As a single woman, I feel like there are constant reminders I am not married. As my 20 year class reunion approaches in a couple weeks, I am forced to think about attending alone, while everyone else comes coupled, complete with their spouses, throw out phrases like “but with our spouses” consistently. Normally, being single […]
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I must admit, it seems almost every day I see sisters in Christ expressing the anxiety they are experiencing. I have seen a rise in it the last few years, not only in my own life, but in those around me. Sometimes I am left wondering if the advances in technology are a huge contributing
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There’s an article by the Feminine Firebrand blog making its way around social media entitled, “Why Aren’t Christian Women Warned About Being Too Dependent on Their Husband?” Christian women are often warned about the necessity for independence – far more, in this culture, than they are warned about most other relational pitfalls and patterns. It
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Free indeed! So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36 NIV) Lately, I have been wrestling with really knowing that I am already free. It seems like a simple thing to understand, because the Bible tells us that since Jesus died on the cross for all of our sins,
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I love meeting women full of zeal for Christ! We have even featured many here on Spotlight such as Lauren DeMoss, and MiMi Atkins. But when I discovered that Haley Phelps was 16 years old, on FIRE for Jesus, and already a VP of an organization, I was taken aback. Getting to know Haley, her
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Romans 10 is a beautiful picture in to Paul’s heart. As Paul begins the chapter, he earnestly states his heart for his ministry, that people would be saved and not have a false sense of security in their salvation because of their knowledge of the law. One thing that is important to this introduction is
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I spent the first 16 years of being a Christian an emotional mess. You might think I am being a bit dramatic, but it was dramatic at times with all the highs and lows of my spiritual state of mind. Emotionalism controlled me. I based my salvation on if I felt saved. I woke up
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I lived in Christian environments for 18 years without hearing the word “theology” or knowing some of the most important ins-and-outs of my professed faith. Of course it doesn’t mean I was not a Christian until I knew these things, but on the other hand, I don’t have the space here to tell you all
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“Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel…” Philippians 1:27 ESV Reflect A
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Expecting the Expected Jim got sick and had to forsake his climb up the corporate ladder. This brought stress into his marriage to Jen that he would never have anticipated. Brad and Savannah got busier and busier and quit communicating as they should, and their relationship paid the price. Brent struggled with a secret sin
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