As an international speaker, do you guys find that you need
International Travel Insurance when traveling? Our group is thinking of
Travel Insurance, but most in our group have
Health Insurance already? Is this a wasted expense? What has been your experience.…
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Added by Cindy Fallsen on February 13, 2010 at 10:41am —
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I recently heard a testimony of a sister in Christ whose family had been without food and had no money for more. They literally were down to popcorn in their pantry. So they sat down on that night around a bowl of popcorn - much like the woman in I Kings 17 who had only enough flour to make a small loaf of bread. She intended to make that final loaf to feed to her son and then watch him die. She had resigned herself to starvation based on her situation - a great famine throughout the land. But t…
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Added by Crystal-Starr on June 21, 2009 at 10:19pm —
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I wrote this blog a few weeks ago but just had the nerve to post it today....
I have worked at Johnson County (KS) Juvenile Detention Center since March 2007. I started out on the evening shift, but ended up on the night shift—where I’ve been for about a year and a half. I do shift work, so I don’t have much interaction with staff from other shifts except the exchange of pertinent information about our residents.
Last November, I stayed over to work overtime on the day shift. I was already acq…
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Added by Josh Jacobs on June 16, 2009 at 10:30am —
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Christian missions is a subject very close to my heart. Trisha and I intended to serve God overseas, but He had other plans for us. So now I help in the area of missions at our church. One of the ideas that I have discussed with leadership is the difference between missions and evangelism.
One of our church's missionaries recently spoke on the difference. It is basically this: Our outreach--our sharing of the Gospel of Jesus Christ--in the community is evangelism. There's already a church estab…
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Added by Josh Jacobs on April 27, 2009 at 10:47am —
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I have been a Christian for nearly 26 years, and I've heard it all. But I heard someone say yesterday at church something I've never heard before. It is a saying that's sounds cheeky, but is somewhat profound. Here it is:
"The stone wasn't rolled away to let Jesus out, but to let the disciples in."
My mind immediately drifted off to John 20:19: "On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood amon…
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Added by Josh Jacobs on April 20, 2009 at 8:17am —
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So what if Adam didn't blame Eve?
I don't mean what if he never uttered the words, "The woman you gave me...". I mean what if he meant something else?
My husband and I are extremely excited to be learning more about the depths of the scriptures and the origins of prophecy throughout the Bible. As it turns out, there are so many exciting things, but one of them is the fact that Jewish prophecy is found in patterns. It's interesting to learn about the very concept of prophecy itself. Prophecy as…
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Added by Crystal-Starr on April 17, 2009 at 9:14pm —
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My wife read "The Shadow of Light" and gave me a puzzled look. She slowly responded to the poem, "I have no idea what it means." So I told her what I meant, and I told myself that I would write down what I meant. Here is that explanation:
Aiming for a paradox, I placed shadow and light together to lead the reader to ponder how they fit together. I wrote this poem to illustrate a certain truth: you must see your sin before you see the need for a Savior.
The shadow represents the darkness of sin…
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Added by Josh Jacobs on April 15, 2009 at 12:48am —
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"The Shadow of Light"
The shadow of light mocks me.
For I cannot discern its face.
Is it taunting me
Or does it smile?
The shadow of light mocks me.
For I cannot escape this gaze.
It’s destroying me
And yet I stare.
The shadow of light mocks me.
For I cannot outline its form.
Is it truly there?
Does it exist?
The shadow of light mocks me.
For I cannot deny it’s there.
I suppose it’s real—
At least to me.
The shadow of light mocks me.
For I have yet to understand
how in its darkness
i…
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Added by Josh Jacobs on April 15, 2009 at 12:41am —
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Well, I turned 32 yesterday. Am I freaking out? Let me check.......No, I think I'm okay. ;-) Seriously, I am thankful for the gift of another year. The hardest part about my birthday was that I was really busy. I bet you were on your birthday, too. And actually, the busy part isn't what was so hard for me - it was the lack of purpose in my 'busy'. I made phone calls for two companies and put together bids for two companies and made a dozen phone calls for work and home and enough other stuff to…
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Added by Crystal-Starr on April 14, 2009 at 9:55am —
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I can't believe I even wrote this. It's either genius or my head needs to be examined.
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Eliana, my 2 year-old daughter, ran and fell into my arms, tucking her head into my chest. Her body shook as Count Von Count numbered each cookie and gave his signature laugh (“Mwaahh-aahh-aahh-aahh!”). Lightning flashed and thunder rolled as Eliana sucked her thumb and murmured, “All done…
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Added by Josh Jacobs on April 14, 2009 at 4:37am —
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Hi guys. I apologize for the long leave of absence...
Just before Christmas, I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease (hyperactive thyroid). It is amazing what that little butterfly shaped thing in your throat can do to you when it is messed up! I was very weak and shaking like a little old lady (sorry little old ladies - no offense...), I was breaking out all over and itching horribly. I was losing weight - I was down to 116 lbs when they finally diagnosed it and started treatment! I was experienci…
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Added by Crystal-Starr on March 30, 2009 at 5:41pm —
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Did you know that God's desire is YOU? That's right - you. Not your talents, not your ability to be good to your neighbor, not your ability to refrain from punching your enemy's face, not your 1.5 to two hour-butt-in-a-chair-do-you-validate? visit to church on Sunday....just you. Your time, your conversation, your excitement and joy, your interest, your friendship. Remember when God created the Garden of Eden? He made it special in every way. Took the time to decorate with flowers and create atm…
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Added by Crystal-Starr on November 18, 2008 at 8:50pm —
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In the World - Not of the World
Brock
