January 2009
Posted on 01.30.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: Relationship with God
Use these tools only after you have searched the Scripture carefully for yourself. Ask the Holy Spirit to open your eyes to the Truth in His Word, and work hard! Then—and only then—crack open these books, and learn from what God has spoken to others. If you are unfamiliar with how to use these tools, ask a pastor or another experienced student of the Word for help.
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Posted on 01.29.09 by Kimberly Wagner
Topics: Womanhood, Marriage
My husband, a pastor, eventually reached a crisis of faith brought on by his inability to reconcile the question of God’s power to transform. You see, he watched me begin every day on my knees in prayer and in diligent study of the Word, and yet I was a terror to live with.
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Posted on 01.28.09 by Kimberly Wagner
Topics: Relationship with God
Have you noticed how some people cringe when they hear the word “doctrine?” Recently, while sitting in a waiting room, an older gentlemen struck up a conversation with me about the book I was reading. After informing me that he was the pastor of a small country church, he boasted “I don't preach doctrine—I just preach Jesus!”
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Posted on 01.27.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: Womanhood
"There is no other worldview that gives the respect to womanhood that Jesus does.” Watch this short video by Dr. Ravi Zacharias and tell me if you agree.
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Posted on 01.26.09 by Mary Kassian
Topics: Relationship with God
Stanton felt so strongly that the original text of the Bible was bad for women that she put together a “revising committee” to . . . make recommendations to women about which parts of the Bible they ought to condemn and ignore.
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Posted on 01.23.09 by Kimberly Wagner
Topics: Relationship with God
Have you ever seen a sponge fall into a sink full of water? Immediately it absorbs as much water as it can hold. Think of your mind as a dry sponge, and devise a plan for absorbing as much of the Word as it will hold!
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Posted on 01.22.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: True Woman Conferences
"My life story bears testimony to the fact that the Lord can captivate and enthrall a woman’s heart for her whole life–through every stage. I fell in love with him when I was a little girl."
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Posted on 01.21.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: True Woman Conferences
Although many of you had the privilege of “meeting” Mary at the True Woman ’08 Conference as she delivered her fantastic message, “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!” . . . I wanted you to have the opportunity to see her
offstage. Today and tomorrow, enjoy getting to know Mary a bit more personally!
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Posted on 01.20.09 by Carolyn McCulley
Topics: True Woman Conferences
As we started off today's brainstorming session, Dannah Gresh commented that her burden for the teen girls who came to True Woman '08 was that they would understand being a woman is a good thing!
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Posted on 01.19.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: True Woman Conferences
We’re really focusing on one main thing these two days: how to equip
you in order to foster a viral, grassroots movement of “feminine warriors for Christ,” as Carolyn McCulley says. So,
if you could ask for any resource from us, what would you ask for?
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Posted on 01.16.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: True Woman Conferences
This Monday and Tuesday, January 19 and 20, Nancy will meet with several influential women to strategize together about the True Woman movement . . .
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Posted on 01.15.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: Relationship with God
Here's a tool that can transform your Scripture memorization!
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Posted on 01.14.09 by Kimberly Wagner
Topics: Relationship with God
I was riding in the car with my dad one day as a little girl, encouraging him to, “Go faster, Daddy, faster!” His response was puzzling, “I can't go faster, Kimmy, this car has a governor on it.”
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Posted on 01.13.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: Relationship with God
Early next month, Nancy will record a new series on Scripture memorization. Your experience/insights would be extremely helpful to her. Therefore . . .
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Posted on 01.12.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: Relationship with God
. . . Kay Arthur likens it to reading a book about frogs instead of traipsing through the marsh looking for a real frog. It would be easier to read the book about frogs, but you’d only end up with secondhand knowledge. You’d never have a
personal encounter with a frog.
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Posted on 01.09.09 by Kimberly Wagner
Topics: Relationship with God
Being “women of the Word” begins with a heart that receives God's Word with eagerness. Do you desire to hear what God wants to tell you?
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Posted on 01.08.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: Relationship with God
I’ll be honest with you—I failed in prioritizing time with Jesus the first few days of this month. And I struggled intensely with guilt as a result.
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Posted on 01.07.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: True Woman Conferences
". . . I've never been the same. I can't get over how much God loves me and His faithfulness to me through the years."
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Posted on 01.06.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: True Woman Conferences
"I'm asked that question so often that I've been tempted to throw out some fabrication like, 'We met at the '94 World Heavy-Weight Wrestling Championship' or 'Back in the 80's we were both backstage trying to get autographs from Bob Dylan' just to watch jaws drop. Seriously, though, meeting Nancy was a sovereign gift from God . . ."
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Posted on 01.06.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: Relationship with God
You may already have a regular Bible reading plan, but just in case you don’t, here are several. I can’t overemphasize the importance of a regular reading plan that includes
all of God’s Word. At the same time, don’t put yourself in a box . . .
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Posted on 01.05.09 by Paula Hendricks
Topics: Relationship with God
Spend some time alone with the Lord every day in His Word and in prayer . . . accept this challenge, and we’ll send two of you the new ESV Study Bible!
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