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The New Kingdom Era
Read more: The New Kingdom EraSUMites, It’s July 1st. Half of 2018 remains, and we are merely beginning to step into the miracles and the Presence of God that Kingdom era offers. Today, I want to share with you my thoughts about what is happening in the Kingdom of God in this season. Below is an excerpt from an email…
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Devotion by: Christine Smith
Read more: Devotion by: Christine SmithOver the years I believe God has occasionally given me what I call an “image” that I then attempt to draw. I haven’t had one for years until this morning during my quiet pray time with Him. I decided to intentionally wait on Him instead of doing all the talking. I saw myself sitting in…
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Life Is Too Short to Live Any Way but Happy! By Lori Lyn Skipper
Read more: Life Is Too Short to Live Any Way but Happy! By Lori Lyn SkipperWelcome back to the adventures of Lori Lyn Skipper. My son, Brad, and I made it just fine after his dad left us because we had God on our side. Yes, there were definite struggles, but I had such a peace about me, Philippians 4:7 NLT: Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything…
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Our Bottom Drawer
Read more: Our Bottom DrawerHi friends, Ann here! In preparation for today’s post I’d been asking God what to write. I had a head full of ideas but in the early hours of this morning those went completely out the window as I woke with a pounding heart and a picture of a cavernous wooden bottom drawer! As I…
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The Dichotomy of A Life, by Lori Lyn Skipper – Part II
Read more: The Dichotomy of A Life, by Lori Lyn Skipper – Part IIWelcome back! As a quick reminder, I moved to Springfield, IL in 1990. It was there that I met my son Brad’s dad. The birth of Brad was so very different than when I gave birth to Brian. I was instantly protective of him. On June 26, 1996 my life took a major turn. Without…
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I Was A Drunk. What You Don’t Know!
Read more: I Was A Drunk. What You Don’t Know!Hi All! Lori Skipper here. I’m not sharing the following for accolades for myself but to show the greatness of our God. When I say I am like Paul, “the chief of sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15), I am being very serious. I want to show you how God really does choose the foolish and…
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The Royal Wedding
Read more: The Royal WeddingBy Martha Bush On May 19, 2018, the world tuned in to watch on television as Meghan Markle arrived at Windsor Castle. All eyes were upon her as she walked down the aisle in St. George's Chapel to say, “I do” to Prince Harry. Meghan was referred to as a commoner because she was not…
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Suicide Is Defeated – Read This!
Read more: Suicide Is Defeated – Read This!SUMites, Last week, news feeds displayed faces of two celebrities who committed suicide. When there is a celebrity suicide, such as Robin Williams, the national suicide rates jump 10 %. Well not this time! Upon reading the headlines and then a Facebook friend sharing about his experience, see below, I was compelled by Jesus to…
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Turning Up Each Day
Read more: Turning Up Each DayImage courtesy of Dreamstop.com One of the key points I make to people who ask me for some advice on writing is the importance of turning up each day. Don’t wait for inspiration to come before you start writing, it only comes when you start. It’s surprisingly magical and wonderful what words, phrases, character traits,…
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You CAN Raise Your Kids to Faith as Adults – Read This!
