Articles by Paula Harrington

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Again!

My grandchildren’s favorite word is again. Wherever we are, if we’re having fun together, they’re yelling, “Again!”

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Found Lacking

I haven’t felt like writing for a while. In fact, over the last couple of years every time I sat at my laptop I wanted to cuss or cry. And

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Sorrows Like Seabillows

As unbelievable as the destruction is in Western Kentucky and surrounding areas, hearing the stories and seeing the tears of those whose lives

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Getting out of the Grave

There’s this great story in Luke 8 of Jesus and his rag-tag bunch of followers. Right after he calms a storm, and once again reminds them he

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The Big Picture

I took a beautiful picture of the beach recently. Just me, the beach, and the relaxing waves. If you were to look at it, you would’ve thought

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What Love Looks Like

What if people who proclaimed Jesus radically loved their children, spouse, and parents? What if people who went to church on Sundays showed love

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Yes, Lord

My granddaughter’s favorite song while visiting this summer was Trading My Sorrows. We listened to it on repeat for several hours almost

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Stronger and Braver

My three year old granddaughter is afraid of the dark. Her summer visit with us consisted of lots of snuggles, playtime, and every time we would

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What I Thought I Knew

I knew everything I needed to know about gay people. Until I sat with a friend and heard his story. Through our tears, I learned that I

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Still, He Wept

I was asked recently to summarize the entire Bible using only one verse or chapter. I thought on that for a while. One verse or chapter to

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God is Here

One of my favorite stories happened when I flew out west with our youngest. She had never flown before and I couldn’t wait to spend this time

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Trust

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5). Trust in the Lord because you’re not going to

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Worshipping the Wickedness

“Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” Matthew

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It’s Not Yours

Every month the kids at church pick two people to pray for and sometime during the month, we’ll get together and make cards letting them know

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It’s Time to Leave Home

Recently, theologian John MacArthur criticized Beth Moore for proclaiming Jesus. When asked about her (because she is a woman who speaks from a

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The Cost of Healing

One of my favorite Jesus encounters is in John 5. Jesus is in the bustling city of Jerusalem. In the backdrop of the massive Temple, he stands

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When Mother’s Day Hurts

I love Mother’s Day now but there was a time when I didn’t. One Sunday morning, I walked out of a Mother’s Day sermon. I was grieving the

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Love You

The kids and I talk a lot about how we’re supposed to treat others. In fact, it’s how we begin and end the majority of our classes and Bible

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The Right Church

I read an article the other day about the right church. It had graphs, pictures, and free timelines you could download. It did a great job of

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Beautiful Beginnings

Last week the world celebrated the birth of Jesus. Our thoughts were on the shepherds, the angels, the wise men, the new parents, and the perfect

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First Things First

Have you ever had the opportunity to watch Heaven lean into Earth? I did recently as a young person prayed his first prayer. Our Bible lesson had

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My Top 10 Halloween List

In the spirit of Halloween, these are the things that terrify me the most: 1. People who claim to follow Jesus but are unkind to others. 2.

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What If?

What if some of the things we see on the media aren’t real? What if that pastor who seems to be groping a celebrity didn’t intend to and

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