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Life On the Edge
Cheryl Coles has been married 37 years, came to know Jesus 25 years ago, and has appreciated the encouragement of this SUM community for 5 years. She is a high school algebra teacher in Washington. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name. Psalm 66:4Come and see…
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“This Stage, Too, Shall Pass!”
By Martha Bush, Guest Writer Those of us who have been in a Sumite Marriage a long time realize we have gone through many stages along the way. Some may not be very pleasant. Many of these unpleasantries may make us cry out as David did, in Psalm 13:1-2, “How Long, Lord? Will you forget…
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Holy Spirit, Come and Play
SUM, Church Without Walls, Lynn Donovan here. Last Friday, I shared about what happens when we invited the Holy Spirit into our lives. My granddaughters experience His presence during our PJ party. But what occurred after that was unexpected. The next morning, I awoke before everyone. I quietly slipped into my jeans and sweatshirt as…
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Untangling Family Problems
One year, my husband gave me a beautiful diamond necklace for Christmas. After wearing it the first time, instead of hanging it up on a hook in my jewelry cabinet, I hurriedly dropped it into a drawer that held a “poodle dog lapel pin,” a keepsake from my teenage years. Several days later when I wanted to wear…
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Rejoice and Be Glad!
Hello everyone, Jeanne Ritari from Minnesota, here guest-posting. I just had the most amazing encounter. It was for me, but it was also for you. I don’t have to tell you that being a person of faith married to an unbeliever can be hard.We can experience different degrees of opposition, from silent disapproval all the…
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ULTRAMARATHONS OF FAITH
ULTRAMARATHONS OF FAITH by: Ena du Plessis, South Africa “Christianity isn’t for the little engine that can. It’s for the train wreck that can’t.” – Daniel Emery Price. It has become a yearly institution for me and my husband to run the ComradesMarathon. This road race between the South African cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban…
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The New SUM
It’s Friday. Lynn Donovan writing Day: Here are some thoughts and plans as we move the SUM ministry forward. I will step back into ministry Directorship now and handle more of the day-to-day stuff and in addition to the back-office needs. I’ll continue to write on Fridays. Ian Atcheson will also stay on board, sharing…
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BIG Announcement
Hello SUMite Nation. Lynn Donovan here. I have an announcement. As of May 1, Ann Hutchison will be stepping down as the Director of the SUM ministry. As you may have read, recently she shared some of her family struggles here on the blog. She is finding she needs more time to devote to her…
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Donovan Clan Update
Hi, SUM Nation. Lynn Donovan here with an update on Mike: Mike’s six-month, bone marrow biopsy, came back clean. No recurring disease. Praise the Lord Jesus Christ, our healer. Also, the blood work continues to reflect positive results. They will continue to monitor Mike for at least three years. His next biopsy will be at…
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Happiness IS A LIE. Want to know why?
Sumites! Lynn Donovan with you on this fine Friday. So, the Lord has been speaking to me regarding our voyages through adversity. After walking through a tremendous adversity for most of 2024, I’ve now had time to reflect on my questions of why. What did I learn. God’s view of adversity and the truth of…
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Valentine’s Day- The Day of Love
Valentine’s Day Oh, the emotions that arrive with the mention of this day. I want you to know that God LOVES Valentines Day. He sees it as a day where we celebrate the most significant thing in the universe. God loves us. He loves us so much He died and rose to life in order…
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Did 2024 Suck? Read This
Hello SUM Nation, If your 2024 sucked (can I say that on a Christian blog?), then this post is for you: Get ready. Bible, pen and paper. Lynn Donovan with you here. Open your paper Bible and underline this passage: Nehemiah 8:9-10 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the…
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Book Resources
Spiritual Enforcer This book is for the serious believer who is ready to engage in a higher level of spiritual warfare. This book is NOT for anyone who is less than desperate to pray with real power and authority in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 6 is our training guide for the unequally yoked in marriage. This…
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Tablecloth of Thanks
Hi friends, Lynn Donovan here on this brilliant November day. Thank you for your prayers on Wednesday. We must remain vigilant. But now let's turn to our homes and families. Let' make our home a place of peace and welcome. Even welcome to our faith in Jesus. Below is my annual Thanksgiving tablecloth post: Every…
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This is Urgent. Please read. Then Pray
Hi SUM Nation, Lynn Donovan here. Today I was going to post my timeless photo and offer up again the family tradition I call, a Tablecloth of Thanks. I’ll post that on Friday. But today, I feel deeply within my spirit to call this community to prayer. This is why. In the last few weeks,…
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Glimpses of Glory John Chapter 14:2
John 14:2-4 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”…
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Betrayal, Jesus and the Unequally Yoked
Betrayal…. How do we deal with this, the cruelest, of culprits? John 13:18 “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.” The next section of our Bible study dives…
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Prayer Prompt for the Unsaved by SUMite, Beth
Last week on of our SUMites, Beth shared the following in the comments. It's really good. So, please copy and pray. Hugs, Lynn Beth: Because praying for the lost is dear to me, my prayer partner and I formed this prayer sheet for our congregation to use during the last two Lenten seasons…it can really…
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Our Faith Impacts Our Spouse
Because of the Lord‘s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 SUM Nation, Lynn Donovan here. I have a quick story to share and some experiential wisdom to encourage all who are traveling the road of the Unequally Yoked behind me. Mike and I…
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Donovan Clan Update
Thank you for your love and support of this ministry as we share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. On April 27, 2024, my husband, Mike, was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with acute Leukemia. He was sent to the ICU twice two weeks ago and literally was saved on Saturday and Monday nights by…
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Take Care of My Children
Hello readers! This final post in the series addresses what we can do to take care of our kids from a distance. We have talked about how to pray both alone and with others, but this final strategy consists of tangible, visible action. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans…