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  •  “Hey, What are You Doing?” May 5, 2026
  • Prayer Journal—Closer to Jesus May 4, 2026
  • Sunday Praise May 3, 2026
  • Repacking Your Life April 30, 2026
  • Missing What’s in Front of You April 28, 2026
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Author: Chris G Thelen

I'm an award winning author of two suspense novels and short stories. I began my writing career in advertising and eventually moved into public relations. A few years ago I left that to focus on crafting fiction stories.

Hope in a Hopeless World

In the midst of all the suffering, the overwhelming and endless need, sometimes I feel helpless to change anything.

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Prayer Journey – Held Together by God

With your hands, the hands that crafted me, you pick up the pieces of my life. One by one you put them together, holding them in place according to your plan.

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Reassurance

In this temple of God’s creation, I feel his gentle hand upon me
I feel his gentle grace, his love surrounding me

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Dawn of Hope

Crouched in fear
Shivering in cold
Unable to see
An unknown future

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Prayer Journey — Fruit from Suffering

I do not always understand your ways dear Lord. I do not see your purpose in suffering; the reason for our pain. In the deepest, darkest days of despair, when I plead for an explanation, it is difficult to see anything good in it. Yet this week you blessed me with a glimpse of purpose […]

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Lost in the Darkness

As I walked in the darkness
With a lone candle in my hand
I happened upon a haggard man
Stumbling as he wandered the land

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Faith in Security

When we put more faith than God in house security systems to protect us and money to provide for us, they can quickly become idols we worship.

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Prayer Journey — Trust

You have been placed here at this time, this moment in history. You are uniquely qualified for God’s plan for your life.

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Continual Prayer Keeps Us Vigilant

We must remember that if we are not vigilant in our prayers, darkness can get a toehold in our lives and the church.

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Prayer Journey — On Your Side

What does it mean to walk with you dear God, to walk side by side on the path of life? To walk the cool path in the woods in the early morning light, showing me the trees and the leaves shimmering in the breeze; walking along a beach in the dark of night, directing my […]

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