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Faithful, by Kim Cash Tate
This book allows the reader to meander through the lives of a handful of women–sisters and friends, some single, others married–and observe how real life and real problems can unravel faith. Set in modern day Western culture, teeming with responsibilities to family and opportunities to be discreet, the parallel lives of these women illustrate the Read more
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tomato basil salad
Toss together vine-ripened tomatoes and a few slices on onion with some fresh lemon basil, chives, minced garlic, sea salt, pepper and a splash of balsamic vinegar (optional–bite size pieces of fresh mozzarella) Read more
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Outlive Your Life, by Max Lucado
I have an aversion to art created solely for promotion. When I heard Lucado wrote Outlive Your Life with World Vision in mind and 100% of his royalty was being donated to projects, I lost interest in the book even before opening it. But, to not read it would break my streak–Having read every Lucado, Read more
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taking out the trash
The bulging files of yellowed, mildewed papers screamed for archival. So I sat to sift and sort through stuff that went back more than 15 years. The more I sorted, the more disgusted I became. Not with the dust and mildew, but with the trash I found. Resham and his wife Jumuna have been working Read more
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sometimes life’s better than a fairy tale
I felt so alone that September morning, sitting under the big oak tree behind my Aunt and Uncle’s home. A pool of tears blotted out the “apartments for rent” in the Sunday paper. The remaining tears clogged my heart. Several months earlier I had moved to the United States with my toddler son to join Read more
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Captured by Grace, by Dr. David Jeremiah
The book Captured by Grace is held together by Apostle Paul and John Newton: Two sinners, centuries apart, whose lives tell the same story of God’s amazing grace. Through their lives and through the insight of many who have examined their lives, Jeremiah invites the reader to join the ranks of the Paul and Newton Read more
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Life Application Bible Studies: 1 & 2 Thessalonians/Philemon
I’ve been writing Bible studies for 20 some years, and using ones written by others for just as long. So, it doesn’t take me more than a few minutes to determine the effectiveness of a study. And this one by Tyndale is very good. Here are 5 reasons why I think so: 1. It’s a Read more
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sleeping with the enemy
A few years ago and a few mountains east of us, Kathmandu University began felling trees. The first phase of a mammoth educational center to accommodate a kindergartener straight through medical school. While construction progressed, paperwork for the medical school crawled its way from one government office to another. In Nepal, it isn’t unusual for Read more
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Same Kind of Different As Me, by Ron Hall & Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent
On the surface, this a true story about two very different men who are serendipitously brought together to create a life that they eventually share together. One is an illiterate, penniless sharecropper fleeing his life of slavery; the other is a man on a personal mission to wealth and success. The woman who brings them Read more
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