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And Onwards We Go!
Read more: And Onwards We Go!Dear friends Well, we’ve reached the end of our How I read my Bible series. I hope you enjoyed it. I always say 'God made us each as unique as a snowflake'! Some of us have a special place where we curl up to read each day … Some of us have a favorite book…
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How I Read my Bible – Tiffany’s Favorite
Read more: How I Read my Bible – Tiffany’s FavoriteHey SUM Family, Tiffany here! I love seeing how other people read their Bible. I have seen some things that I would really like to try! Isn't it great how together we sharpen one another! ::grin:: I have talked before about the power of praise. I love to listen to worship songs and praise God…
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How I Read My Bible
Read more: How I Read My BibleHello my lovely SUMites, Amanda here! I have loved reading Ian and Ann’s posts on how they read their bibles! It is always inspiring to me to hear or read how other believers like to study Gods word. I have loved bibles since I was a teenager. I wanted the one with the trendy cover…
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How I Read My Bible
Read more: How I Read My BibleHello, everyone and welcome to this short series on reading the Bible. I’m excited to learn as much as I can and have the honour of kicking us off with my own Bible-reading habits. I would suggest my Bible reading is a little eclectic. I read passages from the Bible every day in some form…
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Tablecloth of Thanks -From the Archives
Read more: Tablecloth of Thanks -From the ArchivesHi friends, Lynn Donovan here on this brilliant November 1st as we all step into a season of giving thanks. I'm writing to you from my new home. I am so very thankful for all the Lord has provided. Below is my annual Thanksgiving tablecloth post: Every year I share this post in November. I…
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It’s Halloween. What is a Christian to Do?
Read more: It’s Halloween. What is a Christian to Do?I received a call last week from a frantic young mother who was desperate to receive help and deliverance for her very young daughter. After her description of the frightening things going on in her home and with her daughter, I lay awake most of the night praying and interceding for her child. This child…
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What I Would Tell My Younger, Unequally Yoked, Self
Read more: What I Would Tell My Younger, Unequally Yoked, SelfWhat I would tell my 30-year-old self as a newly unequally yoked woman. My friends, Lynn Donovan, here with you for a few posts. I’ve been pondering what was the most difficult part of my loooooong unequally yoked marriage. And viewing it from 30 years of experience now, I have concluded a few things that…
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Are You Emotionally Mature? Your Spouse?
Read more: Are You Emotionally Mature? Your Spouse?Hi SUM Nation, Lynn Donovan here today for a chat. I have a question to get started. Have you ever looked at someone (meaning your spouse :grin:) and wanted to say, “Grow up already!” Ahem! I’ve been doing a bit of research about emotional maturity, and it’s been enlightening. As I consider marriage relationships, I…
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Time for Rest
Read more: Time for RestHello beloved SUMites! This month while I was asking God what he wanted me to write about I felt him say “REST”. I believe he is leading some of us into a time of deep rest, I know he is me! So today I am going to share with you a few things our…
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An Escape Clause?
Read more: An Escape Clause?Hi family, Ann here. I found this article in our archives this week, and it was so good that I decided to make it today's post. It addresses the issue of 'what if you want to escape?' The article is written by Lynn, and here it is. Hope it helps you along, and I'd love to…
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A Holy Moment. Don’t Miss It!
Read more: A Holy Moment. Don’t Miss It!We Are in the In-between It’s likely you have read or heard me speak about the Jewish holidays and specifically, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. I want to take a minute to remind you to be observant in this in-between week. I’ve found that decade after decade many things will come to an end or…
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Child of an Unequally Yoked Marriage: Part Two
Read more: Child of an Unequally Yoked Marriage: Part TwoBetty Higginbotham is continuing her story today. You can find part one here. On Monday Betty described how she married and had four children, but her husband wasn't a believer. So, we'll let her continue — "Oh I tried. I would start going to church and tell myself "I got this", "I got it this…
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A Child of an Unequally Yoked Marriage: Part One
Read more: A Child of an Unequally Yoked Marriage: Part OneWe're privileged today to have a guest post from fellow SUMite, Betty Higginbotham. Betty is going to share her testimony of growing up in an unequally yoked home – And, wow, what a testimony. The testimony will be in two parts — Part one today, and part two on Wednesday. Now, over to Betty —…
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Trials — Count it all Joy?!
Read more: Trials — Count it all Joy?!Dear friends, Ann here. Sigh, my heart is full! Yesterday morning I got up, made a pot of coffee, opened Zoom and there was Lynn along with a screen full of other SUM faces. Most were from America, one from England, and another from New Zealand. When I see the SUM community in person like…
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Gatekeepers
Read more: GatekeepersBy Amanda Pace I had prayed about what to write and settled on this story before I watched Lynn’s amazing video on spiritual warfare in the SUMite facebook group. Isn’t God’s timing amazing! This post will also be about warfare, but it is more of a personal testimony as well as declarations I feel God…
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God Works in Mysterious Ways
Read more: God Works in Mysterious WaysPhoto courtesy of Cottonbro and Pexels.com Having just read Ann’s Monday post on guilt I thought I’d share a post I’ve shared a couple of times over the last 10 years. As this month, it’s my 10-year anniversary of finding this community. It was September 2012. I had always wanted to attend the American Christian…
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Who Are We Becoming?
Read more: Who Are We Becoming?Photo courtesy of Pexels.com and Anderson Guerra Hello, Ian here. Fiona and I planted a lemon tree two or three years ago. And this year, we discovered we had some fruit, tiny green lemons. The yellow comes later. Gradually they grew a bit more each day, week and month. And then the colour began to…
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Watching For Miracles
Read more: Watching For MiraclesOnce in a while my children will say or do something that blesses my spirit beyond words. When those moments happen it feels as if God is saying, “See? They ARE learning! And you are doing a good job!”. One of those moments came a few weeks ago with my seven year old…
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Don’t Let Anyone Steal Your Crown
Read more: Don’t Let Anyone Steal Your CrownHi SUM family, it's Ann here. I'm on holiday at the moment in England, where I've been visiting my parents in my home town (Reading), and attending my brother's wedding. I have one more week here before flying back to New Zealand. It's been special to be with my family. I am finishing off this…
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Yvonne Swarbrick Salvation Testimony
Read more: Yvonne Swarbrick Salvation TestimonyWe were sent this amazing story of how one husband turned to Jesus after many years of his wife waiting. We are so grateful to Yvonne Swarbrick for sharing it — it is her story. Read, meet Yvonne, and be encouraged: "I became a Christian in 1985 , the Lord had been calling me a…
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Jehovah Perazim: Breakthrough Power Within You
Read more: Jehovah Perazim: Breakthrough Power Within YouHello, dear friends, it's Ann here. Last week we talked about life with the Holy Spirit. I so enjoyed those conversations. Well, this week I want to share a couple of simple stories — one today and one on Friday — to describe something the Holy Spirit did on an otherwise ordinary day. In each…
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Shift our Focus: A More Simple Life
Read more: Shift our Focus: A More Simple LifePhoto courtesy of Pexels.com and Scott Webb Ian from wintry Sydney here. Happy 4th of July for all my American friends. Fiona and I were reflecting the other night how ‘play’ has changed so much for our children and grandchildren. Being born in the 1960s and growing up in the 1970s, we’d spend hours and…
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Serving: What If the Church Looks at us Differently?
Read more: Serving: What If the Church Looks at us Differently?Hi SUM family, Ann here and we're currently in our series on Serving God while Spiritually Single. Part One is here: Serving God when Spiritually Single: Part One Today I want to talk about how we cope when the church looks at us differently. Does it affect our opportunity to serve? I decided to look…