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What About Tithing?
Read more: What About Tithing?I stated earlier in the week that on Saturdays we will post relevant articles from our archives that will address common spiritually mismatched issues in marriage. This is a re-post from April 28, 2009. It remains true, relevant and powerful for the unequally yoked who yearn to tithe. Hugs, Lynn ****** For the next several…
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Under The Umbrella – The Battle For My Life!
Read more: Under The Umbrella – The Battle For My Life!Standing Under The Umbrella- The Battle For Our Life! Ephesians 6 Series Earlier this week I posted a question to our Facebook Reader page the following: There is a need to write and study through the SUM blog about many practical needs for the spiritually mismatched such as tithing, friendships, sex, attending church alone, prayer…
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For Such a Time as Now
Read more: For Such a Time as NowFor I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. - Isaiah 43:19 The Lord replied, ”Look around at the nations; look and be amazed! For I am doing something in your own day, something you wouldn’t believe even…
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Seek Him Like Never Before!
Read more: Seek Him Like Never Before!…so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom…
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A Holy Fast
Read more: A Holy FastIn the Jubilee year, the next 12 months, I’m discovering that the Lord is seeking a people who are able to walk in increasing holiness. To raise up a people in faith and spiritual strength to fight against the kingdom of darkness and to walk in His miraculous power and love. But so many of…
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Community Fast: Monday. It’s About Holiness!
Read more: Community Fast: Monday. It’s About Holiness!Daytime fast begins Monday. A Kingdom People Fast: I’m deeply moved that we should pray beginning this weekend in preparation for our fast together on Monday. The Lord is quickening my spirit to lead us to pray during this three days centered on holiness. I’m also keenly aware that following Rosh Hashanah we are leading…
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The Rapture? And The Devil Must Repay…. So good!
Read more: The Rapture? And The Devil Must Repay…. So good!Don't forget our community fast this Monday, September 14. Rosh Hashanah SUMite Family: We are indeed, living in an interesting season. I’ve spoken with my mom at length over the past few months about all of the end time scenarios that are being propagated in the Christian realm. These discussions are always fascinating and they…
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He’s Getting Us Ready for Our Promise Land
Read more: He’s Getting Us Ready for Our Promise LandMy friends, through the end of 2013 up to early August of this year I've heard Abba speak of preparation over and over again. I believe we have been in this time of preparation up until now. The Holy Spirit has impressed upon me that we, the SUMites specifically, are now being shifted into a…
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Superheroes of the Past and Present
Read more: Superheroes of the Past and PresentMy friends, I have a new nugget to share with you that is so encouraging to me. I’m excited to share it with you. First, let me set it up. I’ve tended to look at the first disciples and believers in a different way than I see us-modern day believers. I’ve made the assumption that…
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Jubilee – The Restoration Puzzle
Read more: Jubilee – The Restoration PuzzleCommunity Fast together: September 14th: Rosh Hashanah Part I – the Promise of Jubilee Don’t you find it interesting that God established a Jubilee year? I mean really. He knew we would mess up. Make mistakes. Go into debt. Trade our Freedom for bondage. Under the Old Covenant He also established a Family Redeemer who…
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Guest Post: Lessons Around the Mountain
Read more: Guest Post: Lessons Around the MountainDear friends, I'm so happy to have Trish Fuhlendorf back with us today. I love this post she's written for us about control. It's a good word for us, especially right now, because we in no way want to interfere with whatever God wants to do in our pre-believers. Love you! ~Dineen Lessons Around the…
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The Thinning Veil
Read more: The Thinning VeilMy friends, in my journey through the book of John, the Holy Spirit is revealing more connections to the truths in God’s Word. I find this journey so fascinating. I hope you are too, because I have some to share with you today. First, go with me to the book of John, specifically chapters nine…
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The Promise of Jubilee
