I’ve thought for years, that I should write my story…. the story of those 56 days that started in December 2005. The story of my husband’s home-going. As I read this book, I thought that I was reading my own story. This author, Lori Hynson, she get’s it. She was so able to write not just my story – no matter how similar the circumstances – but the story of every SuperGal out there. This book has left me thinking through alot of old lately. Memories I should have put away a long time ago. Thank you Lori. Continue reading
Hope
The Illusion of More
Read this and let your imagination run away with the beauty of the words….
“….. God’s display of talent is nothing short of supernatural. He put on the original magic show.
With a spoken thought the Creator turned an infinite void into an ever-expanding universe. Giving voice to His own imagination. He ignited the inferno of countless stars and sent worlds spinning into orbit. Like an inspired painter doodling on a three-dimensional canvas. He sketched out continents and colored in the oceans. Then, with mere words, God brought life — to Life!
“Grass, please.” And with the echo of His voice, a carpet of green covered the world. Continue reading
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The Top 8 Things to Think About
This article was originally posted on Charisma Magazine/News. My attempts to “share” the link were not successful, so I have copied the entire article – unaltered. The original link is:
http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/clarion-call/44394-the-top-8-things-to-think-about
The news is negative. The enemy is pulling out all the stops because his time is short. Christians need to take a deep breath and focus on the things of the Spirit. (CreationSwap/Paul Burger)
Look at your life. Life is hard. Look at the news. In our fallen, sinful world, evil swirls about like a violent dust devil, clouding the air of absolute truth and muddying the waters of pure grace that flow to eternal life through Christ Jesus. Continue reading
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Psalm 46:1
“God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble” PS 46:1
God IS…
It struck me as I was reading this the other day that God IS… it does not say that God “was”… it says…. God “IS”. God is not past tense. He is with us today, just as He was with Adam, Moses, Abraham, and Isaac… all the saints that have gone before us. He is present and available to you and me just as He always has been throughout all eternity. It continues to boggle the mind that the same God that walked with Adam in the cool of the evening in the Garden (Genesis 3:8), is that same God that “IS” today.
God IS our REFUGE…
He is our safe place, hiding place, our shelter from danger, our shelter from the storms. He is our safe haven, our sanctuary. I found this definition interesting… a place to flee Back To. Interesting… “Back To” suggests that I’ve been there before and I can go there if I need???
God IS our REFUGE and STRENGTH…
Strength is not just physical power. It is also defined as courage, authority and influence. It is the inherent capacity to endure. It is also a stronghold or fortress. I know that everything is under Him; He has authority over all. I know that nothing can hurt me, attack me, or remove me from the REFUGE I seek in Him. He is our stronghold … our fortress. Continue reading
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Praying Through Hard Times
As I am writing the review of this book… I am trying to keep myself from thinking about the appointment that I have tomorrow morning for a breast biopsy. I’m not sure that this book could have come at a better time.
With an ovarian cancer diagnosis 4 years ago…. and Praise Jesus, no reoccurence… I have been struggling with this appointment – playing out all of the worst case scenario’s over and over in my thoughts
But after finishing this book this morning… all I can do is take my heart and my fears to Him. To take them to His throne, and at that throne… I find my strength.
I found solace in the words of this book… I pray that you do too. Continue reading
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Home Behind the Sun
I will let this book review speak for itself… there is nothing more that I can add.
Home Behind the Sun: Connect with God in the Brilliance of the Everyday by Timothy D. Willard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Home Behind the Sun – Connect with God in the Brilliance of the Everyday – by Timothy Willard and Jason Locy.
“How often do you encounter the healing and beauty, the hope and the Glory of Christ? Home Behind the Sun offers us a glimpse of joy in the daily grind or work, relationships, and parenting: healing for our suffering: forgiveness in the midst of our hurts; and purpose through the journey. We can live each and every day with an eternal perspective. And we can share this light with the world around us.”
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Deep Relief Now
Deep Relief Now: Free, Healed, and Whole by Dennis Clark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Go beyond self help and get spiritual help! A time comes for everyone when theirs and mental exercises just don’t cut it, and you need something more to heal your pain. It’s time to go beyond merely easing the hurt, and move toward complete, deep relief!
Deep Relief Now is an interesting book filled with many personal stories and testimonies of folks that have experienced deep comforting healing by living in the Spirit by adjusting their understanding of communing with God with their whole life… not just hit and miss… here and there.
The authors, Dennis and Dr. Jen Clark, openly share their painful stories, as well as their triumphs in this book. They share/teach the reader to connect with God on a deeper, richer level and show us how to recognize when we are out of alignment with Him.
This is a book that requires some time to read, study, understand and put into practice all of the “techniques” (for lack of a better word) that the author’s have learned over many years.
*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through the “For Readers Only” group at The Book Club Network, in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.
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40 Day Devotional Challenge
40 Day Devotional Challenge by Kathi Macias
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Need some encouragement? Who doesn’t, right? So why not get that encouragement while at the same time deepening your faith? The 40-Day Devotional Challenge by bestselling author Kathi Macias is designed to do just that. With forty undated “bite-sized” readings, each including a Scripture verse and a personal application section, The 40-Day Devotional Challenge…to Encourage Your Heart and Deepen Your Faith is designed in a way that can fit into anyone’s busy schedule—and we all have them”
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Deliver Us From Evil
I just finished a book called: “Deliver Us From Evil: A Pastor’s Reluctant Encounters with the Powers of Darkness” by Don Basham.
This was a very interesting book. I had not heard of Pastor Basham prior to this. I used to think, like the Pastor originally thought, that evil cannot invade and reside within a Christian… as Light and dark… Good and evil cannot coexist in the same place. I don’t know why I thought that, I guess it’s just what I’ve been taught along the way. I do/did however believe that Christian can be influenced by evil. That satan and his minions can, and do, influence our thoughts and behaviors. Continue reading
Saved Because of His Mercy 