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Spirit Led Woman & Giveaway Winners

I grew up reading Charisma Magazine. I would devour the articles about revivals around the world and read the music reviews.  Never in my wildest imaginations did I dream that an emagazine published by them would be interested in publishing my work.

SpiritLed Woman eMagazine published the recent article I wrote for Missional Women!

You can read the article here: 5 Ways to Build a Missional Mindset In Your Children.

I just want to say that all glory and honor go to Jesus.  He has opened doors that I never dreamed possible!

Now - for the winners of last week's giveaways (I know, it's Thursday...I have contacted each of the winners, but managed to forget to post them here. Chalk it up to mom-brain!)


1. The two-book bundle by Simply Helping Him: Judith

2. The 3-book Discipleship Manual Bundle: Deanna

3. 31 Days to Start an Online Business: Michelle

4. Red Runs the River: Lynne

5. The Big Book Bundle: Hilary

Congratulations guys! Your books are on the way!!
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Love that Sets Us Free + A Little R & R Wednesdays - a linky party #

I stood in front of our bookcase with my lighter poised to light this week's two candles (my son calls them "Happy Birthday To You") . A toddler on either side of me in their pajamas looking up in wonder at that flickering flame as I carefully explained that one stands for hope , the other for love.

Love.

On Monday I read 1 John's admonition to us to love one another.  He said that if we love, we know God. But if we don't love, then we don't know God - because God is love.

Now, this verse is certainly not new to me. I grew up singing the song from this verse, I memorized it 3,675 times in Sunday school, Christian school, home school, and probably heard it that many more times in sermons and Bible college.

But this time it sounded different.

God is love.

Love is so much a part of His character that it cannot be separated from Him.

It is the balancing characteristic to His holiness and righteousness.

You see, we know that because God is holy, and because He lives in us, that there are certain disciplines we ought to keep, and certain activities we should avoid. His holiness and righteousness dictates that we walk in that same holiness and righteousness.

But His love reminds us that holiness and righteousness is a process. And in that process we will fail, we will fall; but His love, that balancing characteristic to His righteousness and holiness, reaches out to us reminding us: "For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again."

When we know God in this way, it sets us free from the legalistic performance trap that locks us into continually trying harder to prove to God how holy and righteous we are.

It also sets us free to extend the same love and grace that He continually extends to us.

So that when we see a brother or sister fail or fall, we can reach out a hand to them and remind them to get up again!

Holiness and righteousness, void of love, entrap us in a cycle of comparing ourselves among ourselves and proving by our own works that we are acceptable to Christ.

Holiness and righteousness, with love, free us to live as Christ taught us to live, knowing that by His grace we are acceptable in the beloved!


And this is the love Jesus came to give. A tiny baby in a dirty manger, born to set us free from the law that demanded perfection without grace!

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus, born to set Thy people free;
from our fears and sins release us; let us find our rest in Thee.

Israel's strength and consolation, hope of all the earth Thou art;
dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart.

Born Thy people to deliver, born a child, and yet a King,
born to reign in us forever, now Thy gracious kingdom bring.

By Thine own eternal Spirit rule in all our hearts alone;
by Thine own sufficient merit, raise us to Thy glorious throne.

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Advent: The Candle of Hope

The joyous time of Advent has arrived! Advent is a special time for Christians as we prepare our hearts for the celebration of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. The same hope that looked for the birth of the Savior looks today for His triumphal return. Our celebration begins as we light the first candle on the Advent wreath...the candle of Hope.

Oh, I am so thankful for the hope we have in Jesus Christ! As we light the candle of Hope, we anticipate the triumphal return of our Lord and Savior. Our hope of Jesus' return is rooted in the fulfillment of the prophecy of His birth. This prophecy and hope is spoken of in Romans 15:12-13:

And again, Isaiah says,“The Root of Jesse will spring up,
    one who will arise to rule over the nations;
    in him the Gentiles will hope.”May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

This hope stirs in my heart as I eagerly await the return of my Savior. Jesus, Himself, prophesied of His own return in Matthew 24:44. Jesus says here, "So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." Every day I want to live in expectation of Jesus' return. We do not know when the hour will be, but the hope we have can fill our days with joy and peace while we are waiting because our hope rests in our God Who is faithful to do all that He has said He will do.

