Give the Angels Something to Serve You!

By CarolMarie Smith – A friend shared a dream in which she was awakened changed and I believe it is for us all! In my friend’s dream, a lady was dressed in white and sitting at a round table covered with a white tablecloth. The waiter was standing near ready

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The Island of Silence

By Marcia Rotella – Through the automatic doors and into the lavish chair I lose myself in the cherished tranquility of the morning, and this morning finds me in a public library. Before long, I notice I could hear silence again–so longed for, precious and rare–an island of sorts.  I

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My Destiny Call

By Peggy W. Lester – The gentleman had squandered his younger life on alcohol before coming to know the Lord because of a terrible tractor accident. At that time, he prayed a desperate prayer, “God save me and I’ll serve you the rest of my life!” God heard his prayer

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Carol Doyel

A Desert Time or a Dry Season?

By Carol Doyel – We often hear people talk about their “desert time” or they’ll say “I’m in a dry season”, often referring to them as one in the same. But are they the same? What does the Bible say about the desert and what is the difference between a desert

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Deborah Turton

A Second Chance

By Deborah Turton – My phone rings, it’s my sister. I have only spoken to her twice in the past 4 years and she does not have good news. She tells me that her doctor’s office called two days ago and she will be in the hospital tomorrow for a

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Rest Robbers

By Shari Johnson – Rest does not come easy for me. Sleep comes easy, rest; not so much. I fall asleep somewhere between pulling back the covers and laying my head down. Seriously! It is a rarity that sleep evades me, but I seldom rest. Not long after I fall

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God and the Telemarketer

By Vonda Skelton – You may not believe this, but I know it for a fact: God talks on the telephone. Many years ago, I was putting together a talk on having a gentle spirit. As usual, I searched my concordance for appropriate verses and found many that applied to

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What Forgiveness is NOT

By Laura Petherbridge – Angela knew she needed to forgive Leslie but she didn’t know how. After all, Leslie had betrayed their friendship by sharing conversations that were meant to stay private. It wasn’t the first time she caught Leslie gossiping. But Angela knew that if she didn’t get rid

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Nancie Carmichael

Living Life’s Parentheses

“It’s in the unexpected moments where the best things happen” By Nancie Carmichael – Now it’s summer—blessed, long-awaited lazy-hazy days of summer. But if your life is like mine, life is anything but lazy and hazy. We are busy, we are scheduled. Yet summer should be a time to catch

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Joy Silha

Awaken Your Inner Cowgirl: The Woman You Want To Become

By Joy Silha – Who is the older woman you don’t want to become? I’m guessing she is judgmental, stoic, stuck in her ways and reluctant to change. But change is what keeps us young. So why do many women go kicking and screaming into change? Because it’s scary, we

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Not So Sola Scriptura

By Janelle Alberts – My sister teaches a class of 7th Graders about the Bible. Their parents make them come. They barely blink or smile until class is over and then they bat each others’ eyes out while shoving arms into coat sleeves and bolting out the door as fast

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Trisha Menoni

Summer Fun with an Aging Loved One

By Trisha Menoni – Now That Summer is Finally Here, It’s a Great Opportunity to Have Some Summer Fun! For an aging loved one, summer is an ideal time to get outside, get some fresh air, and do some fun summer activities like talking walks, birdwatching, and going to an

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Prude or Principled

By Chris Wave – I ‘m fifty-four and of the waning Clan called, Prude. Most of this antiquated clan died out with the Pilgrims and Puritans. Remaining clan members, yet alive on the planet are like Shakers; devoid of hope for species perpetuation. Reproductively speaking, we are in the grandmother

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The Writing’s on the Wall

By Leona Salazar – I admit it. I hate change. Well, some change. Not all change. I didn’t mind when carbon paper became obsolete and photocopiers were available everywhere. Try typing a 10-page Will with three carbons and no typos. It was a secretary’s nightmare. I didn’t mind giving up

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Carrie Saba

Instead of enhancing us our stuff can drain us

By Carrie Saba – When was the last time you really looked around your house, office or car? Do you see a bunch of clutter or old files you haven’t looked at in years? Are you keeping things that you don’t really like or need? When you start to release

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Cruise Control

By Karen Lembo – We just had the most wonderful vacation–our first cruise. One of the best things was just sitting on our balcony staring at the blue water passing by. It was so great to disconnect from the computers and cell phones and end-of-the-school year chaos. Actually, I had

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A Tailor Made Suit

By Byron Wicker – Dear People Who Keep Company with God, While I was in Korea I was given a gift, a tailor made suit and white shirt. This is the first time I have ever received a gift that was tailor made just for me. When I purchase suits

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Olga Hermans

8 Bad Habits and What You Can Do About Them

By Olga Hermans – Would you say “YES” to the following statement? “We are created by God for progress, accomplishment and fruit bearing”. Ok, so if we want to be sure we are being fruitful and passionately pursuing our purpose, we might have to take a serious look at our

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Self-Check Time: Revelation 1

By Sandra Glahn – Excerpted from Sumatra with the Seven Churches (AMG). Two summers ago I joined a group on a Journeys of Paul tour because I needed to do some PhD research in Ephesus, Turkey. One morning as we crossed the Aegean sailing from Patmos to Corinth, my confused

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