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On The Fast-Track – Kingdom Come to Earth
Read more: On The Fast-Track – Kingdom Come to EarthMy friends I’m sitting in my tiny office overwhelmed with expectation. I’ve had encounters with God this week that still freak me out. I feel like I’ve been thrust on the fast-track to come up to speed with the Holy Spirit. And next week I’ve asked my friend Janet to share an astonishing encounter with…
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Who is This Man?
Read more: Who is This Man?On Sunday my hubby called me from the disc golf course and asked if I’d like to go to a movie with him. It took me a few seconds in my fumbling surprise to say yes. Why? Because we have had this ongoing disconnect about going to the movies. I know this sounds a bit…
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Weekend Devo – Blow Away Again…By You
Read more: Weekend Devo – Blow Away Again…By YouMy dear and precious friends, Yesterday I read all your comments on our post from August 6th about our visit with FamilyLife Today. I am blown away and so very humbled. To read your stories and hear your hearts in each one…I cried. My daughter walked in and asked me what was wrong. I showed…
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Grace and Mercy
Read more: Grace and MercyHey Everyone, I’m writing this on a Thursday morning. After arriving home from Little Rock, I’ve been balancing school meetings, back to school was Wednesday, my son and his girlfriend arrived for a visit, my daughter dropped a quart jar of salsa on her toe, spent the day in urgent care, canned another 10 quarts…
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More Than Just Waiting, Part 2
Read more: More Than Just Waiting, Part 2Yesterday I left you with the question, what is the key to this? In other words, what is the key to worshiping God even as we wait? Back up to verse Isaiah 40:26: “Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:” What if that lift of our eyes is a constant state of awareness-constantly…
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More Than Just Waiting, Part 1
Read more: More Than Just Waiting, Part 1In June of 2008 I wrote a series on waiting (has it been that long?!?!?). And we have talked about waiting on God in our marriages A LOT. I’ve come to believe that waiting is a constant part of our faith journey. We wait for prayers to be answered, we wait for God to open…
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Worship – He’s in the Music
Read more: Worship – He’s in the MusicOkay, I’m going to admit that I’ve become a fanatic. I want more. I want more of God’s presence. I want to experience the supernatural to receive God’s glory so I can deliver it with authority. So, guess what I did. I went to church twice. Ahem, yep. Saturday night and then again on Sunday…
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Weekend Devo – Our Greatest Testimony
Read more: Weekend Devo – Our Greatest TestimonyAs I was walking the other day, I had what I call a dream vision. Basically this is my imagination running a little wild with possibility. In this “drimagination” I was with my husband in front of a group and we were sharing our testimony about our faith journeys, walking from a mismatched couple to…
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Worship… God is Not Cheap!
Read more: Worship… God is Not Cheap!Dineen and I had an amazing time in Little Rock. We will share more about that when we find out the broadcast dates. Here we are in front. Thank you for your prayers and your words of encouragement Monday. We literally teared up as we read them utterly thankful that God brings all of you…
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Arrogance or Confidence?
Read more: Arrogance or Confidence?My call to jury duty last month was the closest I’ve come so far to being seated on a jury. In years past my number has either squeaked by anonymously, or, like last year, the jury was completed just before I would have been interviewed. It's a fascinating process and as I listened to the…
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FamilyLife Today
Read more: FamilyLife TodayHi Everyone, Today Dineen and I will be flying to Little Rock, Arkansas. We will be meeting Dennis Rainey, President of FamilyLife and host of the syndicated broadcast, FamilyLife Today as well as the co-host, Bob Lepine, Chief Content Officer. We’ve been invited to a taped interview that will be two hours long, and will…
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Weekend Devo – Pascal’s Wager: Worth the Gamble?
