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Christmas Advent Countdown Craft
This simple craft is a fun and festive way to count down the days until Christmas while remembering the real reason we celebrate! It’s made by removing the glass from an old photo frame, inserting Christmas paper, and gluing on a small clothespin to hold a card that counts down the days until Christmas. So simple, even the Pinterest-impaired can do it (like me!). To download the craft (and an invitation to a Christmas Open House for your neighbors!), simply enter your email below....
Giveaway: Twelve Inches (my friend’s book!)
This book is special to me for several reasons. First, the author is a friend of mine! I met Patricia Holbrook at the She Speaks Conference by Proverbs 31 Ministries. This conference is like Christmas to me - it's one of the most wonderful times of the year! The teachings I've absorbed have been priceless, and the friends I've made are treasures. Second, I may or may not have struggled with getting God's Word the whole Twelve Inches from my head to my heart! If I can't apply God's love in my...
How to Love Your Neighbor When You Feel Overwhelmed
I think the feeling of being overwhelmed is one of Satan’s favorite human emotions. It leads to so much delicious sinning! Tempers flare, focus is lost, paralysis sets in. I’m feeling this right now. My family has just moved to a new suburb in Atlanta. As I pray for my neighbors, God opens my eyes to the needs. As I dwell on those needs, I begin to feel like I am drowning. How am I supposed to reach all these people? Why does it feel like I’m the only one who cares? What’s my plan? I need a...
How To Love Your Muslim Neighbor
I (Sara) asked my friend Scott to write this post months ago. He and his sweet wife Lindsay were students in the college ministry at my home church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was beautiful to watch them grow together, marry, and respond to God's call in their lives to serve the Muslim people in the Middle East. What a great perspective! I asked Scott to explain how he loved his neighbor in a different culture with many cultural barriers. That's all it was supposed to be. He agreed to write it...
Book Review: “Becoming More Than A Good Bible Study Girl” by Lysa TerKeurst
One of the things Amy and I are passionate about is studying the Word of God. Combine that with this ministry's obvious love of community and what do you get? Communities of people studying the Word of God. It has been my experience, though, that finding good studies for groups is very difficult. Sometimes, I feel like I can't find anything to suit the needs of my friends...often because they are all in a different stage of their spiritual walk. Other times, however, I get overwhelmed with the...
