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WRITTEN BY MICHELE HANSEN Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (Genesis 5:24) According to genealogy, Enoch was just a youngster at 365 years of age when he “was no more”. His son, Methuselah lived to be 969 years old and Enoch’s father, Jared, lived to be…

Written by Michele Hanson Anxiety. It’s a dirty word as far as I’m concerned. It likes to mimic concern. Worry is like anxiety’s less aggressive cousin. Somehow, it’s socially ok to say you worry about something or someone, if you say you have concern, well then, you just sound more mature. To be concerned is…

WRITTEN BY MICHELE HANSEN Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me… Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about Me in the scroll—     I have come to do Your will, My God.’” Hebrews 10:5, 7 (NIV) I find the word…

Written by Michele Hansen It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1, NIV) What is a lie that binds you to a negative view of yourself? In its most basic format, lies are…

“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. … you are precious and honored in my sight, and … I love you, (Isaiah 43:1a and 4b) WRITTEN BY MICHELE HANSEN How sure are we that God loves us? Doesn’t that sound like a silly question? I…

WRITTEN BY MICHELE HANSEN “I have stored up Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.” (Psalm 119:11) I feel the need to shine a light into the midst of a nasty, dark, and icky soul-killing tactic of the Devil. That ick is the slimy reality of shame. A slick…