Earlier this week, I saw a lady crossing the road as I was driving home. On one arm she was balancing a bag full of leftovers from the restaurant kitchen where she works. On the other arm she was cradling a large jug of tea. In her hands she was holding a few small other…
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How to Study the Bible | Bible Translations
Pastor Marcus Bellamy kicked his “How to Study the Bible” class discussing the compilation of the Bible and different translations. Highlights from the lesson are listed below. *Bible translation entails reproducing the meaning of a text that is one language (the source language), as fully possible, in another language (the receptor language). *The original (source)…
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A Leadership Lesson from 1 Samuel 16
This evening, I volunteered to put together some food trays for an event a friend was having tomorrow. I already knew what I needed. I knew exactly where in the department store to go. I walked into the store on a mission, only to discover the shelves of plastic trays I was looking for first…
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Life Lessons from the Hen House
Earlier this year we took on five baby chicks 🐣. It seemed like a great idea in the moment. Before it was time for them to move out of their cardboard box in the garage and into their coop, we had lost two of them. As the remaining trio 🐓 🐓 🐓 grew older, we…
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3 Lessons in Leasership from 1 Samuel 14
What battle(s) are you facing, and how is your doubt in God’s plan for your life keeping you from being part of a bigger movement? That was the heart of Warren Gasaway’s sermon, “Climb the Hill” on Sunday at Trinity Baptist Church. What is a movement? Simply put, a movement is a group of people…
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3 Things I Learned Trying to Change My Husband
“We marry our opposite and spend the rest of our life trying to change them. Who else can relate to that statement?” As I was teaching a workshop centered on personalities at a teacher in-service training this week, I asked the room that question. Heads nodded up and down and hands went up in agreement….
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Learning to Live in the Present Moment
Recently, I picked up my daughter after work and headed home for one of those rare evenings where it was just the two of us. I had been looking forward to it all day, but something got in the way. My mind. An introvert, I spend way more time in my mind than I should….
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Becoming More Intentional About Prayer
How often do you write the words, “I’ll pray for you” or hit the little 🙏 icon on a social media post, only to quickly send up a, “Dear God, help Susie” prayer … and that’s the end of it? Guilty! I am pretty organized in a lot of areas of my life. But when…
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Using the ACTS Prayer Model
Do you know what’s always been tough for me? Praying out loud in front of a group of people. I’m not going to lie. I even get anxiety at night praying out loud beside my kiddo and my husband. An introvert by nature, I like to collect all my thoughts together before I ever speak…
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Handling Disappointment in Unmet Expectations
Ever do something with the best of intentions, and out of left field came someone mad at you for what you had done? “No good deed goes unpunished.” Those are the initial words that came to my mind as I read a TXT from someone recently whose disappointment in me was misdirected. Worse yet, I…
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