Lynn Donovan
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Advent – A Season of Waiting!
“Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.” – Simone Weil French philosopher and mystic We SUMites can attest to the notion of waiting patiently. Can’t we? As we wait in hope for our partners to say yes to Jesus as their Lord and lover of their souls. Hi, Ian from summery…
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Second Chances
Hello everyone, Ian from sunny Sydney. As Ann mentioned in her post the other day, it’s been a little while since some of us have written a post. And once again, Lynn, thank you for all the heavy lifting in setting us up on the new platform and transferring everything across. An incredible effort. It’s…
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Important Changes -Please Read
Good morning, SUM Nation, This is an important update. Please read it. After nearly 20 years of blogging on the platform, Typepad, I am changing our host service for all the websites: Three Keys Ministries, Spiritually Unequal Marriage and lynndonovan.com. My host Service, Typepad, notified me a few days ago that they are shutting down…
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King David’s Heart Was Like a Pitcher
King David’s Heart Was Like a Pitcher By Martha Bush I know you were blessed as much as I was by the Summer Bible Study that all the writers wroteon the Psalms. On the first day, Lynn caught my attention with these words: “Within the Psalms, (written mostly by King David) we discover this amazing…
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Psalms Part II with LuAnn Wendover Summer Study
Verses 3 through 7 pf Psalm 91 are promises to us that he will preserve and protect us, delivering us from snares and pestilence (infectious disease). We don't need to walk in fear of the things in the night, nor of the attacks in the day, not for the pestilence that comes in the dark…
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Psalms/Songs with LuAnn Wendover Summer Study
Psalms/Songs Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” Why do we read psalms? Why are they important? What does the bible have to say about…
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Bummer in the Psalms
I know this story has circulated around a few places, but it feels as though THIS is what we need to be reminded. I read it recently and bawled my eyes out. Please sit with it and allow the Shepherd to love on you. (Psalm 23) —– Every once in a while, a ewe will…
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How Can I Repay the Lord? with Guest Cheryl Coles
Cheryl Coles has been married 37 years, came to know Jesus 25 years ago, and has appreciated the encouragement of this SUM community for 5 years. She is a high school algebra teacher in Washington. Have you ever had a moment with God that you just couldn’t wait to share? Well, here’s what I just experienced…
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Happy Birthday! Donovan Clan Update
Hello Sumite Nation, Happy birthday! Well, today is the one year anniversary of Mike’s bone marrow transplant. And he received results from a highly sensitive test yesterday. They found no traces of leukemia from the mutated gene source. He is cancer free. THANK YOU JESUS!!! Thank you, for praying for Mike. So…
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Summer Study Psalm 107:17-22
It was several years ago when I was contemplating illness, disease, and the health struggles humanity faces that I was directed by the Holy Spirit to Psalm 107:17-22. Open your Bibles and let’s read together this passage. I will be reading the New King James version. I was asking the Lord. “Why do people get…
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Summer Study of the Psalms
As we dive into the Psalms, let’s start with some basic understanding. There are Psalms, songs, and poems in this collection that are composed by various writers. Predominantly, the psalms are written by David. Because they were written by King David, I want to explain why I believe they are filled with mysteries to…
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Summer Bible Study 2025
Summer Bible study 2025. Que the confetti!!!!! Study kicks off August 1st. Our bible study this year is going to be a little bit different. Instead of studying a book of the Bible or specific chapters, we’ve decided we’re going to look at a few of the Psalms. Throughout the many years…
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Life On the Edge
Cheryl Coles has been married 37 years, came to know Jesus 25 years ago, and has appreciated the encouragement of this SUM community for 5 years. She is a high school algebra teacher in Washington. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name. Psalm 66:4Come and see…
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“This Stage, Too, Shall Pass!”
By Martha Bush, Guest Writer Those of us who have been in a Sumite Marriage a long time realize we have gone through many stages along the way. Some may not be very pleasant. Many of these unpleasantries may make us cry out as David did, in Psalm 13:1-2, “How Long, Lord? Will you forget…
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Holy Spirit, Come and Play
SUM, Church Without Walls, Lynn Donovan here. Last Friday, I shared about what happens when we invited the Holy Spirit into our lives. My granddaughters experience His presence during our PJ party. But what occurred after that was unexpected. The next morning, I awoke before everyone. I quietly slipped into my jeans and sweatshirt as…
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Untangling Family Problems
One year, my husband gave me a beautiful diamond necklace for Christmas. After wearing it the first time, instead of hanging it up on a hook in my jewelry cabinet, I hurriedly dropped it into a drawer that held a “poodle dog lapel pin,” a keepsake from my teenage years. Several days later when I wanted to wear…
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Rejoice and Be Glad!
Hello everyone, Jeanne Ritari from Minnesota, here guest-posting. I just had the most amazing encounter. It was for me, but it was also for you. I don’t have to tell you that being a person of faith married to an unbeliever can be hard.We can experience different degrees of opposition, from silent disapproval all the…
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ULTRAMARATHONS OF FAITH
ULTRAMARATHONS OF FAITH by: Ena du Plessis, South Africa “Christianity isn’t for the little engine that can. It’s for the train wreck that can’t.” – Daniel Emery Price. It has become a yearly institution for me and my husband to run the ComradesMarathon. This road race between the South African cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban…
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The New SUM
It’s Friday. Lynn Donovan writing Day: Here are some thoughts and plans as we move the SUM ministry forward. I will step back into ministry Directorship now and handle more of the day-to-day stuff and in addition to the back-office needs. I’ll continue to write on Fridays. Ian Atcheson will also stay on board, sharing…
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BIG Announcement
Hello SUMite Nation. Lynn Donovan here. I have an announcement. As of May 1, Ann Hutchison will be stepping down as the Director of the SUM ministry. As you may have read, recently she shared some of her family struggles here on the blog. She is finding she needs more time to devote to her…
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Unlocking Power Prayers with the Forgiveness Key
Thank you for walking through this forgiveness series leading to Easter. When God provides revelation about the key to effective prayer, I’m urged to share that we all may walk in this life journey in greater victory. Today, on Good Friday, the greatest miracle happens for us. Observing Easter when Jesus surrendered his life through…