H Hope that Harkens to all of mankind. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

O Hope that Offers everlasting life. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

P Hope that Promises made will be fulfilled. "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23

E Hope that Eternity in Heaven is coming.  "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." John 14:3

What are you hoping for this Advent season? Is there anything that you are placing your hope in that is fleeting? Do you need to shift your heart's focus back to the Savior in expectation of His return during this holiday season? Let us all examine our heart's today and if need be, let us turn our eyes back to the One where our confident hope should truly rest. He definitely is returning just as He promised so long ago.

Heavenly Father, I thank You for all Your promises that are yes in Christ Jesus. My hope is found in You alone and in the promised return of my Savior. I pray that we all will keep our eyes focused in expectation of Jesus' triumphal return during this holiday season. May joy and peace fill our celebrations of the birth of Jesus and carry over into each day that we wait patiently for His return. I pray it all in the triumphant name of Jesus. Amen! 

Hoping in Jesus,
Laurie


Laurie is a daughter of the King, wife to a wonderful husband, and a mother to two beautiful children and one waiting in Heaven. Her desire is to be filled with the empowering presence of God which enables her to be who He created her to be and to do what He has called her to do. God answers this prayer by giving Laurie Grace-Filled-Moments in her journey called "life". You can find Laurie blogging at http://grace-filled-moments.blogspot.com.




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Reach a Nation From Home + The Big Book Bundle Giveaway

  Today is the final day of the Missional Call Launch Week.
Next week we will start looking at Advent, what Christmas means, and each Friday we'll bring you a fun Christmas activity to do with your kids.
It was not long ago that I felt like a complete failure as a missionary. I didn't feel like I was do anything of significance for God's kingdom.
The vision He had given me when I came here seemed like a mere mirage...
...and I felt like I had been placed on the shelf.
Forgotten.
Useless.
But something happened a year and a half ago that turned this around. 
And today I'm sharing my story at Missional Call.  It's a two-part story
You can read about it here:A Funny Thing Called Ministry and A Virtual Outreach

But before you go! Don't forget to enter THE BIG BOOK BUNDLE GIVEAWAY!

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A Martyr's Christmas {Guest Post} + Red Runs the River Book Giveaway

One of the things you will see a lot at Missional Call is stories.
Stories about missionaries.
Stories about martyrs.
Stories about people sharing the gospel in unusual ways.
Stories about how God came through for people at a critical time in their lives.

Bonnie Rose from writebonnierose.com shares a heart-felt story today:
A Martyr's Christmas
The first time I remember learning about persecution was in a newsletter or church bulletin that I read. I was probably around 10 or 12 years old, and the story I read was about a group of young girls in China who were martyred when they would not deny Christ.   Read More


But before you leave, don't forget to enter today's giveaway.


Yesterday we heard from Judith of WholeHearted Home who is a Missionary Kid who grew up in China and Japan.  Her father has written a number of books, and is kindly offering the first volume in a 2-part action-packed novel about the persecuted church in China: Red Runs the River.

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#Missional Call Launches TODAY! + 31 Days to Start an Online Business #ebook #Giveaway + A Little R & R Wednesdays - a linky party #31

Missional Call launches today!!!  

