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May 2012
Posted on 05.31.12 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
On Monday, Dannah Gresh blogged about how she’s not reading
Fifty Shades of Grey, and we received over 18,000 site visits in a day! Obviously, books are important to you. We love them, too. While we’re purposefully not reading certain books around here, there are plenty of others that we are devouring!
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Posted on 05.30.12 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
She grabbed my hand to thank me. Earlier that day, I had spoken at a luncheon for "Senior Saints" in the church . . .
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Posted on 05.29.12 by Carolyn McCulley | Twitter: @CarolynMcculley
Topics: Relationships with Others
Even though my company produced this film, I'm not going to be bashful about promoting this piece. The reason is not for the filmmaking--it is because of the tremendous, God-honoring faith that Ian and Larissa express. I still cry every time I watch it.
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Posted on 05.28.12 by Dannah Gresh
I wouldn’t drive my Envoy into the front of an oncoming semi-truck any more than I would open the pages of Fifty Shades of Grey. I love my marriage, my God, and myself too much.
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Posted on 05.25.12 by Carrie Ward | Twitter: @AnEverydayMama
I enjoy music, but sometimes I just forget to incorporate it into my day. It's like I need to write a note on my calendar each day that says, "Play music!"
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Posted on 05.24.12 by Carolyn McCulley | Twitter: @CarolynMcculley
Topics: Womanhood
“Many of the black females I ran with in college went on to be doctors, lawyers, etc. I was looked down upon by a research professor when I expressed my desire to stop grad school and do the internship with my church college ministry, Volunteers For Christ. See, I was forfeiting all that the civil rights leaders had worked so hard for me to be able to do—I had gotten into law school and wasn’t going to go.”
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Posted on 05.23.12 by Mary Kassian | Twitter: @MaryKassian
Forget the "his" and "hers." Sweden has introduced a new, gender-neutral pronoun: "hen."
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Posted on 05.22.12 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Nancy Leigh DeMoss takes a short break from teaching on the Song of Solomon in order to update you on what God is currently doing through the ministry of
Revive Our Hearts. He is at work!
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Posted on 05.21.12 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
What job title did God give her? Not pastor. Not missionary. Not revolutionary. Nope. God's assignment for His favored one was to be a mom.
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Posted on 05.18.12 by Dan Jarvis | Twitter: @DanJarvisus
The reviving presence of Christ is our only remaining hope.
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Posted on 05.17.12 by Maggie Paulus
When God made me, didn't He know that most of my life would be mostly eating and drinking, and sleeping and cleaning? And since He exists, shouldn't that change the way I go about all my eating and drinking and everyday doing?
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Posted on 05.16.12 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
New moms are in a daze. The combination of a major life adjustment, sleep deprivation, and caring for the constant needs of others temporarily throws her into the Twilight Zone.
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Posted on 05.15.12 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
Topics: Relationship with God
A question that puts things into perspective is: Have you brushed your teeth today?
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Posted on 05.14.12 by Nancy Leigh DeMoss | Twitter: @NancyDeMoss
One of the occasions I make a big deal about each year is my "spiritual birthday"--May 14, 1963--the day when as a young girl I first consciously trusted the Lord Jesus to save me.
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Posted on 05.11.12 by a Guest Blogger
God knows Mother's Day is the hardest day in the year for some of you . . .
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Posted on 05.10.12 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
What if parenting isn't just about raising good kids, but about winning a war? What if you aren't just building a family, but you're building a kingdom?
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Posted on 05.09.12 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
March 29 is a special anniversary for me, and I never want to go back to the way it was before.
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Posted on 05.08.12 by Nancy Leigh DeMoss | Twitter: @NancyDeMoss
Topics: Womanhood
Growing up, I didn’t realize that my mother’s view of her role as a wife and mother was terribly out of sync with our times.
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Posted on 05.07.12 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
A couple of days after we brought Noble home from the hospital, I was nearly overcome by a wave of postpartum depression. One minute I was sitting on the floor folding tiny clothes, and the next minute I felt like a dark cloud of sadness had wrapped itself around me.
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Posted on 05.04.12 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
For years now, we've received requests for more practical resources on biblical womanhood. It's also been Nancy Leigh DeMoss' dream for years. In 2006, when asked "Where do you want to see the ministry ten years from now?"
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Posted on 05.03.12 by Bill Elliff
The Angers Bridge became infamous on April 16, 1850, as a battalion of French soldiers were marching in step across the bridge. Engineers say that the resonance of these concentrated steps led to the total collapse of the bridge, plunging two-hundred soldiers to their death. This occurred because there is an amazing power in unity . . .
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Posted on 05.02.12 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
I secretly patted myself on the back for avoiding motherhood in the name of ministry. Surely that was the kind of choice a "true woman" would make!
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Posted on 05.01.12 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
I remember it well--the day the Holy Spirit showed me how out of whack my spiritual priorities were.
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