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Spirit

Posted on December 3, 2017 by ashleydwille

Years ago, my three oldest daughters loved watching the Dreamworks movie, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002). One afternoon, I finally sat, and with the eyes of a child of God, watched it with them. The adventuresome movie surprisingly lifted … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays/Teachings | Tagged adversity, bondage, eagles, Holy Spirit, horses, jesus christ, religion, sabbath rest, Spirit the movie, spiritual growth | Leave a comment

The Gift of Desperation

Posted on March 14, 2016 by ashleydwille

The gift –of what?? Who in their right mind would classify desperation as -a gift? I would. Because every place of desperation within me that I have surrendered to the Lord, He has led me to healing and relief. In fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays/Teachings | Tagged adversity, boundaries, burdens, calvary grace, Christ, desperation, faith, family, following Christ, healing, Holy Spirit, intimacy with God, jesus christ, loss, Marriage, Messiah, pain, Relationships, Religion and Spirituality, REST, rivers of living water, sorrow, spirituality, stress, strife, Suffering, theology, trouble, trust in God, way out, work of the holy spirit | Leave a comment

Good and Perfect Gifts

Posted on June 11, 2015 by ashleydwille

James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Good and perfect gifts…? What do we imagine as “good and perfect gifts” from God? … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays/Teachings | Tagged adversity, book of James, boundaries, Calvary, calvary grace, Christ, christ jesus, faith, Forgiveness, Fruit, fruit of the spirit, gifts, God, God's discipline, good and perfect gift, grace, hebrews 12, holy bible, Holy Spirit, James 1:17, jesus christ, Messiah, new covenant, rejoicing, Religion and Spirituality, rivers of living water, Romans 7, spiritual growth, Suffering, trials, work of the holy spirit | Leave a comment

Clay

Posted on March 6, 2014 by ashleydwille

“…I’m going to demonstrate each step now. Here’s our clay and you can see how very pliable it is.” That’s my back! Ouch! What are you doing to me? Geez… what do you think I’m made of? Ugh…easy with the crushing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories/Narratives | Tagged adversity, armor of God, beloved god, calvary grace, Christ, conformity, God's discipline, God's timing, hardship, Hebrews, pain, Religion and Spirituality, Salvation, shame, sin, Son of God, stress, Suffering, valley, work of the holy spirit | Leave a comment

Suffering

Posted on June 11, 2013 by ashleydwille

Last week at a Bible study I heard my friend who is married with three children announce that he believes “in pain, but not in suffering.” Sometimes when our hearts are closed to something in the Scriptures, we actually become blind to it. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Inferno

Posted on April 10, 2013 by ashleydwille

The only place I ever found relief was the bottoms of my feet. Somehow they were spared. To my amazement and consternation though, throughout my passage neither the bridge nor my body ever suffered actual burns although I would have … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories/Narratives | Tagged adversity, affliction, burning sensation, Christ, faith, fire, flames of affliction, God, hardship, Jesu, Lord, pain, Peter, Suffering, temptation, The Passion, trials, tribulation, trouble, wooden bridge | Leave a comment

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