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The Gift of Others!
Read more: The Gift of Others!Lent! We’re now 2 weeks into this annual pilgrimage to meet Jesus at the Cross and then to experience His resurrection of that wonderful Easter Sunday. For those of you who’ve been here for a while, you’ll know I love Lent. For me, it’s always a season to recalibrate, to assess my relationship with Jesus.…
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Let’s Talk About Abuse and Reconciliation
Read more: Let’s Talk About Abuse and ReconciliationHello my friends, Ann here. Lynn is talking about such an important topic at the moment: Difficult personalities in families. I think many of us deal with a situation or two in our family where there is someone with a difficult personality. Would that be true to say? If I look at Bryce’s and my…
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What Is A Healthy Relationship
Read more: What Is A Healthy RelationshipWHAT IS A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP Read Personality Disorders here, Post One.Read: What a Response, Post Two, here. I will admit that until recently, due to an unexpected exchange with a family member, I hadn’t explored personality issues outside of spiritual implications. I know there are many people who struggle with mental health that do not…
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What I Know For Sure
Read more: What I Know For SureDivine Love Hello! This is Barb Twigg with another What I Know For Sure
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What A Response!
Read more: What A Response!Well….. WOW! It appears that exploring personality traits and difficulties is a topic of great interest. The overwhelming vote was “yes” to explore some challenging topics in relationships. I also respect those of you who didn’t want to look at this aspect of relationships. And those who cautioned about labeling anyone with a negative personality…
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For Such a Time as This
Read more: For Such a Time as ThisLynn here. I am so glad that several of you have applied to be guest authors. Joy, has written for SUM before. Today she is bringing another great article. Be encouraged. Hugs, Lynn Joy: There are moments in life when we look around and wonder how we got here. I’ve often questioned why I moved…
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Gentle and Humble in Heart
Read more: Gentle and Humble in HeartHello, everyone. Ian here from sunny Sydney. We trust everyone’s 2026’s have started well. With the beginning of a new year, it’s often a good time to re-set and re-assess our relationship with God. Perhaps more so with all that’s going on in the world. Much of it not good making these times a little…
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Personality Disorders
Read more: Personality DisordersHi Sumites, Lynn Donovan here. Recently I’ve been learning about narcissism and personality disorders in general. I’m utterly fascinated how disorders are formed and also managed within a person. I’m also interested in how these quirks, annoyances, and very challenging behaviors affect us relationally, especially within the context of marriage and our family of origin.…
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Want to hear God? See in the Spirit.
Read more: Want to hear God? See in the Spirit.Develop Your Spiritual Gifting Seminar Three: Develop Spiritual GiftsThere is so much confusion about spiritual gifts. It’s time to clearly divide the Word of God. Know what gifts we have access to then develop them in our lives. As the world grows dark, we reveal the light of God through His many gifts. We will…
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What I Know For Sure
Read more: What I Know For SureHello! Barb Twigg here with another What I Know For Sure The veil will be removed!
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Valentine’s Day … What To Do!
Read more: Valentine’s Day … What To Do!It’s been a loooong while since I written about the practical life in a spiritually mismatched marriage. Today I would like to share a few thoughts of wisdom among us believing spouses as Valentine’s Day is about to roll around (AGAIN). In all transparency, I wish this day didn’t exist. Well, Kinda. It is wonderful…
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When God puts you in the Marketplace
Read more: When God puts you in the MarketplaceHello friends, Ann here! I have been on quite the fast-moving journey the last two months, and I might share a little of that today, so here goes: I have recently gone back into the world of work and study. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am retraining as a coaching psychologist; and…
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WHAT TO DO WITH A GIFT
Read more: WHAT TO DO WITH A GIFTAUTHOR: Tess Reeves. Have you ever been super excited to gift a bestie with a birthday surprise that you knew without a doubt would knock her off her feet? Did you have an image of what would her facial expression be when you handed it over? The joy on her face would be priceless. You…
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Praying For Protection Seminar
Read more: Praying For Protection SeminarAt the start of every year, I offer training seminars to the financial donors that occurs on Giving Tuesday in December. If you missed your opportunity to support this ministry you can still give and register for this seminar. Link is at the bottom. The LIVE broadcast is Tuesday, January 28th at 11 am Pacific.…
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What I Know For Sure
Read more: What I Know For SureHi, This is Barb Twigg with another What I Know For Sure He wants MORE of you!
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Balancing our Spouse and our Faith
Read more: Balancing our Spouse and our FaithHello everyone How are you all, I wonder? It has been a while! I hope the fast went well for you. Well, today I’m actually a little raw. We have ‘raw’ days sometimes. This week my lovely hubby expressed that I’m charging off without him into stuff that I am interested in, leaving him alone.…
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Powerful Warfare Prayers
Read more: Powerful Warfare PrayersToday, I was praying with someone and we talked about praying for marriages. I thought I would share the link I sent her. Did you know there is entire library of prayers to pray for your home, your kids, your spouse. The prayer are my own and I know they have power behind them. Below…
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It’s Not Too Late
Read more: It’s Not Too LateSeminar One: Praying for Healing for Self or Others TODAY!!! LIVE at 11 am Pacific. Check your time zone. Can’t attend live. No Worries. You will receive a link to the broadcast after the event. So many Christians DO NOT know how to pray effectively. Many believers have never received training for effective wording/language to…
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Annual Fast Concludes
Read more: Annual Fast ConcludesWhat Did You Learn? What Did God Reveal to You? Thank you to our amazing prayer team for stepping up and writing words of encouragement for us through the week of fasting. They are each amazing women of faith. I love them deeply. For me, this fast launched something new… I am now on a…
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The Power of Communion (This practice can heal you.)
Read more: The Power of Communion (This practice can heal you.)The Power of Communion (This practice can heal you.) Today, I want to encourage all of you who have been fasting. And encourage all the rest who weren’t able to fast. Finishing our fast and taking what we gained into our everyday lives is powerful. I want to share how I join in unity with…
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Effective Prayer for Healing
Read more: Effective Prayer for HealingSeminar One: Praying for Healing for Self or Others January 14, 2026 LIVE at 11 am Pacific. Check your time zone. Can’t attend live. No Worries. You will receive a link to the broadcast after the event. So many Christians DO NOT know how to pray effectively. Many believers have never received training for effective…
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Cultivating Gratitude
Read more: Cultivating GratitudeHello SUM Nation! Author: Nickole Melerotto, North Carolina One of the things this team of ladies and I have discussed toward the end of 2025 in our weekly prayer meetings is a desire to track prayer requests and answers to prayer. We want to celebrate and relive the moments of answered prayer with all of…
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Comparison
Read more: ComparisonAuthor: Jacquiline Lasnik, Colorado, USA We are anointed…chosen….and called to greater than ourselves and to die to ourselves in the process. I prayed over this post before writing to you. I wondered can someone soft spoken and scatter brained encourage you? We’re all in different seasons, battles, or life stages. How can I write words…