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Find Me Leaning on Those Everlasting Arms

Find Me Leaning on Those Everlasting Arms

June 6, 2016May 6, 2016

Such riches, such comfort, such joy can be found in the hymns of yesteryear. Those of…

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Midweek Morsel: Our Help Is in God

Midweek Morsel: Our Help Is in God

April 14, 2016April 13, 2016

“Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm…

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Midweek Morsel: A Prayer for Weary Hearts

Midweek Morsel: A Prayer for Weary Hearts

March 10, 2016February 25, 2016

Anyone weary today, anyone needing refreshment? Everything from overwork to financial distress to relationship struggles to…

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Midweek Morsel: Secure in God

Midweek Morsel: Secure in God

January 14, 2016January 14, 2016

Much can happen in our lives to shake our security. On a national front, terrorists seek…

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Safe to Cry with Jesus

Safe to Cry with Jesus

January 19, 2015January 19, 2015

How many times have you held back tears while trying to be strong for someone else?…

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Spirit and Soul Refreshment for the Mother of the Bride

Spirit and Soul Refreshment for the Mother of the Bride

September 29, 2014September 26, 2014

Mothers of the Bride grow weary at times. Not only physically and mentally weary, but weary…

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Look Beyond the Weakness

Look Beyond the Weakness

September 29, 2014September 20, 2014

Sometimes we have a tendency to label or pigeonhole people according to our perceived view of…

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Wisdom from the Word When You’re Under Attack

August 18, 2014

“An attacker advances against you, Ninevah. Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal your…

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Wisdom from the Word When You’re Under Attack

Wisdom from the Word When You’re Under Attack

August 18, 2014August 18, 2014

“An attacker advances against you, Ninevah. Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal your…

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The Trenches of Faith

The Trenches of Faith

June 23, 2014September 8, 2016

Tests of faith. As believers we all experience them at one time or another. They are…

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Strengths and Weaknesses: Where’s Our Focus?

Strengths and Weaknesses: Where’s Our Focus?

May 12, 2014May 10, 2014

I ran across a description of the ostrich recently while reading my Bible (Job 39:13-18), and…

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Midweek Morsel: Place of Shelter

Midweek Morsel: Place of Shelter

August 22, 2013August 21, 2013

“I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.” Psalm 55:8…

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Parting Thoughts from the Mother of the Bride

Parting Thoughts from the Mother of the Bride

June 24, 2013June 24, 2013

*Mothers of the Bride, I wrote this piece originally for a general audience and used it…

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Midweek Morsel: Bringing Sunshine to Others

May 1, 2013May 18, 2013

“But may they who love [God] be like the sun when it rises in its strength.”…

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Midweek Morsel: Hitchin’ a Ride

February 20, 2013April 16, 2024

Sometimes we need to be carried. Just ask the little bird who’s hitchin’ a ride on…

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Our Daily God

November 7, 2012May 19, 2013

“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior who daily bears our burdens.” Psalm 68:19…

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In Times of Crisis: Only God

October 28, 2012May 19, 2013

Times of crisis come into all our lives. None of us is exempt. Some we see…

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Prayer: Helping Them Stand

Prayer: Helping Them Stand

May 23, 2012August 13, 2022

“. . . he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers….

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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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Christmas for the heart

Let this book help you reclaim the beauty and wonder of the season, lead you to rejoice in the greatest gift ever given to the world, and inspire you to give the King of Kings the worship he's due. It makes a perfect gift too!

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Mother of the Bride Book

Mother of the Bride: Refreshment and Wisdom for the Mother of the Bride
This book is the perfect gift and resource to refresh and encourage mothers of the bride and offer them wisdom and practical help as well.

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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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