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November 11, 2016
Can I Be a “Peaceful American” Even Now?
How my heart grieves as I have watched our nation over the past year or two especially. There is just so much pain, fear, and anger. We are a broken people looking desperately for answers to the massive problems we face. But what maybe we don’t realize is that our spiritual wounds as a nation […]
November 8, 2016
Stages of This Journey – Summary
ADMIN NOTE: There was a large update done on this site Friday afternoon and since then there have been a number of technical issues since then. I’m hopeful those issues will be completely resolved today. ——————- If you don’t have a close relationship with Jesus Christ as Your Savior and Lord, that is the first […]
November 7, 2016
Stages of This Journey – Summary
ADMIN NOTE: There was a large update done on this site Friday afternoon and since then there have been some issues with comments not going through and a warning about security issues. I’m hopeful those issues will be completely resolved today. My apologies that the comments have not been working! I can’t wait for us […]
November 3, 2016
A Husband Experiences God’s Power in the Face of a Fierce Storm
A husband shares how God has empowered him to face his greatest fears in the strength of Christ. This post is a bit lengthy – but WORTH IT! If you are feeling discouraged or afraid to trust God with your situation, I know you will be greatly blessed to read this believing husband’s story. Seven months […]
October 31, 2016
“My Husband Doesn’t Want Me to Minister Like I Want To”
Before God opened my eyes to my control, self-righteousness, pride, disrespect, bitterness, and all of my mountain of sin in December of 2008 – I used to think things like: I want to give more to the poor. Yes, we are tithing and giving some – but I know that it is God’s will for […]
October 27, 2016
“My Technology Addiction Hurt Our Marriage” – a Guest Post
A guest post from a sister in Christ: The lightbulb moment for me came in the format of a “threat” to our marriage, actually through my husband’s use of his phone and texting. My husband is the farthest thing from a “techy” person. Very little computer or device use, spends absolutely NO time on social […]
October 24, 2016
“Dying to Self” Can Be Dangerously Misunderstood
Last Thursday, I ran a post about “Dying to Self.” Today, I want to talk about how it is possible for someone to misunderstand the concept of “taking up your cross and following” Jesus to think that this means, “I must take abuse. My needs don’t matter. I have to let my husband beat me or […]
October 19, 2016
Dying to Self
This process of learning to become godly women is a VERY painful process – especially at first. There are no short cuts!! It is all about our relationship with Christ. It is about our willingness to reverence and submit to Jesus and to desire Him FAR ABOVE all other things of this world. That is […]
October 17, 2016
Why I Put My Wedding Rings Back On – a Guest Post
By a sister in Christ… I’m so thankful for her willingness to share for the first time in a post. I never get tired of hearing how our amazing God heals broken people and relationships: Bare fingers fussed around the edges of divorce documents. Time had passed long and hollow since the sparkling bands of […]
October 10, 2016
Healing for Destructive Jealousy – by Truly Blessed
Truly Blessed and I had a conversation with a wife who was struggling with the thought of her husband ever seeing any beautiful women (not lusting after them, just seeing them). In this post, we are talking about husbands who are truly seeking to honor Christ and their wives in their thoughts, not husbands who […]
