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When You Want to Quit Fighting Spiritual Battles
Imperfect people living in a fallen world provide a perfect environment for dissatisfaction to fester. What do you do when you want to quit fighting spiritual battles? Spiritual battles come in all forms and degrees of intensity. Regardless of the reason, sometimes we grow weary and want to quit. Have you ever wanted to quit going to church? Raised in a Christian home, I’ve been going to church my whole life. But there was a time, when I was determined I wasn’t ever going back...
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Fear Not
We can learn much from the shepherds who heard the words, "fear not."
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Life-Changing Book Brought Me Home
by Sally Matheny Not long ago, I was asked to participate in a blog hop for the online magazine, Books Make a Difference. I was asked to share how a particular book has made a difference in my life. The problem lies in narrowing it down to one book! Books have influenced my whole life. But when I was thirty-years-old, there was a book which was life-changing for me. Blessed with Children My life brimmed with children—twenty -eight kindergarten students during the day, and my own two toddlers at night. In addition to His Holy Word, God used another book to drastically change that number of children and to…
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How Should We Prepare Our Children for War?
by Sally Matheny How Should We Prepare Our Children for War? Regardless of where we stand on the issue of the military draft, it is the law that our sons, and possibly soon, even our daughters, register with the Selective Service when they turn eighteen years old. Very few want, or expect, a military draft to occur. But what if… What if the time comes when we are informed our children will definitely serve in the military? Some of us would have years to prepare, some would have only days. My son is a young teen. One day he will have to register with the Selective…
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“365 Devotions for Peace” Book Review, Author Interview, & a Giveaway!
by Sally Matheny 365 Devotions for Peace by Cheri Cowell As soon as I saw Cheri Cowell’s name on the cover of 365 Devotions for Peace, I selected it for my reading. I had never read Cheri’s writing before, but I heard her speak at a Write2Ignite Conference one year. Impressed by her speaking, I was eager to read her writing. Each of the 365 Devotions for Peace is between 150-200 words in length. I found their brevity a nice accompaniment to my daily Bible reading. Also, I thought about people battling in the middle of a crisis. Some of life’s torrential storms delay a lengthy basking in God’s…