Read more: The Promise of JubileeSUMites: 5775 Jewish Holiday Calendar – Hebrew Year 5775. All Jewish holidays begin the evening before the date specified. In Hebrew calendar a "day" begins and ends at sunset, rather than at midnight. Two weeks from today is Rosh Hashanah. Monday, September 14, 2015 represents the New Year according to the Jewish calendar. This season, September…
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This Challenging Culture
Read more: This Challenging CultureHello, SUMite family! Lynn and I decided we should wrap our study up this week, because we have other things we want to move onto next week. Thus we will conclude our Equipping Our Kids in a Contrary Culture on Friday with Lynn’s post about Legacy Kids. I’m sure it will be amazing too! My…
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Power Prayer For Your Child That Moves Heaven
Read more: Power Prayer For Your Child That Moves HeavenSumites: Roommate and Caitie Saturday my husband and I drove my daughter to college. She is a Junior this fall at BIOLA and has moved into an apartment off campus with her roommate. It’s the next step in her life toward independence and adulthood. Wow. It’s a profound truth, as things change, they stay the…
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For Every Mom Who Is Praying For A Prodigal
Read more: For Every Mom Who Is Praying For A ProdigalAMAZING stories were shared on Monday! SUMites, it is a privilege to be among you. Your love for Jesus and your family coupled with your wisdom, is truly a gift to me, Dineen and our entire family here on the web. Today I want to wrap up chapter four. I remain very passionate about the…
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My Daughter Taught Me to be Generous
Read more: My Daughter Taught Me to be GenerousMy friends, I’ve heard it said a few times in the last few years that the Holy Spirit doesn’t come child-sized. That’s an amazing thought when you think about it, that just as God’s Spirit dwells in us in “size” and strength, He dwells in our children too when they have made that all important…
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Even Bullies Need Love
Read more: Even Bullies Need LoveHello, SUMites! Welcome to week three of the Equipping Our Kids in a Contrary Culture series. This week I’m zeroing in on chapter six in our book, Not Alone, about Generous Kids. I share some stories in this chapter about my daughters, stories that are near and dear to my heart and one that nearly…
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Today At Church I Looked Down The Row And Was……
Read more: Today At Church I Looked Down The Row And Was……Hi Gang, Well today it’s my turn to write about chapter four of Not Alone re-titled Raising Godly Kids in a Spiritually Mismatched Home. Churched Kids My heart and head is full of thoughts and emotions when I consider raising our kids in church. I share a number of my thoughts and experiences in chapter four about…
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You are Not Alone in the Dark
Read more: You are Not Alone in the DarkGuest Post by Arlene Pellicane Giveaway: 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom I was attending Dave Ramsay’s Financial Peace University when a not-so-peaceful thing happened. On my way out of the restroom, I read a sign posted, “If you’re not using the lights, please turn them off.” I thought I was alone so I flipped…
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Don’t Over-Schedule Your Kids
Read more: Don’t Over-Schedule Your KidsMy friends, what are your thoughts about this study so far? Is it helping you? Are there areas you want to talk about that we haven’t addressed yet? Let us know if you have more specific issues that we can address through this study. Today I want to talk about helping our kids choose between…
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Making GOoDly Choices
Read more: Making GOoDly ChoicesMy friends, this week I'm drawing from chapter 5 (Peaceful Kids) of our book, Not Alone. I find more and more that our choices are the starting points of success, whether that be in attaining goals or pressing in for breakthroughs. One of the greatest gifts we can teach our children is to help them…
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It’s even MORE on Sale
Read more: It’s even MORE on SaleOnly $1.99 (Read the excerpt below written by a 21 year old who was raised in a spiritually mismatched home.) SUMite Nation, our book, Not Alone, which we're using for this new series Equipping Our Kids in a Contrary Culture is on sale for even less. It looks like the ebook for Kindle, Nook and…
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Parenting Supernaturally
Read more: Parenting SupernaturallyHow is our parenting supernatural? We find the answer in a powerful passage of God’s Word…. And this paragraph was written specifically for all of us who are married to unbelievers. For the rest of you who are in mixed marriages-Christian married to non-Christian-we have no explicit command from the Master. So this is what…