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Neighborhood Cafe Podcast Episode #25
There was a time in Amy Lively’s life when she deliberately and intentionally chose NOT to hear God. Listen to what the creator of the Neighborhood Café heard when she finally listened to God… and how He is still speaking to all of us today! [audio:/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/254.mp3|titles=25.mp3]
Girlfriends… In Real Life
It’s a safe bet there aren’t any Amish women on Facebook. Besides that whole electricity thing, how would they have time for it? O, Facebook—how did I ever live without you? I discovered it’s beautiful blue logo during a season when I was working from home. I was lonely and bored and I craved being with people. Facebook became my virtual break room, a place to have a conversation and catch up with my friends. It’s also a safe bet that I wasn’t the only lonely woman in my neighborhood. In the...
Neighborhood Cafe Podcast Episode #24
A diagnosis of progressing hearing loss sent Amy Lively of the Neighborhood Cafe straight to her Bible. She shares shares how God made His word audible for her when she needed it most—and how you can find comfort in its pages, too. [audio:/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/243.mp3|titles=24.mp3]
Not Quite a Good Neighbor
I’ve spent the last several years getting to know my neighbors, and I’ve made plenty of blunders along the way. Here are my Top 10 mistakes I've made in my neighborhood, or How Not To Be A Good Neighbor: #10 Tell Them What They’re Doing Wrong When I returned to the Lord after a 20-year hiatus, I was on fire for my faith. In my zeal, I was a little too eager to point out to others everything they were doing wrong. If you don’t want to be a good neighbor, use God’s word as a weapon to wound...
Neighborhood Cafe Podcast Episode #23
Do you have skeletons in your closet? So does Amy Lively, creator of the Neighborhood Café! Listen as she shares about her shameful secrets—and learn that it’s not a life of perfection that prepares you for ministry, but an abundance of God’s grace.
