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August 2011
Posted on 08.31.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Don’t worry—this isn’t some whacked out new theory. It’s simply a phrase to help you remember five specific keys to unlocking the will of God.
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Posted on 08.30.11 by Jennifer Rothschild
Topics: When Life's Hard
I sat in front of a little girl and her daddy on one of my recent flights. We had been sitting on the tarmac for forty-five minutes when the captain's voiced pierced our collective silence with these words . . .
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Posted on 08.29.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
Topics: Relationships with Others
After establishing himself as the new neighborhood bully, he followed up by tracking each of us down to announce that he’s a pastor and that if we ever need prayer, he’d be happy to help . . .
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Posted on 08.26.11 by Carrie Gaul
Topics: Relationship with God
"And seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.”
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Posted on 08.25.11 by Karen Waddles
If we're supposed to be somewhere at 6 p.m., I want to be there by 5:45 p.m. (probably has something to do with those "on time" awards they gave us in Sunday School when I was growing up). My husband, on the other hand, is perfectly happy with a 6:15 or 6:20 p.m. arrival. As you can imagine, this has been a source of quite a bit of tension over the years!
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Posted on 08.24.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
There are at least a half-dozen sitcoms coming this fall that center on lead male characters struggling with the changing dynamics of men as they relate to the successful women surrounding them. According to one executive producer, "Manliness is under assault."
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Posted on 08.23.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
Topics: Impacting your world
Is there something in your life right now that feels insurmountable? Do you feel abandoned and alone? Take heart, and pay extra close attention to how weakness won a war.
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Posted on 08.22.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
Topics: Relationship with God
He notices your simple acts of service, your every tearful trial, your struggles, and your failures. He notices your humble acts of obedience and He notes every step of faith. No one else may see, but He does.
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Posted on 08.19.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
I will never forget what I witnessed and participated in last week. You’ve probably read the verse that says, “And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.” But have you seen it in action? I have!
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Posted on 08.18.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
"Living with my girlfriend who loves me is better than being married to someone who hates me!" According to statistics, Mike's statement probably reflects a lot of people's sentiments right now.
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Posted on 08.17.11 by Sharon Jaynes
For most of my life I could have been the poster child for the lie of "I'm not good enough." If feeling inadequate was an Olympic event, I would have been on the
Wheaties box. It was the undercurrent of my entire existence until I finally realized who I was in Christ.
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Posted on 08.16.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Topics: Relationship with God
If we're truly "power houses," why does it seem like most of the time . . . the "electricity's" gone out? How do you explain this lack of power?
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Posted on 08.15.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
During a Q and A session with the duo, someone asked what problem they are seeing young women dealing with the most often. I expected to hear horror stories of sexual abuse, eating disorders, or thoughts of suicide. Instead, they looked at each other and said together, “anxiety.”
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Posted on 08.12.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
I relate a whole lot to Peter. On his own, he was a fearsome mess. Matthew 26 shows him so knock-knee scared he's cussing and lying out his teeth, saying he never even knew this Jesus-dude. And yet, just weeks later three thousand souls are saved after he preaches one power-packed sermon. What caused this dramatic difference in Peter?
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Posted on 08.11.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
Apparently Eve was no push-over or faint-hearted wallflower. She was bold enough to hold a conversation with a talking serpent, but foolish enough to make an independent and rebellious choice. Her choice led to her curse.
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Posted on 08.10.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
Personally, I think fierceness is a good thing and a bad thing! I believe that within every woman’s breast lies a fierce heart, and her fierceness is tied to her calling and her curse.
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Posted on 08.09.11 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
One morning last week I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. That’s a nice way of saying I was grumpy. My fuse was short. My voice was loud. My temper was nasty.
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Posted on 08.08.11 by Karen Waddles
It never occurred to me (at the time) that I was being disrespectful of my husband. I was in “functional mode”:
Gotta get the groceries so that as soon as we arrive the vacation can begin in earnest. Don’t want to use valuable vacation time shopping for groceries! It’s really no big deal.
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Posted on 08.05.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
Famine, polygamy, “the new calamity,” and more...
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Posted on 08.04.11 by Carrie Gaul
Topics: Relationship with God
God's grace is like an ambulance that races to the point of our need the minute a call for help is made. But if we don't call, the ambulance doesn't come. If we refuse to admit our desperate neediness, we forfeit the grace that could have been ours.
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Posted on 08.03.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
Scholars think Phoebe was probably a single, successful business woman. She was noted as a “servant of the church.” I know someone like her and perhaps you do as well.
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Posted on 08.02.11 by Paula Hendricks | Twitter: @PaulaWrites678
That’s when Nancy did it—dropped the bomb. Knowing how much I wanted to be married, she encouraged me not to live alone. She said that when we live alone, we tend to get set in our ways. Maybe it doesn’t sound crazy to you, but at the time it sounded so . . . counter-cultural! I didn’t like hearing it, and yet, it stuck with me as . . . true.
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Posted on 08.01.11 by Kimberly Wagner | Twitter: @KimberlyWagner7
When I was a little girl, I was fascinated by a couple who would occasionally drop by my parent’s home for a visit. Although elderly, the wife was still an elegant beauty. I’d pull up a chair in the kitchen beside my mom and we’d eagerly listen to her stories of travel and adventure . . .
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