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Scripture Memory Challenge…
Just wanted to do a little housekeeping… 1. God is working on me lately. Mostly reminding me that if I don’t humble myself before Him, He can and will humble me. I would prefer to humble myself under His hand so He can raise me up (1 Peter 5:6), not to be humbled by Him.…
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Big Boy Bed, Tears, and A Thankful Heart
We finally did it. My sweet little man now has a big boy bed. I know that he was well past the age of needing a big boy bed. Signs he needed a big boy bed included: he has to bend his legs to fit into the pack-n-play when we go traveling and he climbed…
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1,000 Gifts Continued
Have you ever noticed that enemy tries to attack us and drag us down when we are stepping out in faith? So we have these warring factions in our hearts…One encouraging me because I am doing God’s will and it brings the peace and joy that comes from honoring and glorifying our Lord and Savior.…
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Saturday is for…
Pancakes and battles…Coffee and AWANA work…. What are you doing this Saturday?
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Hooters and Honoring God
“Hooters?!” I said incredulously as we drove past what used to be an empty commercial lot. “Yep,” my husband nodded and he made the first left turn after Hooters to head to our lot. The lot we were building our new house on. I could hear the questions before they came. The questions from little…
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Spiritual Gifts
I feel blessed to help lead my church’s Wednesday night ministry to fifth and sixth graders. They challenge me, they ask me hard questions, they drive me to my knees often (either that they know Him better or that they sit quietly for two seconds in a row so they can learn). Anyway, last night…
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Why the Little Things?
Longing…Oh the stretching, longing, burning… The dream of what could be, where to go, but how to get there hangs in the air… We can’t see it. The journey from here to there, but the hope of there is planted firmly in our hearts. The here seems insignificant, unimportant, little. Oh but what we do…
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Gray Day
Dr. Seuss wrote a book before he died titled My Many Colored Days. He describes how on different days he feels different. Well, today is a gray day. “Gray day…Everything is gray. I watch, but nothing moves today.” It is cool overcast winter day. The kind of day that the clouds look more like they…
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1,000 Gifts Continued…
When I truly practice gratefulness to God, I see life differently. My negative, hormonal attitude gets turned around. I can see God again. Giving me more than I could ever remember and more than I ever think to be thankful for. Father God, please keep giving me grateful eyes that I will not take for…
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Five Minute Challenge…
Have you heard of The Gypsy Mama? She is a writer and blogger and I have started reading her blog. She threw out a challenge to see what you could write in five minutes using a photo from your camera as a prompt. As it is a great exercise and since I was not so…
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Strength for Those Who Hope
Ever felt worn out or wondered if you could truly let go of past hurts? On this episode of Life as Worship, Angela welcomes speaker and storyteller Rebekah Storey to dive deep into Isaiah 40:30-31—a powerful promise about finding new strength and hope when you’re exhausted or facing the challenge of forgiveness. Listen in for…
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Grace for Us, the Thirsty
Has life ever left you thirsty? Like joy and peace are for others and you are on the outside looking in? Angela is joined by grace-filled truth-teller and podcast host Jennifer Sakata to reflect on the transformative power of grace in the story of the woman at the well (John 4:28). Jennifer unpacks how a…
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Suffering and Eternal Glory, How Can Suffering Bring Glory?
What does it mean that suffering can bring eternal glory and how can that help us face suffering now? Join us this week as we seek to discover just that. Angela welcomes Christian author, lawyer, comedian, and jazz singer Lara Silverman to discuss an eternal perspective on suffering. Diagnosed with a rare, debilitating illness, widowed…
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Delighting in God and Receiving the Desires of Our Hearts
Does it seem like a pipe dream that God would give us the desires of our hearts, just for delighting in Him? Join me this week as Maureen Miller and I discuss what Psalm 37:4 really means and how it changed Maureen’s life. This week I welcome writer, chaplain, and new novelist Maureen Miller to…
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What Does God Require? Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly
Sometimes it is hard to know what God wants from us…but He has told us. Join us as we discuss doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly. Angela is joined by Australian award-winning children’s author Penny Reeve to discuss Micah 6:8. Penny shares how this passage has shaped her ministry, advocacy work, and the “small…
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How to Run the Race Well
I know that most of you are not fans of running. But God has given us each a race to run. The question is how can we run it well? Angela welcomes Dr. Whit Jordan—professor, deacon, husband, and father—to discuss one of Scripture’s most encouraging passages: Hebrews 12:1-2. Together, they explore what it means to…
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Living the Abundant Life in Jesus
Have you ever wonder what the abundant life Jesus offers really is and how to live it? Angela welcomes award-winning author, speaker, and retreat founder Robin Gerblick to discuss John 10:10. Robin shares her own story of deep loss, God’s faithful abundance, and the unmistakable ways God made this verse (and its promise) personal…
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Permissible and Beneficial: How God is Calling us to Live in Freedom
Have you ever struggled to decide what is the best decision? In some ways you want someone to give you all the answers and yet that checklist becomes a heavy burden. This week on the podcast we discuss how God is calling us to freedom as we discover the difference between what is beneficial and…
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But First God’s Kingdom: Processing and Growing through Hard Seasons
Have you ever wondered how you will make it through a difficult season? Join me as we discuss how seeking God’s kingdom first changes everything. Angela welcomes trainer and faith-filled speaker Natalie Harris to discuss Matthew 6:33. Natalie shares how realignment to God’s priorities—and not her own anxiety or striving—brought her hope, healing, and new…
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Trusting God: Our Rock and Refuge
Have you ever felt like life was hitting you like a hurricane? Did you long for something solid to stand upon or a refuge to run to? Author and travel enthusiast Shelley Picard joins Angela for a vibrant, hope-filled conversation anchored in Psalm 18:2—“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer…” Shelley…
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