Looking Up Blog | Janet McHenry

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How do I Know God has a Calling for Me? Part 3

The last two days I have shared two of the three callings I know that God has laid on me, as well as how they have played out in my life....

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How do I Know God has a Calling for Me? Part 2

Yesterday I shared the first of three calls I know God put on my life. The first was this: “I want you to write for me” in 1986. Three...

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How do I Know God has a Calling for me? Part 1

What could a calling look like in your life? I know God has opened a calling for me at least three times. The first was to writing. The...

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Stopping the World's Spin

he greatest torture I could inflict on our gregarious daughter was to banish her to her room. She thrived on the company of others, so...

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Paying Attention to Warning Signs

Warnings. Words of advice. Gut feelings. Cautionary tales. Do we pay attention? Do I listen to others’ counsel and pay attention to their...

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Finding Hope in a Sea of Blackness

We drove to church yesterday, with a black wall to our right half of the way to Reno. Wildfires licked up just about every spot of green...

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Seeing Past your Own Limitations

What kinds of limitations have you put on yourself? “I’m a woman–that’s a man’s job.” “I didn’t get a college education so . . . “ “My...

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Finding Perfect Peace

I often paint an idyllic picture of my little town with photos that I post on my personal Facebook page. Quaint houses and cute churches....

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Understanding Incomprehensible Love

Limitless. Unconditional. Unfathomable. It’s hard to convey the scope of God’s love for us . . . for you . . . for me. Songs have tried...