Jan 21st 23
Fresh Inspiration: Fasting Week Three From the Archives
Fresh inspiration and encouragement await you in the archives. Week three of the fasting archives contains over sixty-five articles. I’ve listed and grouped them by day for your convenience. But note that except for a few on Day Twenty-One, the articles apply to any day of your fast. They are not intended to be used only on the fasting day that corresponds with the day they were posted. I have also... read more
Jan 14th 23
Fresh Inspiration: Fasting Week Two From the Archives
Fresh inspiration and encouragement are waiting for you in the archives. Week two of the fasting archives contains over fifty articles. I’ve listed them below and grouped them by day for your convenience, but they apply to any day of your fast. They are not intended to be used only on the corresponding day they were posted. I have also included over fifty articles and devotions on prayer! The content in... read more
Jan 9th 23
Fresh Inspiration: Fasting Week One From the Archives
Many of us are currently engaged in a season of fasting and prayer, either on our own or with our churches. Although Shades of Grace is not posting new, Pursuit 21 content each day as we have in the past, there are hundreds of articles on the site that can encourage us in prayer during these days of fasting. Week one of the fasting archives contains over 65 articles. I’ve listed them below and grouped... read more
Jan 1st 23
Happy New Year: A Deep Ruts Blessing
Psalm 65:11 is my favorite Bible verse for this time of year. You may have noticed that I’ve included it in my New Year’s prayers before. I recently looked it up on Bible Gateway’s list of all the English translations. I love doing this with almost every verse that is meaningful. Seeing all the different wordings side-by-side like this helps me meditate on a verse and understand the... read more




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