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Gina Burgess

Why Do We Doubt?

By Gina Burgess – An excerpt from my work in progress When Christians Hurt Christians There was a story told long ago about a certain wealthy man. He had so much wealth he struggled to remain alive because he did not want to leave behind his wealth when he died.

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My Purpose Now

Back to Bethel

Originally Posted On: My Purpose Now By Sharon Ruff— Restlessness compelled me to ask, What am I doing? My heart longed to be in God’s presence. But I realized that I had fallen into that common deception of loving and honoring the work I was doing for God more than

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Poppy Smith

Comparison is a Dream Killer

Originally Posted On: Inspiring Women to Thrive – One of the hardest battles we face when dealing with a dream or longing that God gives is that of comparison. It’s easy to think that other people have what we don’t—more talent, more money, more confidence, more spiritual depth, more connections, more,

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Andy & Janine Mason

How Do You Stay Motivated?

Originally Posted On: Dream Culture There are easy days and tough days on the journey to fulfilling your dreams. There are days when you don’t feel highly motivated and would rather not pay the price to see your big dream fulfilled. Every day you choose. So what is it that

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Lynn Mosher

The Faith Builder

By Lynn Mosher – “Looking to the Author and Finisher of our faith, Jesus.” (Heb. 12:2a Received Greek Text) The dictionary tells us that an author is an originator or creator, as of a theory or plan. So, let’s see what the Greek words tell us. * The word “looking”

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Heidi McLaughlin

Words of Love and Forgiveness that Rocked My World

By Heidi McLaughlin – When I was a teenager, my mother was mean to me. She made me pick up my clothes from the bedroom floor and place them on hangers in the closet. She forced me to make my bed, get out of bed before 11:00 a.m. on a

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Gina Burgess

Lessons from Hannah

By Gina Burgess – Walk with me, if you will, though 1 Samuel 1 for a glimpse at what makes women tick. There was a man… named Elkanah… and he had two wives… Of course polygamy/bigamy is forbidden in the U.S. and in most places around the world it isn’t

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Carol Doyel

From Your Ordinary to God’s Extraordinary!

By Carol Doyel – Do you feel ordinary? You need to know that God can use ordinary! Often in our “ordinary” God can do great things. If you are willing to serve – pray and look for ways you can begin to serve in new ways. Can you help in

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Heidi McLaughlin

Six Questions to Ask Before We Mentor Someone

By Heidi McLaughlin – When we say “YES” to start the journey of mentoring someone, how do we know we have made a good choice? I have landed in a couple of sticky situations that have taught me to ask some good and hard questions. In one of my mentoring

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Andy & Janine Mason

What Do You Truly Believe?

By Andy & Janine Mason − It is impossible to believe something and not have it evidenced in your life. For example, if you believe that God is good all the time, but expect or accept negative events in your life, then it is likely that your belief is in

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Kathy Howard

The Sure Thing

By Kathy Howard − The following post is adapted from Kathy’s devotional book “God Is My Refuge: 12 Weeks of Devotions and Scripture Memory for Troubled Times.” Consumers love the promise of a “money-back guaranty.” We want assurance we will receive the quality, content, or benefit promised by a product

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Polly Roethe

Video Prayer with Polly-Prayer for Forgiveness

LivingBetterat50+ invites you to meet our prayer partner Polly. We want to share prayers that Polly has video taped as she has been lead by the Holy Spirit to record. Our hope is that these prayers will speak to the heart of people that visit us and are lead to

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Polly Roethe

Video Prayer with Polly-Prayer for Joy

LivingBetterat50+ invites you to meet our prayer partner Polly. We want to share prayers that Polly has video taped as she has been lead by the Holy Spirit to record. Our hope is that these prayers will speak to the heart of people that visit us and are lead to

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Polly Roethe

Video Prayer with Polly-Prayer for Protection

LivingBetterat50+ invites you to meet our prayer partner Polly. We want to share prayers that Polly has video taped as she has been lead by the Holy Spirit to record. Our hope is that these prayers will speak to the heart of people that visit us and are lead to

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Daphne Tarango

Steps of Faith and Growth

By Daphne E. Tarango − Thank you to everyone who replied to my poll on stepping out in faith. We had a lot of discussion and great comments. Several of you mentioned that you experience self-doubt once you take a step of faith. Second-guessing. Cold feet. Mixed feelings. I feel

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Norine Rae

Beloved Pearl

By Norine Rae – It was the Sunday before Christmas, and I was honored to be able to speak to our small congregation in China. Week’s prior to that day the Lord had spoken to me teach on pearls and give everyone a pearl to remember the message by. So

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Andrea Sharp

God Is Without Limits

By Andrea Sharp – Struggling to make ends meet, a young, single mom wonders just how she and  her precious daughter will make it. The heavy fog that encases the neighborhood  matches her mood perfectly. Dreary, depressing and with no sun in sight Janice  (not her real name) cries out

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Video Prayer with Polly-Polly Plays the Harp

LivingBetterat50+ invites you to meet our prayer partner Polly. We want to share prayers that Polly has video taped as she has been lead by the Holy Spirit to record. Our hope is that these prayers will speak to the heart of people that visit us and are lead to

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Polly Roethe

Video Prayer with Polly-Prayer for Peace

LivingBetterat50+ invites you to meet our prayer partner Polly. We want to share prayers that Polly has video taped as she has been lead by the Holy Spirit to record. Our hope is that these prayers will speak to the heart of people that visit us and are lead to

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Lori Kempton

What’s Your Word for 2014?

By Lori Kempton − I’m never good at keeping New Year resolutions, so I decided several years ago not to even try. However, I’m not sure why, but it seems that God gives me insight for the year ahead each January. In fact, last year I went into 2013 kicking

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