Gifts & Giving
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Give and Receive Advanced Copy of Spiritual Enforcer – Giving Tuesday
If you have received hope or encouragement here at SUM, please consider a gift on Giving Tuesday, November 28th, our one-time a year giving campaign. Four ways to give and receive an advanced copy of Spiritual Enforcer. More to come tomorrow. Lynn Donovan Book release early 2024: Back cover Spiritual Enforcer: Spiritual Warfare for the…
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Creative Giving
Today we have a guest post from Lisa McFarland — Our friend and a long-standing member of our community. Many thanks to Lisa for writing for us, and now I will hand over to her: ** A few weeks ago, my pastor (who is also my boss) spoke on Irrational Generosity. He shared, as a …
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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…
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God, Where Do You Want Me To Serve?
My friends, Today I want us to roll up our sleeves and thing about whose feet we're to wash and how! Yes, we're launching into a series on serving God while spiritually single. I say 'washing feet' because when we serve the church, our family, or people outside the church that's exactly what we're doing:…
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Financial Giving and Your Unbelieving Spouse
By Ann Hutchison "How can I give to the church when my spouse disagrees?" This one seems to pop up for most SUMites. For me it was an area of challenge in my heart for a good few years. There were so many areas of disagreement already, in relation to faith, that giving ‘our’ money…
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Representing Jesus to Our Families
By Ann Hutchison Hi SUMites! I just had a realization that gave me a giggle. I went onto our Instagram page, scrolled down, and realized that I have put so many pictures of weaponry on there. We have at least two sets of boxing gloves … a sword … a spear … a few videos…
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A Fasting Reflection, by Vidya Rodney
Hi SUM family, Ann here! Many of you will know Vidya Rodney, who sends us lovely guest posts for the blog. Today she has shared a little about how the community fast in January went for her. It's a good thing to reflect back on a fast after the event. Once we have recovered,…
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Oh, the Sweetness of a Friend!
Hi everyone — Ann here, and a happy Advent season to you all! In the spirit of Christmas, I'd wanted to pick one of the stories from the Gospels to talk about today, but which one to choose? These stories are all so full of wonder. After some thought, I finally landed on a favorite…
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A Donovan Clan Update – Thanksgiving 2020
Hi My SUMite Family, I’m so proud of Ann Hutchison and how she has stepped up to help me with the blogging. She really filled in a space that was desperately needed when Dineen stepped out. Today, I feel like it’s time for a Donovan Clan update. The last update was Thanksgiving 2019 when Mike…
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MIND BLOW – I Freaked OUT!! Ask Mike!
I opened up the PayPal account yesterday. I literally, LITERALLY, did a double take. The number sitting there was so unbelievable that I couldn’t take it in. I thought PayPal made a mistake. TRULY. Ask Mike. I freaked out. I cried.
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SUM and a Donovan Clan Update
Hi SUM Nation, It’s time for a Donovan Clan update. And well, it’s difficult to share that my amazing husband is still diligently job searching. It’s interesting that when your older, finding gainful employment becomes more challenging. Hmmmm. And believe me I’ve done so much praying about all of it. I’m convinced I’ve heard the…