Tag Archives: Trials

Adversity

Posted on March 21, 2023 by suemariericker

Adversity is a word that I don’t use, or I haven’t used very much. I think it is somewhere outside of the familiar with me, something extreme that hasn’t often been my experience. It is used in the Bible, in … Continue reading →

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Pushing Through

Posted on May 5, 2021 by suemariericker

I’ve got a headache—not one of my favorite experiences. There are various reasons I get them, and I am sure there are all kinds of spiritual forces (and a lot of physical reasons) behind them. I think most people have … Continue reading →

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Mind-Set

Posted on April 22, 2021 by suemariericker

I went for a walk this morning in a park that I haven’t been to for a long time. It’s not far away and it’s not a large park, but it has a pretty nice walking/jogging path through it. There … Continue reading →

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It’s Personal… He’s Personal!!

Posted on April 29, 2020 by suemariericker

There is something that I have struggled with; I guess it could be classified as a faith thing, yet it is something I want to give voice to—just in case anyone else has had similar thoughts. It is this… I … Continue reading →

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HOPE

Posted on February 5, 2020 by suemariericker

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” (Romans 15:13) The Bible has a lot to say about hope—I think … Continue reading →

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A Question of Morality

Posted on May 24, 2019 by suemariericker

I hear politicians frequently declaring the moral status of other politicians, legal judgments, and just about any issue that they disagree with.  I recognize their strategies in doing this as a subtle declaration of their authority in identifying what is … Continue reading →

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“Fan into Flame!”

Posted on September 5, 2018 by suemariericker

I took a trip to Oregon—drove my granddaughter and myself up so she could spend some time with her cousins, and I could see my sons and their families.  My daughter (my granddaughter’s mommy) couldn’t join us because she in … Continue reading →

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An Opportunist

Posted on April 10, 2018 by suemariericker

Not long ago, I read an account of a young man who, at a younger age, made a costly error in judgment.  Though he received forgiveness from God and his Christian parents, he still was plagued with a sense of … Continue reading →

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Pursue Peace!

Posted on September 1, 2017 by suemariericker

Life has been pretty crazy lately, pretty full of “shoulda’ dones,” “shoulda’ knowns,” “shoulda’ been tolds” —so much going on! …aaaaaand my daughter and I have been involved in a Bible study on the armor of God. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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“Just Trust Jesus!”

Posted on June 16, 2017 by suemariericker

Sage advice, in any case… that is, to “just trust Jesus!”  I’ve given that advice many times, I am sure, and yet have felt a bit of hollowness after speaking it—I gave my daughter that advice with a slight variation … Continue reading →

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