After a late spring rain when the sun finally peeks out and I step out my front door, the word “fresh” always comes to mind.…
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The Joyful, but Flighty, Servant
Growing up, the word servant didn’t have a positive connotation. It wasn’t fun to lose a contest with your brother, and then you had to…
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Perfectionism vs. Pursuit
Hi, my name is Wendy McCready, and I am a…perfectionist. Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve-Step Recovery Program have made statements like these a common part…
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A Planting of the Lord: Serving Strongly Supported in His Strength
I love looking at spring plants for sale this time of year! The dreamer side of me envisions brightly colored flowers planted in happy little…
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Living Loved Changes Our Service
A few years ago, Janet Newberry, founder of John 15 Academy, posted something on social media that ended with the simple, yet profound, statement: “Living…
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When You Can’t Serve
Our lives are a series of seasons. Sometimes they follow, one after the other, just as we expect them to, but at other times they…
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God Gives the Growth
Plants are a hobby for me. The last time I moved I had to give away all of my houseplants, and it didn’t take long…
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The Obedient Servant
Joshua 1:8 “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do…
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Serving in View of the Finish Line
Whatever in ministry is sucking you dry, know this, your trouble has an expiration date. You are on the long road, and perhaps it feels…
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Serving in Big Ways or Small Ways
“He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers.…
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