the Supreme Court doesn't agree with you. They judges seem to think we poor women would fall apart if we knew the facts, so they decided women don't have the right to know the full truth." She shook her head. "They've made it legal to withhold vital information, even when a woman requests it, for heaven's sake!"

women truth supreme-court facts

Francine Rivers

2cd80fd

Concerns buzzed like flies in her head, and she swatted them with prayers.

Francine Rivers

ec3f3e7

He knew that beauty faded quickly when embodied by selfishness...

selfishness

Francine Rivers

809cad8

Nothing brings people closer together than shared suffering

Francine Rivers

0117d48

A woman could be the wind beneath a man's sails or a gale to send him into uncharted waters. She could be an anchor in stormy seas, or she could let him drift onto the rocks.

Francine Rivers

f3bb16c

Death began to look like a friend.

friend

Francine Rivers

219b137

He liked going to the library...

Francine Rivers

722d823

the floor was expensive cream-colored travertine

Francine Rivers

76b3ca9

The veil had been wisp-thin between life and death. All his strength hadn't been enough to break free, but one soft word from Christ, and he was alive again.

Francine Rivers

9b21e55

You're a bird who's been in a cage all your life, and suddenly all the walls are gone, and you're in the wide open. You're so afraid you're looking for any way back into the cage again." He saw the emotions flicker across her pale face. "Whatever you choose to think now, it's not safer there, Amanda. Even if you tried to go back now, I don't think you could survive that way again." He was right. She knew he was. She had reached the end of ..

Francine Rivers

9bbda29

that you will know and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and learn who you are in Him.

Francine Rivers

703e13a

Julia was blind and deaf to to the truth. She was ignorant. Did one reprove a blind woman for inability to see? Did one become angry with the deaf for not hearing?

truth ignorant deaf

Francine Rivers

9c4af7d

Do you really think God's plan will collapse over the frailties of one man's temper?

Francine Rivers

99c9da9

I have an idea. Why don't we build a house honoring the Lord and go inside and close the doors and never come out again." Though she jested, he saw the desperate unhappiness in her eyes. "What light can shine from a closed house, beloved? God wants us in the world, not hiding from it."

Francine Rivers

9c214f1

in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6). We can choose to be self-sufficient or to rely on God. We can act on our own understanding regarding life's circumstances, or we can seek God's will in every situation. But only one choice assures us that God will direct our paths."

Francine Rivers

895f691

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. ROMANS 8:26

Francine Rivers

5273f92

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. JAMES 5:16

Francine Rivers

49173f6

My lord, to accept God's grace is to live with hope. If you but confess your sins and believe, the Lord will forgive you. Ask and he will come to dwell in your heart, and you will have the peace you crave. You only have to believe.

Francine Rivers

4ce2765

He will forgive you, but he won't remove the consequences... We must learn to obey

Francine Rivers

7fd324c

These conquerors of the world are slaves to their passions, and someday their passions will bring them down.

passion world slave

Francine Rivers

af625ac

Oh, what foolish creatures we are. Cursed with our pride! Cursed with our stubbornness! No wonder God has forsaken us.

Francine Rivers

ef425f1

feuding and revenge were ingrained in their lives. "I"

Francine Rivers

f80b6f7

Listen to me, friend. Lay aside your pride or it will entangle you in sin. Anger is your worst enemy.

Francine Rivers

29a9ee4

God salts the earth with the faithful because those who cling to the Lord in faith through all circumstances preserve the rest from complete destruction.

Francine Rivers