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Grab your favorite brew and visit a few minutes with Encouragement from Living History. That sums up my blog: thoughts grounded in the Bible, sprinkled with interesting tidbits from history, all applied to life today. Readers say, “I learn something new every time I read your blog.” Here’s an open invitation to sit a few minutes now and come back often to share your thoughts.

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What Would We Do Without Words?

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: God at work, Writing · on: July 19, 2020

Can you imagine life without words?…

Navigating God’s “Possible”

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Faith, Hope, Persistence · on: July 13, 2020

How many times in the last six months have you asked yourself, “What the heck am I supposed to do next?”…

How Do You Reconcile Free Will and Freedom?

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Freedom, Hope · on: July 5, 2020

We celebrate freedom on the fourth of July. Or so it seems….

Which is Better: Advice or Counsel?

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Advice, Assurance · on: June 28, 2020

I’m still processing all the incredible teaching and advice from the author course I just finished. I trust those industry experts’ advice. Why? Because their results prove their advice works. They’ve demonstrated it in their lives, their clients’ lives, and I’m [just] starting to reproduce it in my life. Also, those instructors are Christians. I know they hold themselves to a higher standard than the world’s….

Why Perseverance Matters so Much to God

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Encouragement, Faith, Perseverance · on: June 21, 2020

“Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.”
“Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential.”
“Potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.”…

Why God is in the Details but Short on Sharing them

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Assurance, Obedience · on: June 14, 2020

I’m two-thirds of the way through an intensive author course. The volume of information is overwhelming. Details, details, details. All important, but impossible to implement all at once….

Partial Obedience … Isn’t

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Obedience, Trust · on: June 6, 2020

I’m taking a book launch course. It’s kicking my butt….

God entrusts us with a bit of His extraordinary

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Encouragement, God at work · on: May 31, 2020

Do you ever wonder why God puts up with us?…

Memorials to Keep

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Assurance, God at work · on: May 24, 2020

This long holiday weekend ends with Memorial Day, a time to honor all who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms….

True Rest

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Assurance, Love · on: May 17, 2020

Lately I’ve needed more rest than usual. I had a reactivation of chicken pox, and its treatments drove me to bed. So it seemed fitting to write about rest. God ordained rest. But what does that mean for us?…

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