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Our Community Fast is Nearly Here
Read more: Our Community Fast is Nearly HereHi friends, Ann here! I'm looking forward to our fast next week and, as I'm preparing for it, this thought keeps turning around in my head: Sometimes the only way to take God's hands is when we let go of other people's. Only when we let go of others' support can we inspect His strong…
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Community Fast & Ear Ringing Webinar
Read more: Community Fast & Ear Ringing WebinarOkay, It’s almost time! Our annual SUM Community fast will be the first full week of January. We will fast sunrise, Monday, January 6th through sunset January 10th. If at all possible, please plan to fast from all solid food for five days.
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Your Everyday- A Sign and Wonder
Read more: Your Everyday- A Sign and WonderThis ordinary girl finds herself in with the sheep as she struggles through her labor. She isn’t assisted by the angels through delivery, nor while she rode nine-months-pregnant on the back of a donkey. She merely went about life when she left Elizabeth as any other woman of her day. She washed clothes, made the…
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She’s A Lot Like Me
Read more: She’s A Lot Like MeSo, will you go with me into this beautiful story about a teenaged girl named Mary. I want to share two things about Mary that I learned just this year. Perhaps you already received these gifts, but for me, what I uncovered is new and it changes me.
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God’s Voice: The Faintest Whisper
Read more: God’s Voice: The Faintest WhisperTwo Christmases ago, I was sitting alone in a spacious old church in Edinburgh, enjoying a family service. I’d been visiting that city on a solo trip, and it was a treat to go to a new church. I chose one I’d like to visit and as I took my seat it warmed my heart…
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When God gives us a Promise
Read more: When God gives us a PromiseOne of my favorite stories is that of Elizabeth in Luke chapter 1. We probably all know her story, but there’s a curious detail within it that is currently hitting me, and it’s this: Her promise had a plot twist. It took the form of her baby having a surprise name.
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MIND BLOW – I Freaked OUT!! Ask Mike!
Read more: MIND BLOW – I Freaked OUT!! Ask Mike!I opened up the PayPal account yesterday. I literally, LITERALLY, did a double take. The number sitting there was so unbelievable that I couldn’t take it in. I thought PayPal made a mistake. TRULY. Ask Mike. I freaked out. I cried.
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Advent – An Invitation to Go Deeper
Read more: Advent – An Invitation to Go DeeperPhoto courtesy of LiturgyTools.net The Christmas season comes around every year and for many of us it’s kind of the same-old-same-old. Yes, the specialness of the season are the traditions of it and doing the same things every year. We put up the same tree and decorations, listen to the same Christmas music, have the…
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GIVING TUESDAY
Read more: GIVING TUESDAYIt’s #GIVINGTUESDAY Join the fun and check out the gifts for giveaways! I adore you. Lynn Be blessed this day!
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SUM and a Donovan Clan Update
Read more: SUM and a Donovan Clan UpdateHi SUM Nation, It’s time for a Donovan Clan update. And well, it’s difficult to share that my amazing husband is still diligently job searching. It’s interesting that when your older, finding gainful employment becomes more challenging. Hmmmm. And believe me I’ve done so much praying about all of it. I’m convinced I’ve heard the…
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Happy Thanksgiving – Welcome To The Table of the Divine
Read more: Happy Thanksgiving – Welcome To The Table of the DivineCease your struggle and worry. Put away the frantic demands upon your time and energy. Bow low, shrug off the burdens, laden with discord, competition, and foolish striving. In this season of Thanksgiving, I welcome you to My Table. Washed and prepared, anointed with the oil of heaven, I beckon you to receive the plates…
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The Attack Of The Grumble Bugs
Read more: The Attack Of The Grumble BugsHello SUM family, Tiffany here! Happiest of Thanksgivings from the Carter Crew! The holidays are just around the corner. One of my favorites of the whole year is Thanksgiving Day. I love coming together with friends and family while sharing a meal and memories. I am bringing out my Tablecloth of Thanks after it being…
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Be Like Nehemiah: Rise up and Rebuild
