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Abortion Mentality in the Church Today
A pastor/prophet/intercessor by the name of Lou Engle spoke once at Shady Grove Church. He said the church was full of abortion mentality. Abortion mentality says kids are inconvenient – give up my Sunday service to watch the nursery? I can’t be bothered. Change diapers and wipe noses? That’s messy- no thank you. He said…
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CONTEND
7/5/2020 Contend I woke up with one word in my heart – it didn’t come as a gentle whisper, rather it came as a shout in my heart: CONTEND!! Followed shortly by this: WAKE UP! CONTEND! Contend, by definition: (verb) to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port. to…
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A thing of beauty…
July 3, 2020 Think of something beautiful you’ve seen recently… Can you see it in your mind? For me, I took two big vacations in the span of 4 months. My first cruise exposed me to breathtaking sunrises from one of the upper decks. I was in awe of the sheer size of the sunrise…
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Unrelenting Disappointment, Unwavering Hope ~ Part 1
As we headed off to our “trip of a lifetime” – which for us was a journey to Israel with our spiritual parents – I had a strange sense of foreboding I determined was just me being a worrier. I decided it was just anxiety about leaving my two most valuable possessions at home –…
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Just One Step
January 12, 2020 Just One Step I have been silent since April in more ways than one. The effects of the vocal trauma I experienced in November 2018 continue to linger – my voice is deeper and much quieter. The effort it takes to speak and the pain that follows is something I still don’t…
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Alathia – Do not despise the faith of a child
She’s still crocheting and praying. I’m still praying and I’m being more attentive to the faith of my girl.
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The Bible in 3-D
My in-laws are the Bible in 3-D to our kids – this has been especially true over the past 9 months and I have no doubt they will continue to be in the days ahead. I honor them and tonight it is reaffirmed in my heart as I hear them laughing in the other room…
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The Power of Voice – Shhhhhhhhh
2018 was a beating and I’m glad it’s over. I went into 2018 pretty vocal about it – the good, the bad, and the painful. I came out of it and into 2019 humbled and bruised to say the least – with the biggest bruise coming to my physical voice. “Busy” kept me from blogging…
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Altars and Memorial Stones
Many patriarchs in the Old Testament built an altar or laid “Memorial Stones” as a physical reminder of something God had done. In Genesis 12, Abram built an altar after God appeared to him: 7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your [c]descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an…
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Be Careful Little Ears What You Hear
Be Careful Little Ears What You Hear One of the core values we wanted to teach our children was how to hear the voice of God. We wanted them to know and recognize His voice and were intentional about training their ears to hear. In this post, we’re going to go back to the toddler…