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Just Too Busy
Read more: Just Too BusyJoanne Kraft always comes through with milk out the nose humor that is honest, authentic, and even educational! She’s one of my favorite writers.’–James N. Watkins Award-winning author and editor of Vista Just Too Busy is the story of the Kraft family’s head-on collision with busyness and the 12-month experiment that changed their lives. When…
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The Husband Project
Read more: The Husband ProjectKeeping a marriage healthy is all about the details-the daily actions and interactions in which husbands and wives lift each other up and offer support, encouragement, and love. In The Husband Project women will discover fun and creative ways to bring back that lovin’ feeling and remind their husbands-and themselves-why they married in the first place. Using…
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The Soul Saver
Read more: The Soul SaverWhen Trusting God Is the Only Way Out On an average day, God jump-started her missions in her sculpting studio, revealing the face of the person she would soon meet at the grocery store, bank, or playground. The goal was always the same. Reach the lost, bring someone back to God, restore hope. But then…
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Not Alone
Read more: Not AloneNot Alone: Trusting God To Help You Raise Godly Kids In A Spiritually Mismatched Home If your husband or ex-husband doesn’t share your faith, you probably pray and stress over how to raise faith-filled children. Your spiritually mismatched home may feel like the wilderness where the children of Israel wandered on their way to the…
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You Are Loved
Read more: You Are LovedDo you know how much God loves you? Many of us don’t. You may even believe God doesn’t love you at all, but it’s a lie. Romans 8 holds some of the most powerful foundational truths that answer that very question. Not only does God love you, He’s designed a purpose just for you. He’s…
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Winning Them With Prayer
Read more: Winning Them With PrayerPrayer strategies for the spiritually mismatched. If you are praying for an unsaved spouse or family member, it’s likely that you will face a host of struggles within your home such as loneliness, parenting differences, church attendance, tithing, moral conflicts and faith practices just to name a few. Join us, the authors, Lynn Donovan, Dineen…
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Raising Godly Kids in a Spiritually Mismatched Home
Read more: Raising Godly Kids in a Spiritually Mismatched HomeIf your husband or ex-husband doesn’t share your faith, you probably pray and stress over how to raise faith-filled children. Your spiritually mismatched home may feel like the wilderness where the children of Israel wandered on their way to the Promised Land. Will they ever make it? What about God’s promises? Now the authors of…
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SUM Shop
Read more: SUM ShopThe SUM Shop is full of products and resources to help you thrive in faith, prayer life, marriage and family. My Child Sees Monsters: Simple Steps to Send Them Away Does your child insist a scary monster is hovering in the bedroom? Is your little one seeing things you can’t see? Are terrifying dreams…
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You Are Loved: Why Do We Wait and Hope?
Read more: You Are Loved: Why Do We Wait and Hope?Remember to share what you're learning in the comments. What is your believing statement? Share your heart, your doodles and your coloring pages! Hugs! ~Dineen TWEETABLE TRUTH: “God’s Word will transform you. Reed it, believe it, and trust Him to do it-because He watches over His Word to fulfill it (Jer. 1:12).” pg. 37 #youarelovedcoloringbiblestudy…
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You Are Loved: Who’s Really in Control?
Read more: You Are Loved: Who’s Really in Control?Hey there, friends! I hope you enjoyed coloring 2 Cor 5:17. Like I said, I’m particularly fond of that page. And the truth it imparts to us! We are new creations in Christ Jesus. The last part of that verse says, “The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” The Greek word…
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You Are Loved: How Do We Live Empowered Lives?
Read more: You Are Loved: How Do We Live Empowered Lives?Remember to share what you're learning in the comments. What lie did the Holy Spirit reveal to you? What truth did He show you to replace it with? Share your heart, your doodles and your coloring pages! Hugs! Dineen TWEETABLE TRUTH: “The Holy Spirit's revelations of truth, healing, strength, and growth transform our minds more…
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You Are Loved: Who Is Jesus to Us?
