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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept it…
Fellow Christian, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is this: people. Pure and simple… Big people, little people, black, white, and asian people. Nice people, mean people, loud and soft-spoken people. Poor people, rich people…all people. We … Continue reading
Posted in Salvation, Spiritual Encouragement
Tagged Christianity, Encouragement, evangelism, faith, fragrance of Christ, influencing people, Jesus, spiritual growth
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Redeemed How I love to Proclaim It!
“Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it, redeemed by the blood of the lamb. Redeemed, through His infinite mercy, His child and forever I am.” Those glorious words by the great hymn-writer, Fanny Crosby, reverberate through my soul as I … Continue reading
Posted in Church Life, Spiritual Encouragement, Thankfulness, Theology
Tagged Encouragement, faith, redemption, sanctification, spiritual growth
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Pastors are People, too: Unrealistic Expectations for Church Leaders
It seems that every other day we hear of another disgruntled person leaving a church due to their displeasure with the pastor or, we hear that another pastor has been sent packing. What is the problem? Why do we change … Continue reading
Posted in Church Life, Spiritual Encouragement
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Happy New Mama Year! A Fresh Start on Being “All In” for the Kingdom!
Happy New Mama Year! No, that’s not a typo and this isn’t an old post. I realize it’s not January 1st, the time when most people set goals, realign their priorities, and start fresh but, I’m proposing a new … Continue reading
Posted in Church Life, Holidays, Spiritual Encouragement
Tagged Christianity, Encouragement, faith, family, motherhood, spiritual service, transitions
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Unexpected Blessings from a Hospital Room
Sometimes we gain the most from the people who have the least to give. I stepped out of my mother’s house into the blazing summer heat feeling like a cloth twisted and wrung out, emerging flattened, from an old-fashioned washing machine. I … Continue reading
Posted in Thankfulness
Tagged caring for aging parents, Encouragement, faith, gratitude, spiritual growth
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