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When you first said, “I do,” did you have any idea it would be like this? Are you currently carrying more than you bargained for? Everyone who marries will eventually encounter a season or two where the weight of the relationship ends up on their shoulders. Spouses get sick, distracted, selfish, or overworked; they pursue further…
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When you or I strain our neck to look backwards at our past mistakes, Jesus is there. And if we don't see Him there, we are not seeing clearly.
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Recently I read through the book of Acts and noticed something kind of profound, something that’s still happening today. In chapter 14 we read about Paul and Barnabas in Iconium, preaching at the Jewish synagogue. Paul and Barnabas spoke with power and influence and the Lord our God was with them. Clearly, they loved God more…
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Bestselling author Gary Thomas poses a thought-provoking question in his book Sacred Marriage: What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy? Great question. And the thing is, holy people are – by far – the happiest people on the planet. Any painful process of refining can lead us to a place of…
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I had a chance to speak with pastor Ted Cunningham, author of Great Parents, Lousy Lovers and Young and In Love: Challenging the Unnecessary Delay of Marriage. He talked about the importance of enjoying life with our spouse, and learning to love and laugh together in the midst of everyday stress. Key Scriptures: Ecclesiastes…
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Hey Friends! Susie Larson here… I have a question for you. Would you say that yours is a ‘spilling over’ kind of life? You know, the kind of life where you experience God’s constant supply because you are constantly pouring out? I hope so! Because there is no better life than that! Nothing is as exhilarating…
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The other morning, while reading the 32nd chapter of Exodus, I relearned an important lesson. Moses was up on the mountain having a face to face encounter with God. This Israelites hadn’t heard from him in a while and they got bored waiting for him. Let’s look in at their response: When the people saw how long it was taking…
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Susie muses on the topics of denying oneself and respecting others.
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Join us for our Nearly Impossible Question Mondays at 7:30 a.m. Give us your best guess at 605-339-1965 for a lunch at Charleys Philly Steaks at Empire Mall. Find previous answers here.