Faith & Relationships
Vicki Norris

Re-Construct

By Vicki Norris – Has the roof fallen in? Or, is your life being uncomfortably rearranged? Sometimes life presents us with a reconstruction process. Construction is one thing. You were most likely involved in the building process of your life. You know what was dug out of the soil to

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The Relationship Between Confusion, Faith, and Fear

By Lynn Baber – Confusion and the temptation to fear is a normal part of mortal life. No saint has yet to ascend to a peak of faith high enough to completely extinguish the temptation to fear. Regardless of what you’ve been told, issues of confusion and fear are never

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Jelly Fish Stings

Paddling together in the ocean, each in a 48-inch color-whirl inner-tube, not too far from shore but away from the busyness of children playing – we floated. My husband kept me anchored, ensuring I didn’t bob off into international waters. While everyone else played, we saw dolphins jumping high out

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Sunday Afternoon Tea

Every person is an artist. The whole of life is a creative act. The warp and woof of each life is equivalent to the artist’s paint or the musician’s sounds. Ranald Macaulay and Jerram Barrs in Being Human I’ve been reading about art, and creativity, and God, and living the

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Do You Love Me?

“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?” He

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Pure Growth: Praying for Patience

Brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord comes again. A farmer patiently waits for his valuable crop to grow from the earth and for it to receive the autumn and spring rains. You too, must be patient. Do not give up hope, because the Lord is coming soon. Brothers

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Lance Armstrong: Successes And Sabotages

Lance Armstrong and I have a couple successes and sabotages that we share in common. Although I have not accomplished ANYWHERE the magnitude of what he has, I am equally passionate about bringing out the over-comer in those around me. I admire that he has attempted to live a Bold

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A Blast at Camp Sierra Linda Camp – Monterrey, Mexico

By Peggy Lester – In 1985, a team from our church, partnering with friends from Alabama, headed out to Monterrey, Mexico for a mission trip. We would be doing a building project at Camp Sierra Linda outside Monterrey, Mexico. The guys on the team would be taking care of the

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Are You Ruling As A King And Priest In Your Home?

By Olga Hermans – Sometimes we learn things and although we don’t forget them, they go dormant waiting for an opportune time to resurface. In the last few weeks, I experienced this as my pastor began speaking about the Believer’s role as king and priest. All of a sudden, everything

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Safe and Protected

“”Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.” And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times. O LORD,

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Relationship Blogs
Diane Bailey

Just Call Me, Sandwich!

Okay, let’s just call it what it is! I have entered the sandwich stage of life! I am old enough to have children and grandchildren, and blessed enough to still have parents. But coaching children that are becoming parents and encouraging parents that are becoming more child-like can wear on

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Relationship Blogs
Dr. Ann

How You Can Connect Even Better (In The Middle Of Conflict)

Welcome to Step 3 in our series on conflict. You are brilliant! In the middle of your conflict situation, you’ve so far made the decision to: Step1: Take a step back, and create a space to get calm. Next, you’ve decided to: Step 2: Start with an attitude of “Let’s

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Isn’t It Time to Stop Judging Yourself?

Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Stacey Colino for Life & Beauty Weekly – Bad habits aren’t limited to things like nail biting and procrastination. For women, one of the most common and insidious habits is being overly critical or judgmental of themselves. What’s worse, a pattern of self-criticism

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Faith & Relationships
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How To Jump Over Your Own Hurdles

This is the full interview I recently did with 4WordWomen. 4WordWomen is a group of women led by by Diane Paddison, Fortune 500 COO and author of “Work, Love, Pray.” Their mission is to connect and support professional Christian women to achieve their God-given potential.   1) Your blog mentions that

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Faith
Kathy Howard

To Judge or Not to Judge

Last week’s post about holiness initiated very passionate discussions on my site, Facebook, and Twitter. Most comments echoed the need for holiness in every area of a Christian’s life. Other comments raised the question of whether we should judge, even citing Jesus’ words from Matthew 7:1. “Do not judge.” I’ve

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Sunday Afternoon Tea: Then there was a woman in Joppa

Then there was a woman in Joppa, a disciple called Tabitha, whose name in Greek was Dorcas (meaning Gazelle). She was a woman whose whole life was full of good and kindly actions, but in those days she became seriously ill and died… Peter got up and went back with

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My Permanent To-do List

By Amy Layne Litzelman – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 I confess: I’m a

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Faith & Relationships
Sandy Abell

Ask Coach Sandy

Welcome to our new column, “Ask Coach Sandy”.  The purpose of this column is to provide you support as you deal with the challenges and concerns in your life. Twice each month Sandy will answer your questions on relationships, careers, self-esteem and life in general, so please email them to

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