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Remembering Mandy Kelly from Worshipful Living

Tuesday, March 21, started like any other day around our house. I got the kids off to school and came home to do some work.  Around 9:30 a member of our Facebook Mastermind Group (a group of about 10 Christian women bloggers that support one another through blogging and life) posted that she'd seen some chatter on Mandy's Facebook profile and wanted to see how we could pray for her.  It wasn't 20 minutes later that we all realized what was going on... Mandy, her husband Scott, and their … {Read More}

Five comforting Scriptures to pray over your adult children, complete with Scripture prayers. For every parent's comfort and assurance in rearing adults.

5 Scriptures to pray for adult children

Do you catch yourself worrying over your adult children?  Lying in your bed at night, concerned for their safety? Texting them first thing in the morning to allay your fears? I've done it too. Will they make sound choices? With whom is she spending time? Are they riding with safe drivers? Where is he sleeping this weekend? What are the safety conditions at her place of … {Read More}

Grace & Truth {Week 58}

Q and I have been in ministry together for almost 8 years. Q's been in ministry for almost 12 years. We have experienced the highest of highs and I'm sure we'll experience the lowest of lows that ministry to has to offer. But one thing is for sure, we know that we know that we know, that the Lord has called us to minister to the body of Christ. Sometimes you might wonder what makes an effective … {Read More}

Do you feel like you are going in the wrong direction? Held captive to your own desires? It is time to ask for the Word of God!

It is The Time to Say Give Me The Word of God

Are you hungry for the book? I have to ask myself the same thing, "am I hungry for the book?" I am not talking about any book. I am talking about the word of God, our  guide book. The book that gives us hope, encouragement, teaching, training and correction. The only book we have that truly teaches who God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are! Peter tells us in 1 Peter 2:2, "like newborn babies, long … {Read More}

Three Reasons Bible Reading Should Top Your “To Do” List

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against You,” Psalm 119:11 (NIV) This is one of the earliest verses from the Bible I can remember memorizing. It was part of the pledge to the Bible we said every morning at the Christian elementary school I attended. I heard it daily at school, and then I heard it again at church on a regular basis. Knowing the word of God is … {Read More}

Fried Food Recipes from Shirley @ Satisfaction Through Christ

Five Favorite Fritters for Fried Food Lovers

Say that five times fast. Today I'm apologetically embracing a stereotype. I'm a Southerner who loves fried food. Fried breakfast food, fried lunch food, fried dinner, and yes, especially fried snacks. Deep fried. Pan fried. I'll even take oven fried if I'm desperate. So it's no surprise that I can frequently be found gathering fried food recipes from around the internet. Of course we all know … {Read More}