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Crystal Manget
Hope Gleams, Persistent And Alive
The morning air hangs heavy as I shuffle into the kitchen, rubbing sleep from my eyes. My hands clumsily wrap around the coffee mug, its warmth anchoring me as I cradle my phone and settle into the hush of early hours. Somewhere between the hum of electronics and the steam rising from my cup, Malachi’s…
A Return to Reverence
I cup my mug, steam curling over my fingers as I read: “Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.” I picture a quiet gathering, hushed voices speaking of God’s name, their words drifting upward, caught and cherished. In His presence, a scroll is unfurled, names etched…
The Weariness in His Eyes
News flickers across my screen, faces, headlines, opinions-all tangled. My eyes dart across the chaos, searching for clarity, for something solid beneath the waves of commentary. Malachi 2:17 slips into the noise, a quiet voice amid the shouting. It’s hard not to label: Democrats, Republicans-each side painted, smeared, twisted until nothing feels familiar. The truth…
Stubborn Resistance
Hazy sunlight streamed through my window as I sat hunched over my phone, thumb scrolling endlessly through social media feeds. In the quiet, my unopened Bible rested beside me like an anchor ignored. My prayers trickled out, brief and desperate-“help me”-words falling flat in the air. Beneath it all, a deep yearning stirred, aching for…
Let’s Play The Quiet Game And The Courage To Speak
It takes courage to speak even when faced with encouragement to be silent. Growing up, whether in the car or at home, my mother often suggested, “Let’s play the quiet game,” to get us to stop talking or arguing. My father would sometimes ask me where my “off button” was, a playful way to encourage…
Advent Devotional: Christmas Day
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow.” John 15:11 ESV When we think of all the things Jesus said, everything from…
Advent Devotional: Day 25
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11 NLV “You will fill me with joy in your presence” is the line that says worship. When we take the time to be in His presence, He shows…
Advent Devotional: Day 24
And when the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And He took a…
Advent Devotional: Day 23
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV I asked the question in Hope’s week, “What is driving your Hope—God or circumstances? These three verses reveal God’s will for us regarding ALL circumstances. Rejoice always in all circumstances, not just…