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Every caterpillar spends his early life crawling on the ground, existing in low-life living, all the while knowing that hidden deep within is a beautiful creature that is meant to soar and fly and …
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Diane Houghtaling
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5/13/22
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When we first meet Peter, he is a hardened fisherman. Not the Sunday afternoon relaxing by the lake with a rod and reel fisherman, but a work all night letting down the nets into the sea and …
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Diane Houghtaling
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4/29/22
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A common complaint of school children who are reluctant to learn something is, “When will I ever use this in the future?”. It has been my experience that God prepares us for future plans …
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Diane Houghtaling
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4/1/22
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During these turbulent times in which we live, there is much uncertainty. We never know what the next day will bring. Many live in fear, worry and anxiety, without hope. Their constant companion is a …
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Diane Houghtaling
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3/18/22
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I love the beauty of God’s creation, and can’t get enough of it. We recently walked through a large flea market and I found my niche in a small corner of one of the shops. Someone had cut …
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Diane Houghtaling
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3/4/22
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So many today are short on hope. As we look around, many things do look hopeless. So you may be wondering where to find hope. How does one tap into hope? How can we have hope when there doesn’t …
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Diane Houghtaling
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2/18/22
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I was recently dealing with some back pain and a cough. One night while having trouble sleeping, I was praying for the Lord to heal both. At one point I noticed that I had no pain and wasn’t …
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by Diane Houghtaling, Hope Ministries
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2/4/22
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Conflict and disagreement are a normal part of life. From the time a baby learns to say, “No!”, they will encounter countless times of conflict. When disagreements arise, we are quick to …
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Diane Houghtaling
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1/21/22
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I have learned some things during the month of December that I would like to take with me into this new year. These nuggets came in various ways, from blogs, books, articles and messages. But God has …
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Diane Houghtaling
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1/7/22
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In 2001 we started hearing a song written by Matt Redman that got many of us thinking. The song was entitled “The Heart of Worship,” and its purpose was to help us see that we had made …
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Diane Houghtaling
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12/24/21
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One of the things we learned during the last couple of years is the importance of family. We learned to slow our lives down and prioritize our family relationships as more important than the busyness …
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Diane Houghtaling • Hope Ministries
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12/10/21
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One of my favorite times of the day is the time between awakening and getting out of bed. If I don’t have to get right up, I enjoy staying in bed for awhile to talk to the Lord. It’s a …
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11/26/21
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