What is Missional Call? I explain it all right here.
So, what will you find today?   Here is the home page! and some FREE STUFF!! 
You will read about what Missional Call is all about, and the story of how it all started.
Then you will see that there is a blog (because I couldn't do this without blogging!)
You will also read about Missional Call on a few other blogs today! 
Misty from Simply Helping Him is interviewing me today.  So stop on over there and read the interview!
Sunu from Clothed in Scarlet listed me as her Featured Mompreneur!! (and let me give you a hint...she is the one that has helped me every step of the way, so be sure to poke around her blog a bit - oh - and it's her book - 31 Days to Start an Online Business - that I'm giving away today! So scroll down and enter to win!)
And today you will read a challenging and incredibly inspiring story from Judith at WholeHearted Home.

I grew up in the concrete jungle of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong during the late 1950’s through the end of the 1960’s. There were over four million people packed into this tiny-speck-on-the-map with a total of 400 square miles. That’s small!! My experience was opposite of the physical hardships most missionaries face as we had all the conveniences of a modern city.

Spiritually, the needs of the Chinese people were just as depraved as other mission fields. Without missionaries sharing the gospel, they would face a Christless eternity the same as the natives of Papua New Guinea.  Read more here

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for the giveaway that Judith is hosting!!!!

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But stick around for just a second longer!!

Sunu from Clothed In Scarlet, who has helped me so much, is so generous to join me today in giving away 1 free copy of her amazing book 31 Days to Start an Online Business.
The information you'll read here is what inspired and helped me to launch Missional Call. Without Sunu, her blog and this book, Missional Call would only be a distant dream on a horizon out there somewhere!
31 Days to Start an Online Business is a 226 page downloadable ebook (PDF format).  It is intended to be a step by step manual to help those who are dreaming about establishing an online business.  The chapters are presented as days – each day tackling one core area of setting up a business online, accompanied by an action step to propel you forward.

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Missional Call Launch + Discipleship Manual 3-Book Bundle Giveaway

 
  Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!!!!
(UPDATE: The website is launched.  You can now visit it and download the free resources)
What will you find at Missional Call?
Apart from encouraging articles and stories from missionaries - both local and world missions...
you will find some free resources!!
 Would you like to bless a missionary for Christmas, their birthday, anniversary, or just show them you love them?  The Ultimate Missionary Gift Guide is what you need!  It is filled with lots of ideas to offer inspiration and advice on purchasing gifts for those living abroad!
Do you feel you need to enrich your prayer life? Pray Through the Lord's Prayer is a workbook that guides you through the Lord's Prayer as a model for our own daily prayer life. Filled with blanks to write in prayer requests and a bonus section for answered prayers, you will find this an invaluable resource to help you pray the way Jesus taught His disciples to pray!

  But before you go - don't forget to enter today's giveaway for the Discipleship Manual 3-Book Bundle!

I have had the privilege of working through these manuals multiple times and teaching from them in Bible studies. These manuals are, by far, some of the greatest materials I have ever seen or used in my own life and in discipling and counseling others. They are easy to use, easy to understand and follow simple sequence from rebirth in Jesus Christ to  living in Christian maturity. Topics include:
Changing my Life by Rebuilding Thought Patters and Transforming ThoughtsThe Secret to True Success in Life...Christian MeditationLiving a Life Filled with JoyNine Points of Wisdom for Doing Spiritual MinistryA Non-Threatening and Effective Way to Share Your Faith
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Missional Call Launches Tomorrow + Discipleship Manual 3-Book Bundle Giveaway

 
  Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!!!!
What will you find at Missional Call?
Apart from encouraging articles and stories from missionaries - both local and world missions...
you will find some free resources!!
 Would you like to bless a missionary for Christmas, their birthday, anniversary, or just show them you love them?  The Ultimate Missionary Gift Guide is what you need!  It is filled with lots of ideas to offer inspiration and advice on purchasing gifts for those living abroad!
Do you feel you need to enrich your prayer life? Pray Through the Lord's Prayer is a workbook that guides you through the Lord's Prayer as a model for our own daily prayer life. Filled with blanks to write in prayer requests and a bonus section for answered prayers, you will find this an invaluable resource to help you pray the way Jesus taught His disciples to pray!

