Conversation & encouragement for women who desire to be true women of God
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November 2011
Posted on 11.30.11 by Byron Paulus
We are largely uninformed of the prayer and fasting that preceded the seismic cultural shift in Egypt. Yet, I believe God wants to use the example of one of the oldest nations on earth as a pattern for spiritual change . . . right here in America.
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Posted on 11.29.11 by Elyse Fitzpatrick
Topics: Relationship with God
Is there room in our very-serious-about-the-sinfulness-of-sin theology to say that sometimes, (many times?), the Lord woos us into obedience through kisses rather than slaps?
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Posted on 11.28.11 by Carolyn McCulley | Twitter: @CarolynMcculley
Topics: Singleness
Do you go to church with any single adults? Hopefully these ideas will foster a stronger connection between unmarried people and their local congregations.
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Posted on 11.25.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
It's almost as though I can hear the psalmist saying, "Hey, did you forget who's protecting you?? What are you afraid of?'"
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Posted on 11.24.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
When I'm tempted to wander through a wilderness of fear, deception, despair, and self-centered thinking, my Psalm 46 "faith marker" directs me back on track.
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Posted on 11.23.11 by Nancy Leigh DeMoss | Twitter: @NancyDeMoss
"Some people can't believe God would create a world in which people would suffer so much. Isn't it more remarkable that God would create a world in which no one would suffer more than He did?" (Randy Alcorn)
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Posted on 11.22.11 by Nancy Leigh DeMoss | Twitter: @NancyDeMoss
This book has ministered to me deeply this year as I have walked through some turbulent waters. It has helped recalibrate my mind and my emotions, by reminding me of God's sovereignty, His goodness, and His purposes for allowing trials in our lives.
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Posted on 11.21.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
The medical term for it is
seasonal affective disorder. I call it a plain ole funk and it happens to me every year about this time.
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Posted on 11.18.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
When my husband and I were hiking a few years ago, we started out on a clearly marked mountain trail. But the further we went; we saw fewer and fewer trail markers . . .
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Posted on 11.17.11 by Elyse Fitzpatrick
I'll admit that wifely submission is difficult. But this kind of submission, submission to an alien righteousness, a righteousness that I do not deserve and don't really even always want, is utterly impossible . . .
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Posted on 11.16.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
While my husband sees six (yes, six!) Thanksgiving dinners as nothing more than a chance to chow down, I see it as a huge reminder that my parents and my grandparents are divorced. All those turkeys just represent failed marriages to me.
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Posted on 11.15.11 by Bill Elliff
Topics: Marriage
I don't think you'll ever hear this in pre-marital counseling: "We'd like to love each other, get married, have kids, start arguing, lose respect, and then go through an ugly divorce!" When nobody desires this initially, why does it happen at such an alarming rate?
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Posted on 11.14.11 by a Guest Blogger
After thirty-four years of marriage, my wife confessed that she'd never loved me, had married me for all the wrong reasons, and had started to fall in love with another man.
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Posted on 11.11.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
While I'm in His hand, nothing can touch me . . . but what He opens His hand to allow.
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Posted on 11.10.11 by Carolyn McCulley | Twitter: @CarolynMcculley
Right from the start, I noticed a trend at each event, whether in the U.S. or abroad. Invariably, one woman would wait to talk to me until the bitter end, because she wanted to confess something that made her feel doubly shameful.
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Posted on 11.09.11 by Karen Waddles
Have you ever walked away from an encounter and wished you could have added more?
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Posted on 11.08.11 by Nancy Leigh DeMoss | Twitter: @NancyDeMoss
The prophet Jeremiah lived in just such a day. And in that context, he called for women to join together to earnestly seek the Lord.
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Posted on 11.05.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Here are some excellent thoughts from Pastor Crawford Loritts’ message this morning, as well as a few memories from today—the good, the bad, and the . . . well, random.
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Posted on 11.04.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: True Woman Conferences
Pastor Crawford Loritts dug into the Word for the traits every leader-used-by-God had in common. His findings just might shock you (it’s not exactly what all the leadership books lining Barnes & Noble shelves are touting!).
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Posted on 11.04.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: True Woman Conferences
I’m going to need to touch up my makeup. Nancy Leigh DeMoss didn’t just make me cry; she undid me (in a good way). Or rather, the Holy Spirit did through her . . .
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Posted on 11.04.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Download the
True Woman 101 sampler and get a feel for the bold colors, inviting design, and eye-opening content. Then, sit down with Mary Kassian and Nancy Leigh DeMoss on this video as they fill you in on what this study is all about.
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Posted on 11.03.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
It's that time again, conference time! You can follow what's happening this weekend . . .
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Posted on 11.02.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
By all accounts, Susanna Wesley was a strict mother. But for Susanna, the proof that her house rules worked is in the pudding.
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Posted on 11.01.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
My days often include asking forgiveness, confessing I've blown it again, and starting over.
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