Just Where Is The Treasure?

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We shortchange God. Not surprising, we’re human, we try to bring Him down to our level. We tend to relegate greater knowledge of Him to “the next life.” And yes, we are going to see a God of Glory we never imagined. But Psalm 31:19-20 hit me today as I was reading: Oh, how great Your goodness, Which You have laid up …

The Way Of God’s Favor

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I’m working on a theory here. But I think I can back it up with the Word. See, we have favor when we follow and obey God. For example from Psalm 18:20-21 “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from …

Changes in the Hauck house

Rachel HauckFaith, God's provision, opportunity, work 1 Comment

Since Tony handed over youth to another pastor, he’s been a bit adrift. His duties at the church were fine, and he did them well, but he wasn’t sure what God had next for him. We’ve been praying, working with house churches, doing the dream team down town, but this week Tony recieved an invitation to teach a few math …

Beyond The Night by Marlo Schalesky

Rachel Hauckblindness, books, Faith, fiction, Marlo Schalesky, writing 1 Comment

Please welcome fellow author, Marlo Schalesky who has a wonderful new release, “Beyond the Night” from Waterbrook, Random House.Marlo, tell us about the book, please. Well, here’s the official blurb: They say love is blind.This time they’re right. . . As a woman lies unconscious in a hospital bed, her husband waits beside her, urging her to wake up and …

Author Intrusion

Rachel Hauckauthor of our faith, Faith, God, perfecter, point of view 2 Comments

This happens to me frequently. I wake up in the pre dawn and in a twilight sleepy wakefulness, God speaks to me. Story idea. Plot resolution. Encouragement. Ideas. Words for other people. This morning, He spoke to me about “author intrusion.” I shared it with our congregation as I led the way to Him in worship. Author intrusion is when …

Hearing God, Part III

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Hearing God takes time. Focus. Dedication. My personal experience is I can’t hear God on the run (typically) and I can’t hear God out of angst or anxiety. My mind and emotions speak to me every time in those situations. Yet, there have been times when I was in turmoil and as I went to prayer, asking God for peace …