  But before you go - don't forget to enter today's giveaway for the Discipleship Manual 3-Book Bundle!

I have had the privilege of working through these manuals multiple times and teaching from them in Bible studies. These manuals are, by far, some of the greatest materials I have ever seen or used in my own life and in discipling and counseling others. They are easy to use, easy to understand and follow simple sequence from rebirth in Jesus Christ to  living in Christian maturity. Topics include:
Changing my Life by Rebuilding Thought Patters and Transforming ThoughtsThe Secret to True Success in Life...Christian MeditationLiving a Life Filled with JoyNine Points of Wisdom for Doing Spiritual MinistryA Non-Threatening and Effective Way to Share Your Faith
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T-Minus 2 Days: #Missional Call + a 2-Book Bundle Giveaway!

Only 2 more days until the launch of Missional Call!!!
Missional Call is a ministry devoted to providing present missionaries encouragement and community, hopeful missionaries answers and advice, and former/retired missionaries a place to remain connected to the field. We seek to accomplish this by providing the best and most relevant resources that motivate, encourage and inspire as well as provide answers to their needs. As Missional Call develops, our goal is to provide an active real-time independent community of peers where present missionaries can find relationship and support while navigating the process of cultural integration.

We will accomplish this in three ways:
1. By offering support and encouragement to present missionaries. A community where they can dialogue and share their questions, struggles, fears, successes and failures and find safety among their peers. 
2. By providing a place for future or hopeful missionaries where they can find answers and counsel pertaining to the field. I get a lot of emails and questions from those who have a desire to serve in missions and I really want to have a particular place where I can point to where they can find all the answers they need.   
3. By reaching out to former/retired missionaries and provide them a place where they can put their experience to use by way of contributing helpful articles and serving as advisers.

And the outcome is that by doing this, we will be able to raise awareness of missions and the work of missionaries around the world.


Stop by tomorrow to find out what free resources will be available at Missional Call
But before you sign off - we have a giveaway!!!!
Misty at Simply Helping Him, is giving away a bundle of 2 of her books:
 Where do we find fulfillment? In things, people, our spouse etc? Unfulfilled is the journey God took me through in order to find true fulfillment!

"Dear Wife: Letters from a Help Meet" is written to wives through many of the emotions they face throughout their marriages. Each letter points to God’s Word and encourages wives to look to Him when faced with emotional struggles.
You can read my review of Dear Wife here: 

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I Can't Wait for Monday - Giveaway Launch Week!

Are you tired of me talking about Missional Call yet?
Well, next week we will launch the site!!!  I can't wait.
These past few weeks have been filled to the brim with writing, writing and more writing...
...doing images, learning how to maneuver around the new site .  It's been fun and really busy.

But here is what you can look forward to next week. 

TONS OF GIVEAWAYS!!!!

Monday:



Misty from Simply Helping Him is joining me to giveaway a two-book bundle:






Tuesday:

I will be giving away my two books free as a bundle as well



Wednesday:



Sunu from Clothed in Scarlet is joining me to giveaway her book - the book that started it all for me.  If you are wanting to start a home business or make money blogging, you need to read this book.



Thursday:

Judith from WholeHearted Home is a "missionary kid" who grew up in Japan and China.  Her father has written a number of books - including a 2-part action-packed set of novels. She has agreed to join me in giving away the first volume in the novel-set called Red Runs the River. I can't wait to read this book!

 
Friday:
Friday is the Big Book Bundle Giveaway!
The winner of this giveaway will receive:A Three-Volume Discipleship Manual Bundle (The best selling 3-part volume by Dr. F. Dean Hackett - aka. my dad!)Discovering True Identity - By Dr. F Dean Hackett31 Days to Start an Online Business  - By Sunu Philip of Clothed in Scarlet14 Days of Agape - by meLive Worship - by me

So be sure to stop by Monday!!!

 And don't forget to  link up at this week's Linky Party!



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