THE DOWNHILL CLIMB

Have you ever had the physical experience of walking up a hill or even a mountain and found the trek up to the top to be easier than the walk down? If so, you’re like many people who are surprised that the challenge in getting to the peak pales in comparison to navigating the way

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DETOURS THAT TAKE US TO UNEXPECTED PLACES

It is far from original with me that our God is a God of interruptions. This is true in Scripture and it is true in our lives today. It is the latter of these two that has come to rest in this blog. In the words of my friend and most trusted idea person, Michael

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HOW A STORE IN MALIBU AND AN EASTER WEEK BIBLE STUDY COMBINED TO SHOW ME GOD

A couple of weeks ago, my son, John, his son, Wylder and their dog, Indy and I were in a Malibu shopping center when the name of a store there caught my eye. It’s sign read, “Res Ipsa.” As a lawyer, I immediately recognized this term as a shortened version of the Latin legal concept,

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Memorizing Scripture — How to Stay in the Light

Recently, I had the thought to start memorizing Scripture. I had often heard Bible scholars extol the virtues of this, but I had never received the spiritual benefits of it myself. Soon after beginning, I found what must be the seminal verse in support of such memorization – Psalm 119:105: “ Your word is a

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Welcome to My Blog!

Welcome. My name is Jill Roberts, author of How to Find God in Under Five Hours. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here.  I’ll be using this

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