Read more: Be Like Nehemiah: Rise up and RebuildCome with me to the first chapter of Nehemiah, and let’s listen in on a conversation Nehemiah is having with his Jewish friends. “How are the Jews getting along who have returned to Jerusalem from their Babylonian Exile?” “Well, things are not good; the wall of Jerusalem is still torn down, and the gates are…
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Marriage Devotion – Patty Tower
Read more: Marriage Devotion – Patty TowerForgiving My Spouse Forgiveness is not just an act we do for someone else, it is more so an act we do for ourselves. Unforgiveness harbors resentment, bitterness, anger, and negativity. When we harbor these emotions, the act of portraying love faints away. Is that what I want for my marriage? I thought about what…
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Some Thoughts on Arguments Against the Bible
Read more: Some Thoughts on Arguments Against the BibleRecently a reader posted a question for the SUM community that many of us would relate to. I thought it would be a good one to share on here, and I wonder if we could add any answers to her question in the comments? Her question was this: “My husband is reading and using a…
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The Day My Church Friends Came to Dinner
Read more: The Day My Church Friends Came to Dinner“How would you and your husband like to come for dinner?” A dear church friend threw her arm around my shoulder one Sunday, extending her hospitality. My heart began to pound. Not this again. Inwardly, one word hit my brain. “Noooooooooo!” I smiled as best I could and said, “That’s really nice. Um. Can I…
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Thanksgiving and Kanye West
Read more: Thanksgiving and Kanye WestNow onto Kanye. First, I’m not a fan of his music, even his new album, Jesus is King. (No offense Kanye, just not my style.) I don’t know much about his life prior to his salvation experience other than he married Kim Kardashian. Weird that I even know that????
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The Wonder of Lingering
Read more: The Wonder of LingeringImage courtesy of Chaiwat at FreeDigitalPhotos.net I arrived at a Prayer Meeting that I was leading and one of the members was already present. This was unusual for him as he typically arrived after the first 30 minutes. But I could sense something in his spirit was bursting. It didn’t take long for my friend…
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The Gift of Hospitality
Read more: The Gift of HospitalityAs a child growing up on a farm in Southwest Georgia, it was not uncommon for family and friends to drop in for an unexpected visit. It was also not uncommon for my mother to greet them at the door with a smile on her face and say: “Come on in. Y’all just sit down…
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Marriage Devotion – Patty Tower
Read more: Marriage Devotion – Patty TowerMy spouse is worthy of praise & honor I read an article about a woman in church talking to a couple members about her husband, and everything she spoke out of her mouth regarding her husband was negative. The members began to think negatively about her husband and the character of the man she married.…
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Waiting Upon the Lord – Chronicles of the Donovan Clan
Read more: Waiting Upon the Lord – Chronicles of the Donovan ClanI DON’T LIKE WAITING! But everywhere I turn the scriptures pop up. On websites I visit, social media. There is a song on my play list right now: Let’s Wait Upon the Lord! I’ve prayed a lot about waiting and I believe I have heard from the Lord about all of this financial mess.
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Spiritually Mismatched: Been There, Got the Shirt
Read more: Spiritually Mismatched: Been There, Got the ShirtAnn here! On this blog, we’ve been through many an adventure. Well, today, I'd like to share an insight God gave me about some of the purpose. I hope what I share will spur you on. The insight came in the form of a dream I had in 2016. At the time I was a…
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One Flesh: Stop Tugging Me!
Read more: One Flesh: Stop Tugging Me!By Ann Hutchison I have an analogy that I often use when I begin to feel challenged by spiritual difference in marriage. It’s this: My husband and I are like conjoined twins. We're one flesh. Does that resonate with you? I pull in one direction, spiritually; he might say ‘No!’ and before we know it…
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My Husband Led the Way
Read more: My Husband Led the WayBy Martha Bush May I start off by saying, “My husband is a true southern gentleman.” He still opens doors for me when we are out, as well as other ladies. He still says, “yes ma’am” and “no ma’am” to the elderly; he stills says “thank you” and “please,” and takes care of repairs for…