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The Power of a Three-Stranded Cord in an Unequal Marriage
Read more: The Power of a Three-Stranded Cord in an Unequal MarriageThe Power of a Three-Stranded Cord in an Unequal Marriage . . . a three-stranded cord is not easily broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12, CJB) In the verses prior to this, Solomon is speaking of how two are better than one because if one falls the other can help them up. They can keep one another warm…
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The Funny Thing About Losing Your Life
Read more: The Funny Thing About Losing Your LifeDuring my quiet time the other morning, I sat there reflecting on the direction God has taken my life. What sparked my examination was another reference to the movie Chariots of Fire about Olympic runner Eric Liddell. I know…this movie and story gets referenced a lot but this time it wasn't his choice not to…
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Our Greatest Weapon-Prayer
Read more: Our Greatest Weapon-PrayerAt church Sunday, a friend of mine stood up with her husband and shared their testimony of how God saved their marriage ten years ago. I’ve only been at this church for about nine years so I had no idea this was the case. This couple has been an inspiration to me, especially my friend.…
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Marriage Monday – Trust Me and Take Courage
Read more: Marriage Monday – Trust Me and Take CourageIt's Marriage Monday. This is a monthly marriage meme where our online community contributes and participates in a single marriage topic: Our Topic for March is "Trust" e-Mom: Please accept my invitation to join us for Marriage Monday on March 7, 2011. Our group topic is trust. As always, you have all the freedom you…
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Weekend Devo – Pray with Devotion!
Read more: Weekend Devo – Pray with Devotion!Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward…
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Glee and Other Thoughts – The Chronicles of the Donovan Clan
Read more: Glee and Other Thoughts – The Chronicles of the Donovan ClanI hope you read the comments from my Monday post, Television and Our Kids. There are some very wise parents who offered their thoughts and reflect on some of their past interactions with regard to their children and the media. I am deeply troubled over the direction television programing is headed. It is reflective of…
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Television and our Kids
Read more: Television and our KidsSo I’m bugged. And I’m going to have to chat about it. I’m opening up a bucket of worms in controversy. But if we as believers don’t talk about some of this stuff how are we going to help one another? So I’m bugged about television. On several levels. I may not have all of…
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One Little Step and Then……
Read more: One Little Step and Then……I listen as she wept softly. I spoke to this young wife on the phone recently. She found herself in a place she never imagined could happen to her. Like so many of us, her husband lost his business because of the economy and they are in a financial meltdown. They moved to a new…
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Be All You Can Be
Read more: Be All You Can BeI’ve been harboring a lie and I didn’t know it. Last Friday I sat during my quiet time, praising God for the amazing ways He’s using this ministry, and Lynn and I, to reach out and help others in spiritually mismatched marriages. I will tell you I was so overcome with gratitude that God was…
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A Very Different Post
Read more: A Very Different PostToday’s post is different. What is living on earth really all about? Can you say that you honestly understand why you are here and what your role in life is? Do you know that there is only ONE thing that is of concern to the human race? Only one singular thing must be our focus?…
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The Intentional Marriage – A Look at 1Peter 3:1-5
Read more: The Intentional Marriage – A Look at 1Peter 3:1-5In case you didn’t get to watch our live broadcast, here’s the recording of The Intentional Marriage show from yesterday. I will warn you that I got a little emotional, but in a good way! LOL! But I did. God is filling my heart with so much new stuff right now, I can’t even put…
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Surviving to Thriving
Read more: Surviving to ThrivingI’m sure by now you’re tired of hearing about Valentines Day. I hope the day was special for you, even if you and God were the only two celebrating it. A dear lady I’ve come to know on Facebook called God her “sweetie.” I thought that was so precious. And I will share that two…
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A Day for Love
Read more: A Day for LoveSo, I kissed my boyfriend goodbye today. Then he left to fly out on business for the week. I hope you have enjoyed the "Boyfriend" theme this February. It's Sunday evening as I write this post. Our Valentine's weekend didn't turn out as planned. Isn't that just like life? Like marriage? But, it's through my…
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10 Valentines Day Ideas to Rock His World
Read more: 10 Valentines Day Ideas to Rock His WorldI hope you all are having as much fun with our husband-to-boyfriend theme as Lynn and I are. We put our heads together and created a list of 10 ideas (you know how we love lists of 10!) to WOW your spouse on Monday. Many of these turned out to really bless our hubbies and…
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Thankful Thursday
Read more: Thankful ThursdayThankful Thursday is at Laurie's of Women Taking A Stand and then over to Grace Alone for March and back here in April. Hi Everyone! Dineen here…Lynn's sick with a bad cold (please pray for her speedy recovery!) so I'm filling in for Thankful Thursday. We have so much to be thankful for…Lynn and I are delighted and…
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What’s His Idea of Romance?
Read more: What’s His Idea of Romance?Over the weekend, I went out with my husband, and as we were talking, I suddenly had the thought, “I know what I consider romantic, but what’s his idea of romance?” Valentine’s Day seems to pretty much revolve around us women, but I wonder if we miss out on some great opportunities to connect with…
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Weekend Devo – God Rocked My World with a Hook!
Read more: Weekend Devo – God Rocked My World with a Hook!Did I ever tell you the story of how God provided shoes in the exact color I needed? It's a story I hold close to my heart because it reminds me how He truly cares about every detail in our lives. I'd searched all over the place for a pair of shoes in a certain…
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My Married Boyfriend
Read more: My Married BoyfriendOn Monday I told you about my new boyfriend. How my chance orneriness created a fun exchange between my husband and me. So, let me continue the story. After the impetuous hand-holding in the car, (yes, I can drive with one hand especially if my boyfriend wants to hold the other) I was delightfully surprised…
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Romancing the Man
Read more: Romancing the ManDid you read Lynn’s post yesterday? I don’t know about you but I’ve been giggling with her all the way on this one. Ladies, this is a chance to create some of that romance we love right in our own marriages! So, along those lines, I will share that I asked my hubby on the…
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Weekend Devo – Faith of a Mother
Read more: Weekend Devo – Faith of a MotherLeaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.” Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her…
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The Hummingbird Atheist
Read more: The Hummingbird AtheistI snapped this photo last night from my family room window. We are looking into the backyard. It’s twilight in this scene. It’s the mad rush of the Hummingbirds. If you know an unbeliever this is a good story. If you are a believer, this is a GREAT story. Let this tiny bird reveal some…
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Living BIG FAITH
Read more: Living BIG FAITHWhen I wrote my original post about BIG FAITH, I had no idea how many people would respond. So many of you, as far away as Africa and Austrailia, have contacted me here or privately to say God has put the same yearning in their heart as well. Reading my post merely put into words…
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Hope For The Unequally Yoked (Original Article posted at the Internet Cafe)
Read more: Hope For The Unequally Yoked (Original Article posted at the Internet Cafe)I sat down in church recently just before the service started and glanced around. I noticed that just like me, there were women scattered about the large auditorium sitting alone. I wondered about them. Were they married, like me? Was their husband at home on the couch watching baseball this morning, like mine? Were they…
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What’s the Name of That Book?
Read more: What’s the Name of That Book?I have to tell you that Jesus Christ can do amazing things in the lives of two ordinary women. You may know that Dineen and I spent a few days together. We were preparing for our new book launch and at the advice of our publisher, Regal Books, we worked with our video guy, Jim…