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“Be my rock of refuge to which I can always go.”
Psalm 71:3
NIV Translation-
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Recent Posts
- The Gift of Staring at Your Shoes
- A Suggestion For Your Reading List
- The Unexpected Lesson of Irma
- The Death of Discernment
- A Different Kind of Radical
- “Are We Safe Yet?”
- The Most Important Feature in My Home
- The Story Behind “The Forgottens”
- The Perversity of Unanswered Prayer
- It’s a Boy!
- Why God Loves Dogs
- Jesus and Cereal
- Getting in God’s Face
- Judging Our “Truthiness”
- When Is It Time To Go?
- Chatting It Up with God
- The Messy Journey Between Back Then, Now, and Up Ahead
- Our Own Version of “Boston Strong”
- When Convictions Get Ugly
- Grateful for an Empty Tomb
- What God and “NCIS: Los Angeles” Share in Common
- Ballad for an Ordinary Life
- The Fast Track Back to God
- Disappearance of an Old Friend
- Postcard From Paradise
- Breaking the Rules About Christmas
- What If You’re Not Feeling Thankful?
- The Answer to All Your Questions
- Are You Poor Enough?
- What Facebook and the Bible Share in Common
- Surviving the Life You’ve Always Wanted
- What Our Stuff Says About Us
- The Problem with Angels and Politics
- The Curse of Expectations–Yours, Mine, Ours
- What If Words Were Banned?
About My Latest Book
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Join Verla Wallace for a backroads adventure with no cell phone, laptop, GPS, or itinerary. Wallace’s journey of self-discovery is filled with humor and drama, heartache and breakthrough. Meet Duck Man, a washed-up machinist with a brain tumor who found a new purpose for his life in the unlikeliest of places. Meet the mysterious hiker, fresh off walking The Appalachian Trail, who forces Wallace to acknowledge her own calling. Whether it involved getting lost at night in a mountain canyon or attending an elegant Hilton Head wedding, Wallace’s life-changing road trip delivers a wealth of wit and wisdom with an ending no one expected.
Available on Amazon.
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Category Archives: Renewal
The Fast Track Back to God
Last weekend while driving home from a movie, my husband and I passed a beautiful little country church. It looked more like something from a New England movie set than the modern church architecture you see today. A sign in … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Renewal, worship music
Tagged contemporary Christian music, God’s sovereignty, hymn sing, legalism, soul fatigue, worship
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What If Words Were Banned?
What if you were told you couldn’t talk for the next 30…60…90 days or longer? Or that you were at least severely limited in what you could say? Would you be willing to do it, if it was preparation for … Continue reading
Posted in Our speech, Renewal, The Wilderness
Tagged initial public offering, King Solomon, kvetching, quiet, SEC quiet period, talking less, time with God, trash talk
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The Best Part About Having No Clue
The winner of Most Repeated Comment I’ve Heard the past two weeks is, “What’s going on? It feels like the world has gone mad!” Colorado’s Waldo Canyon wildfire swallowed up 27 square miles of woodland and 347 homes–one of more than … Continue reading
Life in the No Clue Zone
On the network news last night, the news anchor reported the death of actor Harry Morgan, best known as the acerbic Col. Potter on the TV series “M-A-S-H.” The final picture onscreen showed Morgan in that role, with the dates 1915-2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Life Purpose, Renewal
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Excuse Me, Would Everyone Please Shut Up?
I was standing in a grocery store line yesterday behind a mother and a young boy, presumably her son, who looked like he was 10-12 years old. She was ragging on him about something, as she mindlessly emptied her cart … Continue reading
Posted in Renewal
Tagged A.D.D., Android, attention deficit, cell phones, Harvard researchers, intimacy with God, silence, solitude, stress
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Does God Have an “EASY” Button?
Most writers I know—including me—are neurotic. I don’t mean writers like pastors who transcribe sermon notes into books. Or business executives who, with the help of ghostwriters, translate business plans into how-to success manuals. I mean writers who define their … Continue reading
Posted in Renewal
Tagged EASY button, personal transformation, spiritual boot camp, writing workshop
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Just before dawn this morning, the space shuttle Atlantis touched down at Cape Canaveral, ending a 13-day business trip delivering scientific equipment and supplies to the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth. It was the 135th and final mission, … Continue reading
Posted in Renewal
Tagged astronaut Mike Fossum, “I See You”, Shuttle Atlantis, spiritual intimacy
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Better than WonkaVision
The worst thing about aging is you start being careful. Careful about what you eat. Careful with how you spend money. Careful about where you step. Your mother might say, “Honey, that’s not being careful. That’s called ‘growing up!” But … Continue reading
Pilgrim on the Loose 