Marnie Hammar
How Hearing God Chips Away at Hard, Hurting Hearts
By Nikki S. White Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Nikki's Story I woke up early to dig through the trash. I needed to retrieve and...
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Marnie Hammar
- May 3
- 5 min
What if Listening for God Is About More than His Answers?
By Twyla Franz Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Twyla's Story I don’t remember exactly when I started praying about little things, but I...
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Marnie Hammar
- Apr 12
- 5 min
Where is God When Nothing Makes Sense?
By Sarah Damaska Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Sarah's Story **Content warning: This Hear Him Louder Essay is about infant loss.** "I was...
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Marnie Hammar
- Mar 29
- 4 min
When God Meets Us In a Way We Didn't Know We Needed
By Sue Fulmore Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Sue's Story It may seem weird to say so, but I heard God most clearly amongst the trees of...
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Marnie Hammar
- Mar 15
- 4 min
What He Speaks To Us, He Can Speak Through Us
By Molly Flinkman Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Molly's Story The story started in a red leather chair. I was a thirty-year-old mother of...
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Marnie Hammar
- Mar 1
- 5 min
When God's Redirection Leads to Healing
By Kimberly Kralovic Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Kimberly's Story I wasn’t a stranger to chronic health issues or even anxiety and...
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Marnie Hammar
- Feb 15
- 5 min
How Being Present Unlocks the Grip of Perfectionism's Lies
By Julie Klein Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Julie's Story My son maintains a devoted partnership with perfectionism. Whenever he is...
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Marnie Hammar
- Feb 2
- 4 min
On Wondering If That Whisper You Heard Is Really Him?
By Kate Berkey Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Kate's Story I used to wonder and worry if I was really hearing the Lord’s voice. These...
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Marnie Hammar
- Jan 19
- 5 min
How To Find Your Way When You Forget Where You Started
By Casey Wayne Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Casey's Story I sat in my office chair feeling defeated. Nothing was working out the way I...
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Marnie Hammar
- Jan 5
- 4 min
Is The "Thing" Burning in Your Heart from God?
By Carina Alanson Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Carina's Story When I was 16, my friend and I signed up for a summer drawing class at our...
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Marnie Hammar
- Dec 14, 2022
- 9 min
On Practicing the Presence of God: Three Mindful Ways to Find Him in Ordinary Moments
By Celia A. Miller Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Celia's Story I was craning my neck so hard around every corner that my head was...
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Marnie Hammar
- Dec 13, 2022
- 1 min
Embracing the Uninvited
[Featured as The Joyful Life Daily Devotional] The rain battered the canopy of trees that border my backyard. The winds curved the limbs...
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Marnie Hammar
- Dec 1, 2022
- 4 min
But What Does God Sound Like?
By Michelle Hurst Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Michelle's Story It was late and I’d already tucked in my son once, and re-tucked him in...
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Marnie Hammar
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
Three Ways to Prepare Your Heart for Thanksgiving
It’s closing in, isn’t it? Our lists are growing: Buy the turkey, look up and pretend to understand words like “brine,” stock up on and...
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Marnie Hammar
- Nov 16, 2022
- 5 min
On Praying to Hear Him (and How the Answer Might Come on a School Bus)
By Jodi Rosser Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Jodi's Story There are some moments in our faith walk that we will never forget. Maybe it...
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Marnie Hammar
- Nov 10, 2022
- 4 min
What If the View That Comes After Our Darkest Seasons Is Worth It?
By Jennye Bock Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Jennye's Story As I sat at my desk, I came across a photo from a trip taken last summer. I...
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Marnie Hammar
- Oct 27, 2022
- 5 min
How to Turn Down the Noise in Our Minds and Turn Up the Volume of God's Voice
By Abby McDonald Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Abby's Story I tried to make out my son’s voice, but the noise of the skating rink rose...
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Marnie Hammar
- Oct 13, 2022
- 4 min
How Submitting to His Promptings Unlocks His Best
By Ann C. Averill Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Ann's Story I went to church as long as I was under my parent’s roof. But after that, I...
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Marnie Hammar
- Sep 29, 2022
- 4 min
A Lesson Gained in Not Listening to His Prompting
By Alexis A. Goring Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Alexis's Story The first of many lessons about listening to God happened at the...
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Marnie Hammar
- Sep 15, 2022
- 4 min
How a Prayer Offered in the Kenai River Led to a Changed Heart and a Full Net
By Jennifer Wier Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Jennifer's Story I’ve never been much of an outdoors person, but somehow I found myself...
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