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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…
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I See Two of You
Read more: I See Two of YouAnn here! Last month I wrote about how God had been having some fun with me using figs. If you missed that post you can read it here. Well, today I wanted to share part two of that story. It includes a further promise for us SUMites. I hope you enjoy it: One day last…
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Confession: Do you Honestly Trust God?
Read more: Confession: Do you Honestly Trust God?TRUST Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust is at the core of our relationship with God. And from my years of perspective, it is a long journey to fully…
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We Rob Ourselves By The End Game
Read more: We Rob Ourselves By The End GameConfessions of a Believer. The Process SUM Nation, I have a confession. I hate social media. I have another confession. I love social media. There are great things about our connections online and some things that aren’t so great. Every day I find myself involved with several platforms of social media. Facebook, Twitter and recently…
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Springtime With My Lord
Read more: Springtime With My LordBy Martha Bush For a peek into one of the most, shall we say, romantic books of the Bible, follow along with me today to Song of Solomon, and let’s go on a love adventure with our Lord. I particularly like Chapter 2 because it resonated with me during a particular time in my life…
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Confessions Of A Wife
Read more: Confessions Of A WifeGang, I was considering starting into a Bible study at this time but I think I want to save that study for our annual Summer Bible Study. Today, and perhaps for the next few weeks, I’m feeling led to walk through some confession. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other…
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Men Stuff … Part 2
Read more: Men Stuff … Part 2mage courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Ian here again. Firstly, thank you for your engagement in the first of this occasional series of posts. I loved seeing the discussion and responding to the comments that were made. I hadn’t planned on writing another such post so soon but the universe conspired (ie the…
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The Glorious Company
Read more: The Glorious CompanyOn this Monday morning following Easter, I feel as though I want to share a passage that is continually running in my soul right now. It’s the passage that Easter is leading me to comprehend. It is the message from the Holy Spirit to the church in this season. THIS is our inheritance and expectation…
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Will You Marry Me?
Read more: Will You Marry Me?SUNDAY: GLORY!!!! Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to…
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FOR THIS He Died
Read more: FOR THIS He DiedSaturday: Dead. In the Grave. THIS is what He died for: You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. – John 15:16 He died to…
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THREE WORDS … And Everything Changes
Read more: THREE WORDS … And Everything ChangesFRIDAY of the Passion Week: On this day Jesus finds himself swept away to the courts of humankind. A mockery. Completely abandoned by every friend. Betrayed by a demoniac fueled man who regretted his terrible disloyalty of an innocent man. And sentenced: GUILTY by a false court of accusation. Spat upon. Ridiculed. Tortured. Every lash…
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The Marriage Supper of The Lamb
Read more: The Marriage Supper of The LambSumite Family, It’s the strangest thing. This week leading to Easter, the Lord is showing me how the entirety of the Word of God is pointing to THIS marriage. So, for the next few days, may I share with you how I perceive our place as participants, walking in the middle of this proposal? Each…
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Marriage Redemption In Real Life This Easter
Read more: Marriage Redemption In Real Life This EasterI received this from Sumite, Becky Walker. It is testimony for all of us. Blessing this week. Love, Lynn —– For anyone who does not know me or what God has been doing, I want to remind everyone of God's promise to me. I wrote the following in a post around Thanksgiving: Years ago, before…
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Centrality Of Easter
Read more: Centrality Of EasterEaster, the death and resurrection of Christ, is an event that altered the fabric of humanity. Easter is the centrality of love. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. -John 13:35 As I consider the love in the heart of Christ that He willingly offered Himself to…
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Very Good Figs
Read more: Very Good FigsHi everyone, Ann here. My husband would freely admit that the chances of him turning ‘exuberant Christian’ of his own doing are a great big zero. I’m laughing. It’s a funny thought to him and to me. It’s impossible. And yet I believe with all my heart it'll happen. I’m not the sort who goes…
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Via Dolorosa, Walk With Jesus
Read more: Via Dolorosa, Walk With JesusVia Dolorosa, The Way of Suffering: “I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the…