Thankfulness
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Second Chances
Hello everyone, Ian from sunny Sydney. As Ann mentioned in her post the other day, it’s been a little while since some of us have written a post. And once again, Lynn, thank you for all the heavy lifting in setting us up on the new platform and transferring everything across. An incredible effort. It’s…
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Three Thankfuls Every Day
The Practice of Thanksgiving Each day in the month of November we are going to be intentional to refocus our hearts on the goodness of God in our lives. Although not all of our readers are leading into a Thanksgiving holiday, please join in anyway! This is a PRACTICLE way to focus our attention away…
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Donovan Clan Update- THREE MILLION DOLLARS
Donovan Clan Update Three Million Dollars As I turned the calendar to November and consider the holidays are upon us, I’m sensitive to the praise and thanks that is welling up inside my heart. 2024 has been a challenging year. I prayed for so many things that needed divine intervention. One specific prayer was for…
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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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The Way We Fight Giants
My friends, Ann here. I have a problem. Here I am writing a series on how to fight giants using the example of some fear I've been battling … But this week the fear has gone completely! So, that's inconvenient because I'm trying to write about it. Maybe the giant wasn't enjoying the fight and…
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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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Happy Thanksgiving – Welcome To The Table of the Divine
Cease your struggle and worry. Put away the frantic demands upon your time and energy. Bow low, shrug off the burdens, laden with discord, competition, and foolish striving. In this season of Thanksgiving, I welcome you to My Table. Washed and prepared, anointed with the oil of heaven, I beckon you to receive the plates…
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Thanksgiving and Kanye West
Now onto Kanye. First, I’m not a fan of his music, even his new album, Jesus is King. (No offense Kanye, just not my style.) I don’t know much about his life prior to his salvation experience other than he married Kim Kardashian. Weird that I even know that????
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Holy Assignment – SUMites PLEASE DO THIS!
SUMite Nation: I have a homework assignment for you. Several weeks ago, I found what I’ll call a “Dream List” tucked inside my Bible. It was written on September 14, 2015. I wrote out this list in the early dawn of Rosh Hashana that year. I apparently decided to scribble down my future hopes, prayers,…
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Endurance Training
Hi everyone, Ann again! In Monday’s post I described how my children had sat at a table with me, my husband and friends and heard my testimony. Well, this week something crazy but parallel happened: My children sat at a table with me, my husband and friends and this time saw persecution. Yikes! We were…
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We Raise a Hallelujah!
There has been much to celebrate in SUMite land in recent weeks. The SUMite Gathering at the beginning of April and our dear Lynn’s Mike coming to know Jesus as his Lord and Saviour being two BIG highlights. My family received some wonderful news this morning. John, my brother, some of you may recall, has…
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You Are Making New Wine
Hey there SUM family, Tiffany here! We are on the verge of a major breakthrough. I believe that this is both individual and corporate for our SUM community and our families. Already we have seen a few wondrous accounts of spouses getting baptized into the faith! Hallelujah! Strongholds are breaking in our lives as well…
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A Table Set For Victory
Hey SUM family, Tiffany Here. I pray that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This is absolutely my favorite time of year. I love gathering with family, eating fantastic food and reflecting on all of the favor, mercy, and goodness of Daddy that has happened for the year. As I was thinking last week about what Holy Spirit wanted me to share,…
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A Note for the SUM Thanksgiving Tablecloth
Hi everyone, Ann here, I hope you are all having a wonderful Thanksgiving break! I always love Lynn’s story of the Thanksgiving table-cloth, and this time it hit me even more: I seemed to hear God say ‘Get a mountain-sized table cloth ready!’ This is for us: Over time, I know our SUM community…
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Share Your Thanksgiving
SUMites, As millions of us take time to give thanks to the Lord this week, I thought it would be so cool to share a scripture verse. Share a verse that you are thankful for and how the verse impacted your life. Who knows, perhaps your verse will help someone else. So this thanksgiving I'm…
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A Tablecloth of Thanks 2018
Every year I share a wonderful tradition that I began when my daughter was little, A Tablecloth of thanks. I’m reprinting the story today for all the new readers. It’s never too late to begin a tradition of faith. And this one is perfect for believers and our pre-believers as well. Have a blessed Thanksgiving.…
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Remembering Billy Graham
Photo credit: Herald Sun By Ian Acheson The passing of Billy Graham two weeks ago brought back a flood of memories for many people. No doubt you’ve seen the many tributes for Mr Graham over these past couple of weeks. And I wanted to take a moment to express my own small tribute to him.…
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God’s Promise For A Marriage – Thankfulness This Thanksgiving
Becky and Her Two Children Promises by: SUMite Becky Walker I wanted to write about the Lord’s promises and explain what the Lord recently revealed to me. I encountered opposition about claiming the Lord’s promises for my husband. My husband and I have been separated for almost three years and he actually divorced me in…
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Begin Thanksgiving With Thanks
The predawn light slips through the window as I sleepily rub my eyes and wait for the coffee to trickle into the pot. The aroma awakens a gentle smile. I swirl in the creamer then shuffle to my prayer room. There I gather my life-line, my Bible and the spiral binder. All is quiet. The…
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Making Preparations for Thanksgiving
Picture this scene: It’s Thanksgiving Day. The table has been set with Grandma’s fine China. The turkey has been carved. The family members pose just before the blessing is said for a Norman Rockwell portrait. The blessing is prayed. The partaking of the Thanksgiving meal begins. And then it happens – Uncle Obnoxious begins his…
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Salvation Story. God Talked With This Husband!
Sam & Molly Hoverson I have been a servant of our Lord and Savior since December of 2007. The man I now call my husband was instrumental in God’s plan to bring faith and the grace of God to my heart. My husband grew up in a Christian family and is well studied on the…