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New Beginnings
Read more: New BeginningsPart of the heart message of Christ’s ministry is new beginnings. One of our greatest benefits in salvation is that everyday is a chance start over. We’re human, and we will undoubtedly mess up-daily even. But we have a God who loved so much that he took care of that, too. Praise be to the…
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Remembering Good Friday
Read more: Remembering Good FridayJohn 12: 24-25 Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it…
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Yellow Pages and a Prayer
Read more: Yellow Pages and a PrayerI want to welcome everyone who is popping in from A Woman Inspired Conference. Thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to stop over here. During the conference I shared how God used a prayer and the yellow pages to orchestrate the sensational. My husband prayed for salvation with Joe, the contractor, while…
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What kind of people are you?
Read more: What kind of people are you?"This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rock are the ones who receive the…
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A Shaghetti Western
Marriage MondayRead more: A Shaghetti Westerne-Mom of Chrysalis Is hosting Marriage Monday. Our topic: "Friendship in Christian Marriage." How do you and your husband celebrate your friendship together. Scripture teaches us to phileo our husbands (Titus 2:4). This is a human brotherly kind of affection and love. For most men, phileo translates into side-by-side companionship. What do you two love…
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Laced With Grace
Read more: Laced With GraceThe LWG team thought to celebrate our Lord’s Resurrection with a special giveaway. The package includes a Veggie Tale DVD, Resurrection Eggs, a journal, the novel ‘Fireproof’, and Max Lucado’s ‘Facing your Giants’ (Paperback book and MP3 Sermon Series). To Enter: Leave a comment on a devotion that is being published in the up-coming week…
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The Question of the Ages
Read more: The Question of the AgesIn Judges 6:13, Gideon asks God the question of the ages. "But sir," Gideon replied, "if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us?" If we haven't asked it as some point in our lives, even as Christians, we've most definitely wondered about it. Why does God let bad things happen…
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What About the Kids?
Read more: What About the Kids?My daughter AND my husband attended church with me yesterday. As the pastor stepped up to begin his message, he picked up a rope. He then asked one of the guys seated up front to take the other end of the rope and start walking out of the sanctuary. This yellow rope began to stretch…
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Weekend Devotion – Developing a Persistent Love
Read more: Weekend Devotion – Developing a Persistent LoveIn keeping with our theme this week of "not giving up," Lynn and I thought this devotional by Rick Warren was great! We hope it blesses you as it did us.Praying and believing,Dineen Developing a Persistent Loveby Rick Warren "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance" (1…
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Spiritual Leadership and the Heebie Jeebies
Read more: Spiritual Leadership and the Heebie JeebiesJesus said: Luke 6:41 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? 42 How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First…
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan –
Didn’t See THIS Comin’.Read more: Chronicles of the Donovan Clan –When do we give up hope? Most of you know my husband became unemployed like millions of others in January. Unemployment can really shake a man up. It’s a blow to the psyche. My husband’s shake-up propelled him to attend church with me back then. He astonished me further when he joined me during Wednesday…
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Most Unusual Birthday Gift
Read more: Most Unusual Birthday GiftI remember a chat I had with Rebecca Saville, Psychologist and contributor here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage, several moths ago. We were talking about men and women and about how we view change in our marriage relationship in very different ways. She said this: A woman marries a man thinking she can change him. A man…
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Thankful Thursday – We Are Free!
Read more: Thankful Thursday – We Are Free!Isaiah 61 The Year of the LORD’s Favor 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners We serve…
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Great Marriage Quotes
Read more: Great Marriage QuotesYa'll are wise. Have I told you that lately? Well, you amaze me. Your advice and wisdom with regard to the Affair post last week was spot on! Today, I need some more of your mental power. Mostly, I need some of your Holy Spirit inspired advice. I am working on my speaking outline for…
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Weekend Devotion – God’s Power
Read more: Weekend Devotion – God’s PowerFor God is working you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. – Philippians 2:13I have this verse written on a bright green Post-It note stuck on my computer. I pray it at least once a day because I want this dearly, especially in a couple areas of my life…
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An Affair? Facebook?
Read more: An Affair? Facebook?Do you think you could never have an affair? I know this question appears outlandish. However, I want to tell you a story. FACEBOOK: Write On my wall: Hi Tina, I found you through our High school link in Facebook. Wow, your picture is gorgeous! How are you doing? What are you doing? I am settled…
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Thankful Thursday – Epic Story
Read more: Thankful Thursday – Epic StoryWhen we trust our lives to the hand and pen of an unseen but ever-present God, He will write our lives into “His story” and every last one of them will turn out to be a great read. With a grand ending. -Beth Moore We are living, out loud, the grandest drama ever. Real-life far…
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Weekend Devotion – Knowing God
Read more: Weekend Devotion – Knowing GodFrom now on if you listen obediently to the commandments that I am commanding you today, love God, your God, and serve him with everything you have within you, he'll take charge of sending the rain at the right time …. Deuteronomy 11:13-14 (MSG) God is all about timing. He knows the big picture, so…
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Thankful Thursday
WisdomRead more: Thankful ThursdayWelcome to Thankful Thursday. I will be co-hosting this event along with Laurie from Women Taking A Stand. Find Thankful Thursday here in March. In April we will head over to Laurie’s. On this Thankful Thursday, I give thanks to the Lord for Iris. Iris from Grace Alone has hosted this important event for years. She thoughtfully…
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A Bumpy Ride
Read more: A Bumpy RideI just got back from a trip to Colorado. On the way there, I experienced the "rocky-ride" due to turbulence from flying over the Rocky Mountains. I planned for this on the way home so as to avoid an upset stomach. Unfortunately, what I didn't expect was a bumpy ride back into San Jose because…
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WITHOUT A WORD by Noreen
Read more: WITHOUT A WORD by NoreenAs a young engaged woman I worked at a Christian preschool and was surrounded by godly women whose lives modeled the role God intends us to walk as wives and mothers. I didn’t realize how much they influenced me until I began to write my wedding vows and although I wasn’t saved at the time…
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Thankful Thursday – Sweetly Broken
Read more: Thankful Thursday – Sweetly BrokenI stood before the mirror this morning applying my makeup. My IPod was playing softly in the background. The song changed as I lifted the mascara wand to my eye. Sweetly Broken by Jeremy Riddle The words of this song washed over me like a river. I felt the love of Christ pour over my…
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Weekend Devotion – Another Biblical Nugget
Read more: Weekend Devotion – Another Biblical NuggetWhen Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I am innocent of this man's blood," he said. "It is your responsibility!" All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and on our children!" –…
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Thoughts of a Daughter
Read more: Thoughts of a DaughterIf your husband does not want you to go to Church, then stay home and paint the house with him. Go fishing or shopping, whatever He wants to do, and make sure you are having fun. ~Debi Pearl from Created To Be His Help Meet I first read that quote about six months ago. It’s…