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Fashioned with Integrity
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous-how well I know it! Psalm 139:14 Our theme this year for STXWM is Fashioned. When I first heard it, my honest thought was that I wanted to do some study about it. This is not a word I use very much, so I…
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Anna: Worshipful Waiting
There’s a woman named Anna who spent her entire adult life waiting. She is our last lady of Christmas and the kind of woman we’d all like to be one day. Anna’s brief account has a lot to teach us about receiving Christ rightly.
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Mary’s Mother: Holding on and Letting Go
“Mommy, I hold you?” I can still remember my 2-year-old daughter saying that phrase to me as she reached for me, wanting to be wrapped in my arms. I felt like the days of raising little kids would never end. My back ached from carrying them, my eyelids drooped from lack of sleep, my hands…
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Mary: Favored, Trusted and Faithful
This past year I’ve spent a lot of time with Mary. My favorite account of the birth of Jesus is in Luke chapters 1 & 2. It strikes me that even though this is the most detailed account as far as Mary is concerned, it’s still pretty short. Two chapters to encompass all that she…
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Elizabeth: Spirit-led and Immovable
“40 … (Mary) entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, ‘God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. 43 Why am I…
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The Great Commission- Going for Missions
“Therefore, GO and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” -Matthew…
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A Sacrifice that Costs Us- Giving to Missions
Being a missionary, I have seen some extravagant displays of generosity over the years. We’ve had churches of all sizes give thousands of dollars in offerings to our ministry. We’ve had individuals pledge monthly support that we knew was a truly sacrificial amount. We’ve had people press cash into our hands with tears in their…
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The Builders and the Warriors- Praying for Missions
Before we moved overseas, my husband and I were in full-time ministry in the U.S. for over 12 years. During that time we attended conferences, trainings, and read many books to equip us for the work we were doing. We had a decent grasp on effective, strategic ministry. Honestly, we’d gained enough knowledge that we…
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Why Missions Matters
When I first stepped foot on the soil of the Southeast Asian country I’ve now called home for seven years, I thought I knew what missions was. Our family of five had made the decision to leave our home in Houston and move to a remote mountain town on the other side of the globe.…
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Return to Beginning Efforts
Something that has made a huge impact in maintaining my own marriage is what we call our evening routine.
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