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After spending way too much time smoothing my naturally curly hair to silky straight, carefully blending three different eye shadows, and trying on four different sun dresses, I was finally ready for our dinner out. It had been a long, hectic week. Dinner at a lively restaurant with great friends and fabulous food was exactly what my husband and I needed. Before meeting our friends for dinner, we decided to stop by Abbey’s house to note ideas for our new porch. Abbey’s house features the porch of all porches, my favorite porch ever. So naturally, I want my porch to

Have you ever prayed for something in Jesus’ name and didn’t understand why you didn’t get a favorable response? Jesus says, “Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name” (John 16:23). To understand why we do not get the response we want when we pray in Jesus’ name, we must first understand what it means to pray in Jesus’ name. Praying with authority On the way to meet a friend for lunch, I rushed into Charter Bank to cash a check made out to my husband. The teller shook her head, slid