Author: Randy Grathen
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The Lord Will Provide.
Stories by Rich & Pam Martin and Renee Johnson. How great is our God? How marvelous are the works of His hands! Listening to, or trusting in the Holy Spirit is hard. Even if you have a long and close relationship, there are times when you wonder if you heard correctly. These next two stories… Read more
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Packer Football & Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Story by Randy Grathen. When God Takes Something Away – don’t go looking for it. Has God ever taken something away from you? Something you asked Him to take away? Did you ever take it back? I did. I grew up in Green Bay Wisconsin just six blocks from the Packer Stadium. Two of my… Read more
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Looking for love…
In all the wrong places – By Dawn Dieckmann. Editors Note: The bible tells us when we are saved, we become a new creation in Christ. The new has come the old has died. If I met Dawn on the street today, I would only know her as she is now. We all have a… Read more
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My Heart Transplant.
Story by Randy Grathen. I was reading my bible one morning and came across this verse, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2nd Corinthians 5:17. When we are saved, we are remade, completely new. Like a newborn baby, we must… Read more
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Nice talk.
Story by Scotty Gray. I was just thinking… …about what we say and what they see. Previously, I spoke about how great we Christians are at justifying (or self-justifying) our thoughts and actions. Way too often we hear something that we like, which will take the responsibility off of our shoulders in regards to living… Read more
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“Knock Knock.”
Story by Michele Rose. If a priest invited you to sit next to him at the altar in front of a fully packed congregation, would you accept? The church I attend, Sacred Heart, is usually packed during the 11:00 service. With this large amount of people in attendance, I often felt like we were all… Read more
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Radically saved by Jesus.
Story by Koryssa McCarty. Less than three years ago I was consumed in the New Age movement. Not only that, I was also participating in rituals and spell work. I was deeply consumed in crystals and crystal healing. Back in 2013 I had started taking classes to become a certified crystal therapist. Involved with that… Read more
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“Those precious to God become important to Satan.”
From the book: Same Kind of Different as Me. Story by Randy Grathen. “Yea though I walk through the valley.” Learning to trust God. Really trusting Him, only happens when we find He is the one thing left in our life that is unmoving, and unchangeable. He becomes our rock and our anchor during the… Read more
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Finding Ruth
Click on the green Listen bar above if you want the story read to you. Story by Luke Schoenhoff. Even if you aren’t Christian, God performs miracles (for you) all the time. I haven’t thought about this in a long time… Approaching mid-December 1979. I was in the US Navy, stationed aboard the USS Tarawa… Read more
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Is It Ok For Christians To Play The Lottery?
If you would like to hear the story click on the green Listen bar above. Story by Randy Grathen. My wife Laurie wrote a blog post recently about her and a friend musing over all the things they could do if they won the lottery. You can read her story here. One recent Mega-something lottery… Read more