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October 2010

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Alcoholism, Divorce, and the Power of Forgiveness

Posted on 10.29.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: Marriage, When Life's Hard

When Lorna’s husband began drinking heavily, she decided that the answer to her problems was divorcing him. But through an “only God!” encounter, Lorna realized that divorce wasn’t the answer; God was.

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Before You Vote . . .

Posted on 10.28.10 by Dawn Wilson | Twitter: @HeartChoices
Topics: Impacting your world

As you know, politics is difficult, and often a “dirty” business. We have to remember that in November we’re choosing the better of two candidates, not the better of two evils. (Why do we not phrase it, “choosing the greater good”?) Someone will indeed get elected, and God wants us to choose wisely.

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Preparing a “Safe Place” for Your Man

Posted on 10.27.10 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7

I often find that women, usually unintentionally, have established a home environment where their husband feels “threatened.” Perhaps the husband has never admitted to this, but he may feel he can do nothing right, is unable to please his wife, or has lost all desire to try.

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The True Woman CLICK

Posted on 10.26.10 by Mary Kassian | Twitter: @MaryKassian
Topics: Womanhood

Most change happens gradually. A child slowly learns to read. Braces slowly straighten teeth. A bush is slowly trimmed and shaped into a hedge. But then there are those changes that happen all at once. They are “Click!” or “Aha!” moments when our perspectives suddenly shift, and we begin to see the whole world in a different light.

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October 31 . . . A Matter of Prayer

Posted on 10.25.10 by Mary Ann Lepine
Topics: Impacting your world, With Your Kids

As a child growing up in a Roman Catholic family during the 1960s, we celebrated Halloween. That is to say, on October 31, we cobbled together homemade costumes of sad hobos, friendly ghosts, and fierce pirates so we could run from one house to another shouting “Trick or Treat!” as we gathered lots of candy. 

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Holly Elliff’s Life . . . Eight Kids Later

Posted on 10.22.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: When Life's Hard, With Your Kids

If you’d asked 20-year-old Holly Elliff what she was going to do with her life, her answer would’ve been quite different than the way her life actually turned out.

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What in the world is a “true woman”?

Posted on 10.21.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: Womanhood

A couple weeks ago, I left my computer and cubicle behind, and hit the streets asking women some tough questions about what it means to be a true woman. While I’m glad I didn’t have to answer these questions on the spot, I will say that there’s a whole lot of confusion amongst women about who we are, why we exist, and what will make us truly happy.

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Trusting God with EVERYTHING

Posted on 10.20.10 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
Topics: With Your Kids

I was worshipping the Lord this morning when I felt a very clear directive in my heart: “Today is the day to take away the binkie.”

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It’s Impossible to Be a True Woman!

Posted on 10.19.10 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
Topics: When Life's Hard

“I can’t take this anymore!” How many times has your frustration level risen to the point that you truly believed you couldn’t handle one more thing?

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You’re Gonna Love This! All True Woman Conferences Online . . .

Posted on 10.16.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678

Many of you are already asking if there's a way to listen to the final True Woman '10 Conference in Fort Worth. What if I told you that you could ask us for so much more, and we would give it to you?!

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LIVE From Ft. Worth: True Woman Manifesto Ceremony

Posted on 10.16.10 by Liz Lockwood

This ceremony is significant because thousands of women are glorifying God for what He has done from creation to the cross. Who we are as men and women is about more than personality differences and body types—so much more.

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LIVE From Fort Worth: Deborah’s Convicting Biographical Sketch

Posted on 10.16.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: True Woman Conferences

If I were Deborah, and were writing my own bio, I’d want people to know that I was a prophetess, a warrior, a strategist, a leader. But Deborah wasn’t motivated by recognition or fame.

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LIVE From Ft. Worth: Six True Women and One True Man

Posted on 10.16.10 by Mary Ann Lepine

The Saturday morning panel discussion is one of the lighter sessions of the conference as laughter mixes in with practical applications of the biblical truths we've heard about throughout the weekend. The women on the panel, Holly Elliff, Carolyn McCulley, Karen Loritts, Kay Arthur, Mary Kassian, and Dannah Gresh are wise, empathetic, and REAL.

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LIVE From Fort Worth: True Womanhood Is About So Much More Than You!

Posted on 10.15.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678

Manhood, womanhood, marriage, and sex are all mini-lessons that tell a watching world the story about the Bridegroom who loved his bride so much that He died to redeem her! Because these are such critical images, is it any wonder that they’re at the center of such a strong battle today?