Read more: You CAN Raise Your Kids to Faith as Adults – Read This!SUMites, Recently on our Facebook page, Patty posted a question: What topics would you like to see covered in future posts. Today I want to tackle a topic and perhaps will take on a few more in the month of June. There were a ton of inquiries about raising children to faith. Gang, Dineen and…
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The Demonic and Secrets
Read more: The Demonic and SecretsSUMites, Today I feel the Lord is leading me to write about Secrets. Yes, secrecy is something so many of us tangle with in our lives. But the longer I live, the more I've come to realize that secrets are actually weapons of the devil. Let me share something that occurred in our family a…
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SUMites Summit on the Summit by Libby
Read more: SUMites Summit on the Summit by LibbyWhen I was paying for the SUM community, Holy Spirit started downloading words and pictures into my soul for us! So, in prayer, I grabbed my pen and sketch pad and let Holy Spirit flow through me. This is the first time I have ever done this, and let me tell you, it was awesome…
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Privacy Policy
Read more: Privacy PolicyHello Friends of this Ministry. You may be aware that compliance with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), our ministry, Three Keys Ministries et al. is required to provide our Privacy Policy. You can view this policy at any time on any of our websites. Thank you so much for being a part of…
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Wisdom, Wonder, A Few Balloons, and Mustangs
Read more: Wisdom, Wonder, A Few Balloons, and MustangsHello SUMite Nation! Me and Caitie, Corn Lake, May 14, 2018 Colorado was awesome. I cherished the time with my mom and daughter on Mother’s Day and my birthday. Below are a few photos. I also want to share a beautiful word that came from my daughter while we sat on the lake edge with…
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Asking for an Egg
Read more: Asking for an EggHi everyone, Ann here Recently, Lynn shared a wonderful video about how she asked God for an egg and literally got an egg! This story made me smile broadly. After all, if we ask for an egg God does not give us a scorpion (Luke 11:12). But it got me wondering what it means,…
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Devotion: by Lori Lyn Skipper
Read more: Devotion: by Lori Lyn SkipperLadies, our husbands need encouragement. I was having a conversation with my best friend recently about our spouses. We both had questions and concerns. So, we did the best thing we could do, we prayed. As we were praying, I began to thank God for creating men and women differently. I thanked Him for making…
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Spiritual Leadership For The Unequally Yoked
Read more: Spiritual Leadership For The Unequally YokedLeadership of the family is absolutely challenging when married to an unbeliever. Years ago, my husband was far away from God. It was obvious that he would not be leading our family in daily devotions nor praying with us. My reality at the time was on the receiving end of his hostility toward all things…
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Inside God’s Cedar Chest
Read more: Inside God’s Cedar ChestBy Martha Bush It was 4:30 A.M., April 22, 2017. My mother’s nurse tapped me on my leg while I was grabbing a short nap on the sofa down the hall from my mother’s room where she lay at the point of death. I sat up quickly at the feel of the nurse’s soft gentle…
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Are You Ready To Be Arrested Because You Pray?
Read more: Are You Ready To Be Arrested Because You Pray?Hello SUMites, I’m going to interrupt my posts on Leadership because I can no longer remain silent. I must bring to light before our community what is occurring right now in the California State Legislature. Currently there is a bill that has passed the California State Assembly, AB2943 and is headed for the Senate. Legal…
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The Father’s Heart
Read more: The Father’s HeartPhoto courtesy of Fairfax County website Ian here. As I walked one of our dogs this morning I asked the Lord what was on His heart for this community. He responded almost immediately with: “My heart.” I enquired further and He wanted us to know how much He loves us and how much His heart…
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Leadership In An Unequally Yoked Marriage
Read more: Leadership In An Unequally Yoked MarriageHello Sumite Nation: As I was on my walk-n-pray this morning, the Lord began to speak to me about a topic that Dineen and I have covered throughout the years, here at SUM. Leadership of the Family. Writing about this topic is at the core of our ministry as our first book is titled, Winning…
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I Can’t Believe That JUST Happened!
Read more: I Can’t Believe That JUST Happened!Hey SUM Family, Tiffany here! I have a confession. These last couple months have been really hard! I have struggled with things that I haven't for a while – at least a year. Things I thought were long gone have resurfaced. Things that I just gained victory from – snatching up my money, time, effort,…
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He Can Handle Your Dissapointment
Read more: He Can Handle Your DissapointmentSUMites, each of us have walked the lonely road of disappointment. It is a commonality when you are unequally yoked. Our dreams about a family, a spouse who attends church together and leads the family devotions are only but shadows of a hope lost in reality. What do we do with disappointment? How do we…
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Your Yes, A Powerful Tool In The Kingdom
Read more: Your Yes, A Powerful Tool In The KingdomSo SUM Nation, What do you think about developing quiet trust in God. Do you perceive how it’s an ongoing, interactive, and beautiful process of surrender and belief? I believe God. God believes me. I wonder if there are some of us who struggle with fully trusting God. I wonder if we might think that…