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Sarah Sanderson

Sarah Sanderson is the author of The Place We Make: Breaking the Legacy of Legalized Hate. She lives with her husband and their four teenage children in Oregon.
Devotionals

Counselor

Read: Isaiah 30:15-21 His name shall be called . . . Counselor. (Isa. 9:6) When a long-held plan recently fell apart, I didn’t know where to turn. Who could help

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Wonderful

Read: Isaiah 9:1-7 And his name shall be called Wonderful . . . (v. 6) “That’s wonderful!” we might say, meaning simply that something is great or remarkable. But the

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Immanuel

Read: Matthew 1:18-25 Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isa. 7:14) Some things always happen the same way. The sun comes

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I Am

Read: Exodus 3:1-14 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” (John 8:58) What do you say when you are asked to introduce

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Gideon’s Charge!

Read: Judges 7:15-25 Arise, for the Lord has given the host of Midian into your hand. (v. 15) All week, we’ve focused on the call of God. Alongside Gideon, we’ve seen

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Gideon Gets Courage from God

Read: Judges 7:9-14 That same night the Lord said to him, . . . “Your hands shall be strengthened.” (vv. 9, 11) No matter what God calls us to, when we get up

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Gideon’s Army: Culled by God

Read: Judges 7:1-8 The Lord said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many.” (v. 2) At this point in my life, I know what I’m good at (and what

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Gideon’s Confirmation from God

Read: Judges 6:33-40 Then Gideon said to God, . . . “Let me speak just once more.” (v. 39) The call has been sounded. I know who I am, and whose I am.

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Gideon Cleans Up for God

Read: Judges 6:25-32 Pull down the altar of Baal that your father has. (v. 25) When I get excited about a new direction, I’m ready to leap into action. Frequently, I’ve

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