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Welcome to the Streams of Comfort Blog! We are a Christian-based writing community that hopes to provide comfort through various creative streams. Each month we will have a topic that inspires our posts. Posts will include various types of writing, from poetry to short stories, and more. New posts will be available every Friday morning!
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There are three things that I am praying for the new year. HopePeaceLove Hope for the things we have lost to not shackle but grow us.For Peace to inform every decision that we make.And for the Love of God to be real and tangible to us. We pray that our writing on this blog will
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We’re a quarter of the way into the 21st century. A strange thought when I reflect on some of the events that happened a quarter of the way into the 20th century. Just to highlight some: For more historical digging into 1925 see https://www.history.com/a-year-in-history/1925. When looking at a snapshot of the events that rocked our
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I have found myself utterly exhausted during this Christmas season. Trying to meet every commitment, purchase every present, and prepare myself for the new year. It wasn’t until I went to church on Christmas Eve that I felt my body begin to relax. Because all of those things are good, but only one thing is
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As we approach Christmas, I try to maintain some semblance of sanity in between buying gifts for those I love and listening to the same three Christmas songs on repeat every where I go. I know that in many parts of the world Christmas looks different, but ultimately no matter where we are the message
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Our desires often control the direction of our lives and animates our actions. I recently read a book that challenged me to stop avoiding my desires. To see them for what they were, both the good and the bad. And two questions consumed my mind. Are these desires what I really want? Or are they
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Focus is difficult when the world wants you to be something else constantly. As an introvert, I sometimes only feel true peace when I’m by myself and no one is around to tell me who I need to be. When we go to God, we come as ourselves. He knows us in and out. There
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The topic for this month is focus. As we enter into the Christmas season we want to quiet our hearts and minds, so that we can pay attention to what really matters. We are often encouraged to focus in on relationships and the goodwill of mankind during this season. Which are marvelous within themselves. But
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I wrote this prayer a couple years ago for friends that were moving away. They became family to me in our community group from church. I want to share this poem as a prayer for you the reader and all of those that follow Jesus. I hope that it blesses you and that you are
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When you have nothing to say, sometimes you just freeze. The world becomes clear somehow. And it’s in those moments that you look back and think to yourself how did I get to where I am and where am I going? We’ve been talking about family this month and while that is an important concept
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This poem talks about the broader family that God welcomes us into when we believe and trust in his son Jesus. We all come from various types of families and backgrounds. And often, we end up with wounds from our families. Whether they were good to us or caused us much sorrow. But God redeems
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