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Relentless, Unforgiving, Pursuit!
The Aggressor, my 13 year old Daughter.Read more: Relentless, Unforgiving, Pursuit!Good Morning Everyone, I am running a tad behind this stormy Monday morning, so I am posting late. But as I read my Bible this morning, I was deeply impressed with a message that seemed to be written in the Holy Book for just me. As I thought about it, I bet some of you…
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Weekend Devotion – Love is a choice.
Read more: Weekend Devotion – Love is a choice.I thought Rick Warren did an excellent job with this devotional and wanted to share it with you. Hope you're Valentines Day is filled with love! – Dineen 2008/11/25 Love Is a Choiceby Rick Warren … That you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For…
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Hallmark Holiday
Read more: Hallmark HolidayTomorrow is such a strange day. Valentine’s Day! This day could make me one of the happiest women alive or shatter my life. In the early years of my marriage, I had expectations of surprise trips to some warm destination. I dreamed of three dozen roses arriving at the bank which would make all my…
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Sacrificial Love
Read more: Sacrificial LoveAs Lynn mentioned yesterday, we started The Love Dare (by Stephen and Alex Kendrick) at 1Peter3Living. If you feel led to do this book, I encourage you to do it either on your own or with us at 1Peter3Living. Already, God is opening doors and sending a clear message that He intends to use this…
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I Can’t Believe I sent this to a Radio Station.
Read more: I Can’t Believe I sent this to a Radio Station.It is strange but I find myself listening to a Christian Radio Station that is located in Texas. I found this station through ITunes and have enjoyed the music and positive message. I listen while I write and blog. Well today the station asked their listeners to submit a fun and creative relationship-building tool. Valentine’s…
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Weekend Devotion-End of a Journey
Read more: Weekend Devotion-End of a JourneyToday marks the end of a turbulent journey. So many of you have been praying for my daughter and my family as we traversed a world of brain surgeries, complicated recoveries, and radiation. The seven weeks of radiation therapy ended today. Words are so inadequate to express our burgeoning excitement this week as we counted…
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The Call to Fight
Read more: The Call to FightIn my journey through the Bible, God’s showing me a constant thread of struggle and perseverance. From Jacob to Joseph to Moses and the Israelites. In Genesis 32, Jacob is faced with a potential disaster. His brother Esau is coming with 400 men, and Jacob fears the worst. He even prepares for the confrontation by…
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Covetousness is a Mirage – Weekend Devotion
Read more: Covetousness is a Mirage – Weekend DevotionBy Amy Forbes I've been going through a period of unsettlement over the last few months. Too many times I've been unhappy with my marriage, unhappy with who I married and just generally unhappy with my life. My friends are better off financially and their relationships seem to be without problems but I was looking…
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God’s Umbrella
Read more: God’s UmbrellaOne morning an interesting thought struck me. All our trials and sufferings fall under the umbrella of God’s protection, but beneath that covering they diverge into two areas: consequences and circumstances. Consequences are the result of our poor choices. Sometime we just make mistakes. It’s inevitable. Sometimes God allows us to experience them in order…
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Chronicles of The Donovan Clan
Read more: Chronicles of The Donovan ClanFriday was my husband’s last day on the job. It all began when I was finally able to pray earnestly “The” Dangerous Prayer, Lord, do whatever it takes to save my husband. Scroll down or click here to read Friday’s Post or click here to read the dangerous prayer that I prayed two years ago.…
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Thankful Thursday
Read more: Thankful ThursdayWhere does the time go? I usually have my Thankful post up at least 12 hours earlier than this. Too many things cooking on the burner this week. Have mercy! But, it is all good. In fact, I have so much to tell you about the Donovan Clan! Our Lord is so faithful. I have…
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God’s Promises: Abraham Believed
Read more: God’s Promises: Abraham BelievedThe best way I know of getting closer to God and getting to know him better is to read God’s Word daily. Abraham came to know the God of Israel well enough to be called “friend.” This year I’m returning to reading the Bible in a year* to glean more nuggets about God and to…
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Speaking
Read more: SpeakingMy name is Judy Sylvester I was at the women’s meeting in Garden City yesterday. Lynn you are a blessed speaker. I wanted to meet and thank you personally yesterday for your blog that I have been reading for the past two – three years -Garden City Retreat, Detroit, MI I do not even know…
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Weekend Devotion – Isaiah 58
Read more: Weekend Devotion – Isaiah 58This past week, 1Peter 3 and many readers here have spent a week fasting for our loves ones. It's been a very powerful and promising week for many of us. New things have been revealed and promises reinforced. God is so faithful and good. This weekend is truly a celebration of our God who is…
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Day Four: Perseverance, Persistence, and Peskiness
Read more: Day Four: Perseverance, Persistence, and PeskinessOne of the hardest aspects of praying long term is perseverance. Especially in today's society of immediate results, our patience muscle is sorely lacking exercise. Our food, our clothing, our shopping, our work-everything is structured to be quick and easy. You can even watch your favorite TV shows on one site condensed to about five…
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Day Three: Believing Like Abraham
Read more: Day Three: Believing Like AbrahamWelcome to day three of our week of fasting and prayer. I know many of you have joined us in praying and even fasting for your spouses. I'd like to encourage you to continue, in whatever form God is leading you, to keep your vigil going. For the sake of simplicity for my family as…
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Prayers
Read more: PrayersLord, May we be doers and not just hearers of Your Word. May we act immediately on the instructions of Your Holy Spirit within us. Lord cultivate in us hearts to obey, no matter how odd or uncomfortable or foolish it may seem to us. Cultivate in us hearts that trust completely in You and…
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Preparing for the New Year
Read more: Preparing for the New YearReflection seems to be a common state this time of year. As the New Year approaches, we look back on the past year and wonder what the new one will bring. Over the last few years God has led me to take this last week of December and the first week of January to spend…
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Peace in the House at Christmas
Read more: Peace in the House at ChristmasI remember in years past thinking of Christmas and Easter as two very separate events. I understood the connection-why Christ came-yet now, after many years walking with God and delving into the rich layers of his word, I've come to see how the salvation journey Jesus walked began at Christmas. Christ came as a child…
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Giving Thanks @ Thanksgiving
Dineen MillerRead more: Giving Thanks @ ThanksgivingWhen asked to give my testimony, I never know what to say. God didn’t come into my life on a blazing horse, saving me in the middle of some catastrophic event or dark moment. As far back as I can remember, I always remember him being there. Which is amazing since I didn’t grow up…
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Weekend Devotion-What’s Your Life Message?
Read more: Weekend Devotion-What’s Your Life Message?Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow…
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Is Your Marriage an Idol?
Read more: Is Your Marriage an Idol?We tackled several questions of great magnitude yesterday at 1Peter3Living. Here they are: Dee: I’m thinking as I type & I have a couple of questions…..perhaps you can help me… Recently, a lady shared (this is not verbatim & this lady is not from 1P3), that she prays she will not make her unequally yoked…
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Thankful Thursday
Read more: Thankful ThursdayThis week prior to Thanksgiving, I am deeply thankful to the Lord Jesus Christ for so much. Bible study concluded for this year today. Tears of happiness and friendship were part of our morning. I will miss these ladies I have come to love over the past 10 weeks. Girls, next up…. Beth Moore, Esther,…
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The “Right” Prayer
Read more: The “Right” PrayerI do not believe that there is such a thing in the history of God's kingdom as a right prayer offered in a right spirit that is forever left unanswered. – Theodore L. Cuyler Theodore L. Cuyler's words ring true when held up against the light of God's Word: Is any one of you sick?…