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Why Christians Are Afraid to Tell the Truth
I was watching the Today Show last week, when a story came on about a series one of the reporters was doing. The reporter was interviewing the mothers of “successful” people in our culture. From professional athletes to politicians to philathropers, the reporter was seeking out the secrets to raising a successful human being. As more »
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When You Struggle Alongside Someone
As you may remember, I have served as the Student Ministry Interim at our church for the last several months. It is funny how time has a way of marching on and with it comes seasons that are hard and taxing and seasons that are sweet and memorable. This season as the Interim Student Minister more »
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What I Think About Women In Ministry
A few years ago, I did a series of posts called Ask The Blogger. My readers sent in questions and I did my best to answer them. At the time I was sent the question, “What do you think about women in ministry?” I kept the question in the queue, but to be honest, I more »
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2018 Birthday Quizzes
Kati Ann 1. How old are you? 11 2. What makes you happy? Poppy 3. What is your favorite animal? Unicorn 4. What is your favorite thing to eat? shrimp 5. What is your favorite things to do? go somewhere 6. What is your favorite TV show? Girl Meets World 7. What are you really more »
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a change in season
I thought I’d catch you up on what’s happening. I’ve been busy. I’ve been traveling and speaking and continuing to write but things are about to slow down in one department while they pick up in another. Many of you know that my husband serves as Lead Pastor for our church in Round Rock, Texas. more »
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when you wonder if He really cares
Through my recent study and personal interactions, I’ve come across a theme…if God really cared, why did “this” have to happen? Why didn’t He stop it? How could a good God allow such suffering? These are questions people have asked for hundreds of years–If God is good, why do bad things happen? I’m not suggesting more »
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when my life was knocked off of self-centered
I read the words “It’s not about you.”–the first four words of Rick Warren’s best-selling book The Purpose Driven Life. It’s embarrassing to admit how profoundly those words hit me as a 23-year old youth minister’s wife. I had graduated from college, entered into marriage and discovered I had no idea who I really was and more »
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sutherland springs–responding to the tragedy and horror
The kids were lacing their shoes for school, as the news blared of another mass shooting–this time in a church–First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas. Jared looked at me over their heads with a question in his eyes communicating “do we let them watch? or do we shield them?” We have often chosen to expose more »
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modeling gratitude
There’s an obvious theme happening throughout some of my posts recently! I’ll give you three guesses and the first two don’t count! Sticking with the theme of the moment, I thought I’d jump on video today and talk about modeling gratitude. These are only a couple of ideas of how to model gratitude and I more »
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when we stop thanking, we start complaining
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. –Philippians 2:14-15 I read Philippians 2:14 with a friend in college about not grumbling or complaining. We began discussing it and wondered what more »
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