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The Church's Walking Wounded
This morning I came across an interesting article written by Tim Stafford. The post is rather long, but worth reading if you have the...
By Tim Stafford/Christianity Today
Jul 28, 20151 min read
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What's a Minion?
Life is busy! This weeks words to me: "Stop stressing" "Chill out" "You need a minion." "What's a minion?" was my response. I completely...
Tina Samples
Jul 2, 20152 min read
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Friend to the Hurting
Are you a good friend? Finds you Reaches out Identifies the hurt Embraces you and your wounded heart Nurses you back to God and those who...
Tina Samples
Jun 13, 20152 min read
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We Wound When We Blame
God gave Adam and Eve a key to a beautiful garden. The place emanated grandeur and fruitfulness of every kind. No one had to pull weeds...
Tina Samples
May 18, 20153 min read
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Are You Living a Double Life?
Read one woman's story of addiction, fear, and getting honest. As sinful people we can be quick to judge another's pain. How often do we...
Tina Samples
Apr 13, 20151 min read
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3 Steps to Start Healing From Deep Scars
I have scars. I have a scar above my eye-brow and was told I fell in the bath tub when I was a small child. I have a scar on my hand...
Tina Samples
Feb 9, 20152 min read
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Do You Have A Life Verse?
Do you have a life verse? One that carries you and holds you through difficult seasons? While in high school, I stumbled upon a...
Tina Samples
Feb 2, 20151 min read
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The Courage to Face Our Insecurities
Are you feeling inadequate, insecure, lacking in your ability to serve? Check out this wonderful testimony of one woman’s journey to find...
Tina Samples
Jan 28, 20151 min read
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His and Hers: A Kaleidoscope of Wants
I’ve said it before, my husband and I are completely opposite. Yes – we look through very different kaleidoscopes. In fact, while...
Tina Samples
Oct 24, 20143 min read
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The Unfolding of Words
Lena laughed and her voice bellowed down the hall creating a domino effect of laughter. Her entire body jiggled like a bowl of jello. She...
Tina Samples
Oct 10, 20142 min read
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Forgiving Our Earthly Father
How do we move on--forgive, let go, and perhaps even find a restored relationship-- when our fathers have wounded us? We can't control...
Tina Samples
Aug 14, 20141 min read
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The Builder
Jephthah's Daughter- Wounded Women of the Bible: Finding Hope When Life Hurts Sometimes dads hurt their daughters. But the One Father we...
Tina Samples
Aug 13, 20141 min read
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Breaking the Cycle of Burdens
We carry burdens. We all have them, now what do we do with them? I don't know about you, but I don't want to carry those things around...
Tina Samples
Aug 7, 20144 min read
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Show Up - Don't Give Up
If we can take these few words, apply them to our minds, then perhaps something magical might happen to our hearts. Perhaps we might find...
Tina Samples
Aug 6, 20141 min read
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Transformative Faith
“When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She...
Tina Samples
Jul 28, 20142 min read
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Perfectly Faithful
Do you ever think that God will turn His back on you? Have you felt abandoned or ignored? Often, we transfer our anger and feelings of...
Tina Samples
Jul 22, 20141 min read
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He Is . . .
Amid our struggles, suffering, and trials, we come to see Jesus as whom we want to see. Like Mary and Martha we understand Him to be...
Tina Samples
Jul 16, 20141 min read
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Mary and Martha
From Let Down to Lifted Up Imagine the whirl of emotions you’d experience if, amid an emergency, you dialed 911, and the ambulance never...
Tina Samples
Jul 14, 20142 min read
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Giving, Not Grasping
Jochebed let go of Moses, just as Abraham let go of Isaac. They were faithful to obey, and God used them in mighty ways. The reality of...
Tina Samples
Jul 10, 20141 min read
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The Pain of Letting Go
When Jan lost her daughter to cancer, her world fell apart. I can't imagine dealing with that type of pain. It's a loss you truly never...
Tina Samples
Jul 8, 20141 min read
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