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LIVE from Ft. Worth: Three Questions About Your Trial

Posted on 10.15.10 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
Topics: True Woman Conferences

James MacDonald took the stage at True Woman this evening to talk about trials. To be honest, there is a part of me that always cringes a bit when someone starts to preach on trials. God's Truth on trials isn't easy to digest. The passage that James focused on tonight is the perfect example...

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LIVE From Ft. Worth: Trust and Obey

Posted on 10.15.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: True Woman Conferences

Karen expressed disbelief, and then despair, as she learned that her family had been victimized by someone they’d known for over 20 years. No one could console her. Night and day she cried, walking from room to room crying out, “Jesus, help us! Help us! Help us!” 

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LIVE From Ft. Worth: Gathering Around the Mat

Posted on 10.15.10 by Mary Ann Lepine
Topics: True Woman Conferences

Praying together increases our own faith as we hear friends lift up our child(ren) to the Lord. Sometimes we, as moms, can become discouraged and weary in loving and training our children. Hearing others pray brings hope and courage, and a reminder of the Truth.

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LIVE From Ft. Worth: Disengaging from Neutral

Posted on 10.15.10 by Liz Lockwood
Topics: True Woman Conferences

The reason the True Woman movement is so critical—the reason we do what we do—is that the time has come for us to decide what kind of women we want to be. Neutrality is not an appropriate choice.

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LIVE From Ft. Worth: Am I a woman who loves the world?

Posted on 10.15.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678

Are you giving the world the affection that belongs to God?

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LIVE From Ft. Worth: Consider Who's Watching

Posted on 10.14.10 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti

Nancy Leigh DeMoss took the stage this evening to paint a portrait of true womanhood based on God’s Word. Specifically, she directed our attention to Titus 2...

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LIVE From Ft. Worth: A rescue effort in Chile . . . and in Ft. Worth

Posted on 10.14.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678

In spite of the fact that there are billions of people on this planet, the world watched and cared deeply for number 16 . . . for number 33. Nancy likened this to Christ’s heart for each individual.

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LIVE From Ft. Worth: “From the mouth of babes”

Posted on 10.14.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678

Their raw, fragile emotions raged as they waited all Sabbath long before bringing spices to His tomb. When they finally arrived, His body was missing! They looked at each other with hopelessness, confusion, and betrayal . . .

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King Solomon on Social Media

Posted on 10.13.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678

"If Solomon were alive today and we were to ask him how we can honor God in our use of all these social media available to us today, here is how he might respond."

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Meet Jealousy’s Hostile Sidekick

Posted on 10.12.10 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
Topics: Relationships with Others

We will continue to be easily angered until we get a firm grasp on how God sees us, and how He calls us to treat the people around us.

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How Well Do You Know the Green-Eyed Monster?

Posted on 10.11.10 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
Topics: Relationships with Others

Jealousy is a green-eyed monster. If it’s hiding in the closet of your heart, it’s time to do some housecleaning.

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Know that you know God’s Word

Posted on 10.08.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: Relationship with God

Do you know what God’s Word says about money? About work and rest and food? How about what it says about womanhood?  In this video, Kay Arthur encourages you to know what the Word of God says about these areas—and so many more!

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Turning the Corner on Worry Prayers

Posted on 10.07.10 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
Topics: Relationship with God, When Life's Hard

When we take our eyes off all we are not seeing God do, and begin thanking Him and proclaiming His goodness for all we haveseen Him do–our perspective transforms from worry . . . to praise and gratitude!

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On the other side of the move . . .

Posted on 10.06.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678

I know I can’t be the only one who sometimes feels that God is withholding something good from them. And I suspect I’m not the only one who can become so fixated on what I don’t have that I miss the unexpected ways God’s meeting those very needs.

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Being “all there” for your kids

Posted on 10.05.10 by Jani Ortlund | Twitter: @JaniOrtlund
Topics: With Your Kids

Being a mother is just plain, hard work. At times, it feels like slave labor! Moms can identify with the cartoon of a toddler looking at a wedding album with his daddy and saying, “So that’s the day Mommy came to work for us!”

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Will you give me grace?

Posted on 10.04.10 by Carrie Gaul

As I entered the room, this little girl was slumped in her chair looking hopeless and defeated. Her dark eyes met mine and she hesitantly whispered, “Will you give me grace?” 

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The Thorn of Depression . . . and Grace

Posted on 10.01.10 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: When Life's Hard

In this video, Jennifer talks about a darkness we all struggle with—depression. She calls it normal, encourages us not to mask it, and tells us about our God who offers us the grace we need in the darkness.

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