PODCAST: Knowing God by Name by Sharon Jaynes, Gwen Smith, and Mary Southerland
A Change to a More Confident You
“…You don’t have to know why you do the things you do to know that they’re not working for you. If you get stuck focusing on the “why,” you may never move forward. Understanding why can help you respond better and can even help you heal, but it’s not necessary to changing your behavior. In order to change your behavior, you simply need to identify the beliefs that limit you and undermine your self-esteem and self-confidence.”
Excerpted from Why Not You? by Valorie Burton
Daily Reflection: Have you identified a limiting behavior? How can you take action today to change?
Matter of Prayer
One of the great fruits of growing close to God is asking and receiving information that leads to illumination. God is free to share His secrets with you as you ask for them. And nothing is more valuable to you than that, especially in those times when the future direction in your life is fuzzy, or when you’re in a crisis situation. We need God to turn the light on. We need to see, with fresh urgency, His divine purpose and direction for us. We want that clarity before we go forward. And it’s all a matter of prayer.
Excerpted from Dry Bones Dancing by Tony Evans
Daily Reflection: What do you need to let go of (or empty) to be filled with what God has for you?
NEWS: Author Josh Shook Talks About His Faith Journey in the Knoxville News Sentinel
Josh Shook, co-author of Firsthand: Ditching Secondhand Religion for a Faith of Your Own, is interviewed on knoxnews.com regarding some of the tough spiritual questions facing today’s millennial generation.
Click here to read the interview.
From Ordinary to Extraordinary
“Not that finding Moses was all that difficult for God. He didn’t have to do a Google search. He knew exactly where to find him. For even though Moses was on the “backside of nowhere,” the nowhere he was on the backside of was a place called Mt. Horeba name which means the mountain of God. Moses probably thought he was alone with the flock for another dusty day, stranded in the wilderness, just counting the days in the closing chapters of his life. Little did he know that he was tending his sheep in God’s neighborhood, or that he was about to be invited to play a major role in God’s deliverance plan.”
Excerpted from I Am Not But I Know I Am by Louie Giglio
Daily Reflection: In His all-knowing power, God knows where we [ … ]
SNEAK PEEK: The Winnowing Season by Cindy Woodsmall
Will this new beginning lead to more ruin and heartbreak?
Click here to download chapter one of The Winnowing Season.
The tornado that devastated Kings Orchard pushed Rhoda, Samuel, and Jacob to make a new start in Maine. Are they strong enough to withstand the challenges of establishing an Amish communityand brave enough to face the secrets that move with them?
On the eve of their departure to begin a new Old Order Amish community outside of Unity, Maine, Rhoda Byler is shocked to discover that choices made by her business partner and friend, Samuel King, have placed her and her unusual gifts directly into the path of her districts bishop and preachers. She is furious with Samuel and [ … ]
NEWS: “Cleaning House” Author Talks With Glenn Beck on The Blaze TV!
Entitlement? What’s the big deal?
Cleaning House author Kay Wills Wyma discusses its growing impact in society with Glenn Beck, on The Blaze TV.
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God Moments
Everyone has pivotal experiences of God’s loving activity in their lives. I call them God Moments. You’ve had such moments. You may not have recognized God in the moments, but He’s been there. Think about it.
Have you ever had a narrow escape from a tough situation by some strange protection? It probably was God who rescued you.
Have you ever steered away from trouble and toward something more noble because something inside you quietly craved purity? Only God makes people want to be clean.
Have you ever received a blessing that you know you didn’t earn? God is the giver of all good gifts.
Have you ever made a good decision that took you in a surprisingly good direction just because you “felt led”? That was probably God speaking to you.
Have you ever gone through a hard time [ … ]
NEWS: “Cleaning House” Author on “Marie!”
Cleaning House author Kay Wills Wyma shares simple tasks that helped her kids learn valuable lessons with host, Marie Osmond.
“Marie” airs on the Hallmark Channel, to a national audience of 87 million. For more, click here.
SNEAK PEEK: God Distorted by John Bishop
God is not a bigger version of your earthly father.
Click here to download chapter one of God Distorted.
When you hear the word father, do you think of someone who is loving
or angry? Someone who is pleased with you
or constantly disappointed? Someone who is always available
or someone who is too busy, preoccupied, or distant? When you think of Father God, what images come to mind?
Click here to download chapter one of God Distorted.