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Love Vs. You

February 19, 2018 by Amelia

This week, I’m honored to participate in a blog series on the topic of love with Baker Book House. I was in elementary school when I first reached out to my neighbors with Jesus’ love. That was also when I first learned sharing Jesus’ love wasn’t as easy as I thought it was. My childhood […]

Filed Under: Doing Life Together, faith in action Tagged With: community, encouragement, friends, love, Pray A-Z

How the Joy of the Lord Can Be Your Strength

December 18, 2017 by Amelia

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“This is it. This is her final journey home,” my husband said. For the past 24 hours, our phones had blown up with text messages from my father-in-law. My husband’s 94-year-old grandmother was in the hospital. The doctors had just made their diagnosis. This would be her journey to Heaven. She had told us for […]

Filed Under: faith in action, Pray A to Z Tagged With: faith, family, joy, Pray A-Z, prayer

Praying Against Excessiveness

November 27, 2017 by Amelia

I sat on the treadmill, elbows resting on  knees, fists supporting my head. Cold from the basement floor seeped through my knitted slippers, turning my feet numb. Numb. That’s how I felt. I faced two floor-to-ceiling metal shelves overflowing with stuff.  A basket of mismatched knitting needles had spilled at my feet. Three tubs bulging […]

Filed Under: Pray A to Z Stories Tagged With: faith, Pray A-Z, prayer

4 Practical Ways to Love the Elderly This Holiday

November 13, 2017 by Amelia

“Mom, please, no, please don’t make me go. Those places make me sick to my stomach.” I begged and pleaded with my mom as she grabbed her purse and replied, “You’re going. Get in the car.” I wasn’t trying to be a whiny kid, but every time I stepped into a hospital or nursing home, […]

Filed Under: faith in action, Pray A to Z, Pray A to Z Stories Tagged With: elderly, encouragement, faith, Pray A-Z, prayer

Why should we pray to ask God for things?

October 30, 2017 by Amelia

*We are continuing to journey with Jesus through the end of the year with a Bible reading plan through the Gospels. Please join in on Facebook at facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter (Click “follow” next to the “like” button and then “See first” on the drop down to not miss a post!) or on Instagram at instagram.com/ameliamrhodes. We started […]

Filed Under: faith in action, Family Tagged With: encouragement, faith, parenting, Pray A-Z, prayer

How can we pray according to God’s will?

October 16, 2017 by Amelia

I sat on the outside ring of the group of men and women praying. The young man in the center had just discovered through a routine doctor visit that he likely had cancer. He was a young father, and the news  shook his church community like an earthquake. Around me, voices lifted with pleas for […]

Filed Under: faith in action, Pray A to Z Tagged With: cancer, Pray A-Z, prayer

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