Read more: Weekend Devo – Pascal’s Wager: Worth the Gamble?Have you heard of Pascal's Wager? I looked it up recently and ask my husband about it. I was curious what he thought of such a theory coming from Blaise Pascal, a scientist whose been influential in his own scientific persuits and beliefs. From Wikipedia: It posits that there's more to be gained from wagering on…
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Worship With Feathers?????
Read more: Worship With Feathers?????From this humble writer, I tell you that I woke on Monday morning with anxiety over the post I shared that morning. It can be scary when you write or speak about God’s supernatural. All throughout the night, I prayed. I prayed for you. I prayed for every reader that would stop in and read…
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In Search of Worship
Read more: In Search of WorshipI’m on a mission right now. And no, my name isn’t Lexie Baltimore. (wink) No, my mission has to do with figuring out how to hear God more clearly in my life. Does that resonate with you, because it’s a need that’s driving me a bit crazy at the moment. Perhaps it’s the chaos that…
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Now Stand Back My Friends and Be Astonished
Read more: Now Stand Back My Friends and Be AstonishedNow stand back my friends and be astonished. Throughout history God’s divine plan and purpose is to dwell with people. From Adam and Eve to this very day, His passion, His relentless purpose is to share His glory, for us to live in His perfect will and to experience the life of the divine. From…
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Weekend Devo – We Are Not Alone!
Read more: Weekend Devo – We Are Not Alone!On Wednesday I was on the Moms Together Facebook Page (special thanks to Suzie Eller for having me) and the most common comment I saw as the women there shared their hearts about being mismatched was their relief to find out they're not alone. As I shared in our book, that was life changing for…
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What’s The Point????
Read more: What’s The Point????Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Where have we traveled on this journey so far? King and High Priest Melchizedek. God’s presence on earth.Captivity, slavery. God is silent 400 years. Moses appears on scene. A new covenant of the law is given. A…
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Welcome to the S.U.M. Community!
Read more: Welcome to the S.U.M. Community!My friends, I'm chatting today with Suzie Eller on her Moms Together Facebook page. I hope you'll pop over and join the discussion. If you've found yourself here from Suzie's page, we want to welcome you to the Spiritually Unequal Marriage (SUM) Community! I hope you'll check out our Join Us Community Page there in…
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LIft Up Your Face
Read more: LIft Up Your FaceIn case you haven't figured this out yet, I'm a huge Third Day fan. I find their music so worship-filled and inspiring. And when I listen to music like that, I begin to hear God's voice. Seems to just work that way for me. For Lynn, it's her prayer walks. For me it's music. Another…
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Where Did It Go?
Read more: Where Did It Go?Part I Part II Part III Part IV I have to say this has been one of the most empowering and purposeful series I have ever participated in. In the comments last week was this: Jennifer said… After much contemplation in these passages, I and my sister have formed an opinion of sorts about King…
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Weekend Devo – The Sound of Your Voice
Read more: Weekend Devo – The Sound of Your VoiceI just have to share this song with you, my friends. It's by Third Day, and brings me to my knees everytime I hear it. Listen to God's voice as you listen to the words. Praying & believing,Dineen
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God’s Kingdom Come to Earth
Read more: God’s Kingdom Come to EarthPart I Part II So why is King Melchizedek vital to our story? If you remember from Monday, Abram conquered a vast army with a mere 318 men. Men who were “trained” by Abram to pray, to worship to know and serve the one true God. My friends, Abram didn’t doubt that through his prayer,…
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A Step of Faith
Read more: A Step of FaithIn the last week I’ve come across two kinds of believers. The first is an older widow who has walked some challenging roads of life and loss and has become a very special influence and inspiration to me. We were discussing our loved ones who are still resisting God-my husband, her grandson. Our prebelievers. Her…
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The Royalty Mentality
Read more: The Royalty MentalityIn our post on Friday I hope you caught a few different things. There are Kingdom battles. We can win those battles even when facing insurmountable odds just like 318 men faced a vast army. Training is key to victory. Let’s pick up our story with Abram. He returns from his victory and is greeted…