Kim Kardashian and Kanye
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4 Celebrity Inspired Wedding Themes

By Patrick Vernon – The fascinating thing about weddings is that different people have completely different ideas about what their perfect day will look like. While some long for lavish, over the top affairs with six-tiered cakes and dazzling diamond rings available from this website, others would prefer to keep

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Menopause Life Cycles and Loss

By Ellen Dolgen – On July 6th, I received that dreaded phone call. My beloved Mom passed away in Tucson, Arizona. Mom started having trouble breathing earlier in the day, and then at approximately 2 in the afternoon, just stopped breathing as she sat in her TV chair. She had

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Jane Fonda
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Jane Fonda Honored with 2015 Kirk Douglas SBIFF Award

A Night of Women Honoring Woman By Bonnie Carroll –   Two-time Oscar winning actress Jane Fonda was honored by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival with the 10th Annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film this weekend at the Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara. Former recipients

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branded in Christ
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Kim Chaffin

Branded in Christ

By Kim Chaffin – While driving home the other day, I saw a man walking toward his house with a pile of mail tucked under his arm. In his hands was an envelope he had hastily torn open to see what movie Netflix sent him. At 60 mph I knew

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spiritual warfare
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Sarah Meece

Spiritual Warfare: Invasion of the Heart

By Sarah Meece – “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might…to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.” ~Ephesians 6:10,16 (NIV) Over 2.5 million home intrusions are committed each year, one every 13 seconds, leaving homeowners with a vast array of emotions including losing

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don't even think about it
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Carol Doyel

Don’t Even Think About It!

By Carol Doyel – As I was hiking the other day I came upon a sign (the feature image for this article), warning people of “Dangerous Conditions,” and from climbing over the fence which could lead to death by falling from the steep cliffs along the coastline. I found it interesting

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Heather Duzan

The Earth is Not Headed for DEstruction

It is Headed for REconstruction – And You Are a Major Player By Heather Duzan− Wow…I knew God would establish a clear communication channel when I removed myself from all my distractions…all my good intentioned, valuable, brilliant, self-righteous distractions… and I am hearing Him.   I have been listening to a

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Heather Duzan

Pastor Pope Francis – Leaving Those Red Shoes Behind

By Heather Duzan− Pope Francis traded in the traditional Red Shoes for simple brown ones.   This Pope moved out of the palace into an apartment.   This Pope refuses the levels of security past popes accepted. Pope Francis says “God is in charge of my life and I’m not afraid.”

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the danger of the three c's
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Carol Doyel

The Danger of the Three C’s

By Carol L. Doyel – Months ago as I was praying the Lord showed me three things that I need to eliminate from my life, they all start with the letter “C” so I refer to them as the three C’s. As I was talking to my sister-in-law recently, she

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Apostle Paul by Rembrandt 1657
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Katherine Swarts

The Gift of the Thorn

By Katherine Swarts – Of late, my life verse has become 2 Corinthians 12:9: “But [God] said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest

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A great time in history to be a woman in the church
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Carol Doyel

A Great Time in History to be a Woman in the Church

By Carol L. Doyel – We had a wonderful event this week at CBS Studios, the Connections Event for CWIMA West Coast/Hollywood of which I serve as the Regional Director. The purpose of our event is to bring Christian women in media together to inspire, equip, and encourage them. It

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the friends you choose determine your success
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The Friends You Choose Determine Your Success

 By Stephanie Scheller– In early 2012 I attended two wealth-building/personal-growth seminars back to back in my hometown. While the information I learned at both seminars was great, I actually learned something more valuable when I realized that many of the attendees at the first seminar were also in attendance at

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What's the name of your fig leaf
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Lynn Mosher

What’s the Name of Your Fig Leaf?

By Lynn Mosher– Do you hide behind a fig leaf as Adam and Eve did? Life in the garden! An opulent home for earth’s first inhabitants. The garden of creation was God’s kingdom on earth, which contained health, wealth, welfare, safety, prosperity, peace, all God’s plan of provision. Of all

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home - why we need it more
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HOME – Why We Need it More Than Ever

By Nancie Carmichael – “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door…”–inscription on the Statue of Liberty I stopped in the middle of

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Finding the Selah Moment

By Nancy Kay Grace – Selah, a Hebrew word is regarded as a musical term indicating a pause or interlude. Beyond its musical implication, it can be a pause or rest for us in the activity of life. A Selah moment would be a time to pause and reflect in

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Wade and Vicky Mears
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Love Again After 50

By Wade Mears – On November 23, 2010, I lost my beloved wife of 27 years to pneumonia. God became closer to me than I had ever experienced before in my lifetime. It was through Him and the love and support of our church family at Lighthouse Baptist Church in

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living the warrior wife life
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Heather Duzan

Living the Warrior Wife Life

By Heather Duzan–    Today, just three days beyond my 42nd wedding anniversary, my husband dropped me off at my Aunties to live for a few months. He then returned to our home of 30 years to work a bit and prepare us financially for an interstate move.  He wants to live in

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Don't Bite Into the Apple
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Kim Chaffin

Don’t Bite Into the Apple

By Kim Chaffin – Some of the biggest lies we believe start with a little bit of truth. If you don’t believe me just take a look at Eve. Thanks to the serpent, Eve bit into one of the biggest lies in the history of the world.   Now the

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Empty Nest Syndrome
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Empty Nest Syndrome – Life After the Kids Leave

By Lysa Barry – What is Empty Nest Syndrome? Definition: Is it a real psychological condition to be reckoned with or just a natural process of life? Empty Nest Syndrome refers to feelings of depression, sadness, and/or grief experienced by parents and caregivers after children come of age and leave their childhood

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whom shall I fear
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Marta Greenman

Jehovah Sabaoth

By Marta Greenman – The Lord of Hosts – The Lord of Angel Armies Have you ever thought you really wanted something, yet when you received your heart’s desire you realized this was not what you expected? That was me in May 2013. It was my second trip to Albania

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