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				<description><![CDATA[<p>STEPPING STONES 7 Devotionals for the Discouraged and Brokenhearted This series is for the hurting and disillusioned. It contains practical spiritual insights for dealing with pain, loss, and suffering and addresses areas that trip us up.&#160; We&#8217;ve been hurt in the deep places that are difficult to address and embarrassing to talk about. These thoughts [&#8230;]</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">7 Devotionals for the Discouraged and Brokenhearted</span></h3>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>This series is for the hurting and disillusioned.</strong> It contains practical spiritual insights for dealing with pain, loss, and suffering and addresses areas that trip us up.&nbsp; We&#8217;ve been hurt in the deep places that are difficult to address and embarrassing to talk about. These thoughts offer hope for the Christian who is wounded and suffering.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">I wrote each devotional with the intent to help others in the crush of circumstances, those people buried in the grip of emotional pain. If you have not been hurt in such a way, you can not fully appreciate or understand how crushing and devastating are the wounds of rejection from someone you dearly love. Loss, in general, is a host for all kinds of inner torment and pain. It is for such wounds that these devotionals are offered.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">STEPPING STONES DEVOTIONAL 1 &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/1pKP49i">A Hope and a Promise</a></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"> STEPPING STONES DEVOTIONAL 2 &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/3-looking-in-the-mirror-stepping-stones-devotional/">Looking in the Mirror</a></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"> STEPPING STONES DEVOTIONAL 3 &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/a-healing-time-stepping-stones-devotional/">A Healing Time</a></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"> STEPPING STONES DEVOTIONAL 4 &#8211; <a href="http://bit.ly/1zKwiiz"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>A New You</strong></span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"> STEPPING STONES DEVOTIONAL 5 &#8211; <a href="http://bit.ly/1zKxORz"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Beauty from Ashes</strong></span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"> STEPPING STONES DEVOTIONAL 6 &#8211; <a href="https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/7-regaining-spiritual-health-stepping-stones-devotionals/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Regaining Spiritual Health</strong></span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"> STEPPING STONES DEVOTIONAL 7 &#8211; <a href="https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/8-the-end-result-matters-stepping-stones-devotionals/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The End Result Matters</span></strong></a></span></p>
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