Over 40 years ago, I went through a divorce and moved back to my hometown (where I still live.) My husband had been unfaithful and…
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Freedom Through Servanthood
I made a surprise visit one afternoon just to be neighborly to a lady in our community. Her daughter was our landlord at the time,…
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What’s in Your Portfolio?
I have a folder of colorful brochures, articles from national magazines, and short booklets that I helped to produce. This little portfolio contains visible evidence…
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What Would Jesus Do?
I’ve been thinking a lot about how our actions can either draw people toward Christ and His love or lead them away from His saving…
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Times of Refreshment
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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