Read more: You Are Loved: Who Is Jesus to Us?Tweet this!: “I find this very freeing indeed to know I don’t have to “fix” myself. Jesus did it with His death and each day the Holy Spirit is helping me to be more and more Christlike.” pg. 16 #youarelovedcoloringbiblestudy goo.gl/qG9HBT Order from The SUM Shop or Amazon
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Part 2: You Are Loved! &The Mystery Revealed
Read more: Part 2: You Are Loved! &The Mystery RevealedDear friends, I'd love it if you'd post a quick review on Amazon. We so appreciate that. Every sale benefits this ministry and pays our bills. And reviews help us tremendously. Thank you! Love you! ~Dineen Tweet this!: “So my philosophy has shifted from seeking an easier life to seeking God for a more fulfilling…
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Choosing to Remember
Read more: Choosing to RememberImage courtesy of Supertrooper at FreeDigitalPhotos.net I’m fascinated by how often we allow sweeping generalizations to satisfy us. One area we often use them is in comparing the sexes. How often do we hear the statements of the ilk, “Women are more relational,” and “Men need time in their caves”? I know I’ve been guilty…
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You Are Loved: Introduction & What’s Coming Up!
Read more: You Are Loved: Introduction & What’s Coming Up!You Are Loved Coloring Book Study Schedule July 31: Video: Introduction of You Are LovedDecorate, Delight & Discover!: You Are Loved and The Mystery Revealed (pages 5-11) Aug 4: (Share pages!)Video: You Are Loved-The Mystery RevealedDecorate, Delight & Discover!: Who Is Jesus to Us? (pages 13-17) Aug 7: (Share pages!)Video: Who Is Jesus to Us?Decorate, Delight…
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Let’s Share and Celebrate!
Read more: Let’s Share and Celebrate!My friends, I had a message planned for today, but as I prayed, asking the Holy Spirit what was on His heart for us, He inspired me to make this a day of celebration. He pointed out the encouragement received through my testimony on Monday and led me to have you do the very same…
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My Healing Testimony
Read more: My Healing TestimonyMy friends, I have something exciting and wonderful to share with you. I’ve been holding it close for several months, only because it was something I was waiting to share with my husband first. And that time recently came. In the past I’ve mentioned a health condition I’ve had to live with for over 15…
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Digging for Truth in the Bible
Read more: Digging for Truth in the BibleMy friends, a few weeks back several of you left comments about wanting to know how I study the Bible and dig out the truths and revelations. I want to share that with you today so you can start digging deeper and seeking to know God more intimately too! First and foremost, understand that this…
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Taking Time
Read more: Taking TimeHi SUMites, Gang, I’m so psyched for the Summer Study that is ahead. It’s going to be so cool. But, alas, I will have to watch from afar. Mike and I are taking a few weeks to travel and to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. It was actually in March but we are taking time…
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This Is How The Devil Defeats You. (It’s Important)
Read more: This Is How The Devil Defeats You. (It’s Important)Every morning of late, while in my prayer time, I sense the urgency of the LORD. I hear Him saying to me, “Press In. Do not let the devil delay the breakthroughs of this season.” Ya, wow. I know. This is what I’m sensing. See if this resonates in your heart. This entire past season,…
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Going in His Presence
Read more: Going in His PresenceImage courtesy of Phil_Bird at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Mid-year is a big time for our church as we have a celebration dinner where all our campuses around the city come together and break bread together. It’s a night where we reflect on the good things the body has contributed across various activities both locally and overseas. Plus…
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The Rooms in God’s House
Read more: The Rooms in God’s HouseHello, dear friends! So good to be back with you this week! I couldn't wait to share this beautiful revelation from John 14. God's Word is so very present and for us now. I pray this insight brings that home to your hearts in an astounding way. The words I am referencing: Rooms: mone - a staying, abode,…
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Devil, We Are Not Unaware Of Your Schemes
Read more: Devil, We Are Not Unaware Of Your SchemesSUMites, I am truly bereft in my soul. Last week my friend, Lysa TerKeurst of Proverbs 31 Ministries, posted on her blog that her nearly 25-year marriage is ending in divorce. Eight months ago, my dear friend, Courtney Joseph, of Women Living Well, also found her family torn apart by divorce. The woman who runs…
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Oh, Captain…Our Captain! by Dee Rusnak
Read more: Oh, Captain…Our Captain! by Dee Rusnak“For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” – Hebrews 2:10 When you think of a wilderness, what is the first picture that pops into your mind? Perhaps a tree-thick forest, or…
