Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future. Well, I guess you would have to be old like me to recognize the lyrics from a 1976 song by Steve Miller Band, but those lyrics keep playing in my head. We like to think we are in control of so many things in this world today, including what we do…
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I Just want to share with you some lessons I learned in a season of shifting in my life. I spent 22 years in the classroom, then God called me to full-time writing and speaking. Before I could make the full transition, I spent 14 months working for a local caterer. Let me just go ahead and say upfront: I…
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When Kenneth and I were building our house, we were in awe of a God that would provide for us to do so. I have always been in Christian education, which is a financial sacrifice. So when God made a way for us to build on our family land, we promised our home would always be open for kingdom purposes….
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She isn’t that well-known as far as women of the Bible go. She doesn’t have the notoriety of Ruth, Esther, Sarah, or Mary; but she is important. And she has an important lesson for us today. “In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor. About that…
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You have a call on your life. If you love Jesus and have decided to follow Him, then He has equipped you with both spiritual gifts and natural talents that are to be used to further the gospel and build the kingdom. You are called to make disciples (Matthew 28:19), to teach (Matthew 28:20), and to preach the gospel (2…
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