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Lift Up Your Eyes: Guest Post by Gail Goolsby

Lift Up Your Eyes: Guest Post by Gail Goolsby

June 2, 2020May 16, 2020

Gazing out of the window on my first airplane trip to Afghanistan in 2004, I’d thought…

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7 Sentence-Prayers Inviting God’s Power—In the Lives of Unbelievers

7 Sentence-Prayers Inviting God’s Power—In the Lives of Unbelievers

March 5, 2019March 2, 2019

A new month means a new installment in my monthly blog series featuring sentence prayers inviting…

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Prayer to Pray for Unbelievers and for Those Sharing Christ With Them

Prayer to Pray for Unbelievers and for Those Sharing Christ With Them

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018

“The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.” Acts 16:14 NIV We followers of Christ…

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Guest Post: The Pruner’s Knife

Guest Post: The Pruner’s Knife

August 8, 2017July 29, 2017

I’m thrilled to share a guest post by my dad, Duane Hoy, today. He is eighty-three…

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Midweek Morsel: Attracting Others to the Lord

Midweek Morsel: Attracting Others to the Lord

June 4, 2015June 5, 2015

“‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’” Zechariah 8:23b…

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Midweek Morsel: Remember to Ask for Workers

Midweek Morsel: Remember to Ask for Workers

April 9, 2015April 8, 2015

“Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask…

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Guest Blogger: Author Laura Popp

January 27, 2013May 19, 2013

I’m happy to share an inspiring post today from author Laura Popp. Laura is a fellow member…

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Sowing in Tears

Sowing in Tears

January 22, 2012January 9, 2016

“Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping,…

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Revisiting Beautiful Feet — Again!

Revisiting Beautiful Feet — Again!

January 18, 2012May 19, 2013

*Update: A change of plans. Found out late Thursday I would be unable to go due…

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Looking Ahead to Angel Tree

September 12, 2010May 20, 2013

I know we’re not even halfway through September yet, but as our church’s Angel Tree coordinator,…

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I’ll Do It!

May 2, 2010May 20, 2013

Ever need someone to volunteer to help out with a task or project you can’t accomplish…

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Small Touches

January 27, 2010August 26, 2014

Sometimes one amazing story after another unfolds during a mission trip. Other times the tale is…

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Beautiful Feet Revisited

January 24, 2010May 20, 2013

Since we just got back home from our weekend mission trip to Beautiful Feet, I thought…

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Sanctuary and Shelter

January 20, 2010August 26, 2014

With life on a more even keel for us this January than the last, Don and…

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Angel Tree – The Church Being the Church

December 13, 2009May 20, 2013

It’s been a crazy-busy weekend for me with extra choir rehearsal, two cantata presentations, and Angel…

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Gearing Up for Angel Tree – The Body of Christ at Work

October 11, 2009May 21, 2013

You may be thinking, Angel Tree already? It’s barely mid-October… True, but this is when the…

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Angel Tree Summer Update

Angel Tree Summer Update

August 9, 2009February 26, 2014

Did you know that Angel Tree is not just a Christmas ministry? That’s right. Organizations like…

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A New Chapter

May 31, 2009May 22, 2013

A few days ago, a new challenge took up residence on the landscape otherwise known as…

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Cheryl Barker

Faith. Family. Friends. Serving God. All these things are important to me. Being a writer is one of the ways I live out my faith and serve the One who first loved me. My prayer is that you will be refreshed and encouraged on life’s journey!

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Verbs of the Proverbs 31 Woman Prisoner of Hope While Waiting Quieting Your Heart Tender Mercies 7 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self Learning About Grief What We Can Do When Grief Is Compounded Who Does God Want? Living to Tell About It A Spring Poem: Morning Symphony Enduring Secret Pain Love That Propels Prayer Transforms—Prayer Changes Me Winter's Beauty

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