Cup of Empowerment 4/16/12

As I worship in my comfortable home, sipping on my wonderful spice tea, enjoying the presence of the Lord of lords and King of kings, I realize not all widows have this experience! I learned a long time ago that Satan never created anything, for he is not the Creator!

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The Secret Life of Be’s!

By Laurie L. Webb – What does your “Be” say about you? All of us have a tendency to put forth a “happy” face at times, or a “spiritual” face at other times. We all know how to “act”, right? The saying goes, “Actions speak louder than words”. So it

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Is Your House Leaking?

“We shall devote ourselves whole-heartedly to prayer and the ministry of the Word.” Acts 6:4 Phillips Solomon warned, “Through lowering of hands, the house leaks.” (Eccl. 10:18 Masoretic Text, emphasis mine) This slackness applies not only to our physical house but to our spiritual house as well. According to the definitions,

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Unfailing Love: A deeper look into the story of Hosea

Marry a whore. Keep her as your wife. She will betray you continuously, but you must love her and never leave her. You will be rejected continuously. You will be seen as a fool. Your life will be painful. Your reputation challenged. You will need to trust me. You will

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The Best is Yet to Come…

Here in Western New York, the weather is pretty predictable and we typically enjoy four different seasons of equal duration. It’s comforting knowing that winter changes to spring, spring to summer, summer to fall, and so on. Summer is my favorite season and I try to enjoy it to the

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Beth Havey

Reclaiming Motherhood

The Crash Shattered More than Just a Rental Car             Do you ever question your motherhood, fatherhood–asking if you’re doing a good job? If a child fails a class, or cannot make friends, or lies about a fight at school are you asking Where did

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Cup of Empowerment 4/9/12

It’s been said, “God is a good checker player…He never moves out of turn!” And I have found that to be true! God wants us to covenant with Him. He does His part, and we do our part. Then He does His part, and we do ours. And so forth,

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The Art of Listening

By Laurie L. Webb – Listen! This is an action word! To listen, you must actively make a point of inclining your ear towards the object you are listening to. You can hear something but not listen to it. Just ask any parent! How many times do you say to

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Sabbath Keeping

“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior! He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me, who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me. Therefore I will

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Holy Humor, Batman!

By Deb DeArmond – The month of April is in fact, the time set aside to celebrate a good chuckle, a guffaw or a hearty laugh as part of a faith-filled life. It’s Holy Humor Month! The Bible is clear that God believes humor should be on the agenda as

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Thistle Cove Farm

5 Months…but who’s counting…

Here we are, in the tropics of Alaska, also known as Barrow. When we were packing for this trip, I told Dave, “Honey, you need to take a jacket or sweater.” He barely glanced my direction. “Oh no. I’ll be fine; it’s not going to be that cold.” I looked

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Led With a Purpose

“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.” -Matthew 4:1, NLT There is something so powerful about being stopped in your tracks by the Word of God. It has happened to me countless times over the years, yet I never tire

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A Lesson and Prayer Inspired by Redwood Trees

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like

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Leaving the Wilderness

By Nancie Carmichael – What quickens my pulse now is the stretch ahead rather than the one behind, and it is mainly for some clue as to where I am going that I search through where I have been, for some hint as to who I am  becoming or failing

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How I Came to Eat My Words and Love the Kindle

First of all, thank you so much to everyone who enters their Amazon shopping through the Amazon Widget on my sidebar. This story could not have happened without you. For years now I have mocked and scoffed at the Kindle. I love real books… their feel, their scent, the way

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A Joyful Morning

“I will exalt you, O LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me. O LORD, you brought me up from the grave; you spared me from

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Cup of Empowerment 4/2/12

Sipping on my bouquet…  I sat in my favorite chair where I meet with the Lord often and receive many answers, knowing I needed to hear clearly from Him regarding my upcoming trip, I said, “Lord, I need a clear word for India!” As I opened my heart to receive

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Dr. Ann

What I Learned About Marriage In Med School

When I was in medical school doing my third year clinical clerkships, I worked in the ER of a busy, crowded city hospital. Good old Grady Memorial Hospital, in Atlanta, Georgia. I can actually still smell the smells wafting out of the hospital cafeteria. But I digress. While on-call with

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The First Step

By Laurie L. Webb – Why is it the first step is always the hardest? At least, that’s what everyone says. Whenever you have a new direction you want to go, it seems the first step is almost impossible. Oh sure, we are quick to give others advice, “come on,

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Out To Sea

“Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Matthew 14:30-31 Have you ever gone sailing? I have. I went sailing today,

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