Ronda Wells MD

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    How to Fight Unholy Fear

    For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. -- 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)What is Unholy Fear?The opposite of “Holy Fear” is unholy fear, or ungodly fear. That gut-heavy feeling of outright disobedience to God, having messed up or stepped out...

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    Holy Fear

    “For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout the earth to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are completely His.” -- 2 Chronicles 16:9Ben-Hur is my favorite movie because it captured my youthful imagination about the life of Jesus. A great film, with outstanding cinematography, it won many awards for...

    3 min readEasterBenhurHoly Fear
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    Holy Fear - A Nighttime Prayer

    “For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout the earth to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are completely His.” -- 2 Chronicles 16:9Please Pray:Lord, at times we identify with Ben-Hur, our faces buried in dust and unable to take another step. Then you reach out and revive us again...

    1 min readEasterBen-HurFearStrengthPrayer
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    Eating Humble Pie

    "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." -- Proverbs 16:18What's your favorite pie?Mine is pecan followed by butterscotch cream pie. I'm an expert at eating those and also one called humble pie. I'd like to think six decades of life along with 15 years of care managing...

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    Parenting: Embrace the Chaos

    “But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then He said to the disciple,...

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    Parenting: Embrace the Chaos

    "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." -- Genesis 1:2 (KJV)My best piece of parenting advice is “embrace the chaos.” In Genesis, God creates the universe out of...

    3 min readParenting
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    What’s Your Purpose?

    “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” -- Psalms 139:16Recently, the national media has noted surveys showing more young Gen Z men than women are turning to faith. It’s a remarkable turn of...

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    What's Your Purpose?

    “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” -- Psalms 139:16Recently, the national media has noted surveys showing more young Gen Z men than women are turning to faith. It’s a remarkable turn of...

    2 min readPurposeGoalsObjectivesDevotional
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    Christmas: The Universal Interruption

    "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." -- John 1:14If one looks over the total millenia of time, the virgin birth of a tiny...

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    Pilgrim Gratitude

    I will give thanks to the LORD because of His righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High. -- Psalm 7:17Years ago, we had the good fortune to take our kids to tour The Mayflower in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Sitting in the hold of the...

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    Soul Wounds

    Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’” -- Luke 4:23When the topic of the Bible and healing comes up, my natural impulse is...

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    Soul Wounds - A Nighttime Prayer

    Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’” -- Luke 4:23Please Pray:"Lord, I get so angry at all of the evil happening in the...

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    Trusting the Unseen

    Why do you stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? -- Psalm 10:1-2Have you ever heard someone say, "I like Jesus, but if I could just see Him, then I'd believe?" Of course, this isn't true because many people saw Jesus raise Lazarus...

    3 min readTrusting God
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Ronda Wells MD

Physician and award-winning author Dr. Ronda Wells is a wife, mom, and grandma who puts faith and family first. A Guideposts contributor, she writes “Heartfelt stories from the Heartland.” Her inspirational WW2 Christmas novella, The Christmas Cherub, will release in July, 2025. A member of AWSA, ACFW, and Indiana ACFW, Ronda speaks to groups and writers’ conferences on Novel Malpractice: Get Your Medical Fiction Right. Connect with her at www.novelmalpractice.com, www.RondaWellsBooks.com, or @rondawellsbooks on X, Instagram, Threads, Pinterest and Facebook.