Author: pdbarringer
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Almost 40, but she isn’t an “almost” person. A Birthday blog to my sister.
It’s St. Patrick’s Day. In the midst of green color decor lies a birthday to one of the people dearest to my heart: My sister. Rachael was born on March 17, 1979. If you do the math, you’ll notice something special about this birthday: This last year of her 30’s. Rachael is almost 40. As an…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “41 Will Come” with Chuck Tate
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Sunday, we continued our series…
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What spoon do I use? 2 Thoughts on Dealing with Marital Measurements
From the youngest of ages, I’ve enjoyed cooking. For me, it’s quite therapeutic to chop, dice, slice, filet, etc. But I confess, even though I’ve cooked hundreds of meals… I don’t know the difference between a tablespoon and teaspoon. Stupid huh? I literally watch Food Network on my iPad while I cook and I still have…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Rise Up” with Sarah Morris
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Sunday, we continued our series…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Hope For The Broken-hearted” with Jarrid Wilson
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Sunday, we continued our series…
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Be in the Room: Billy Graham and the Necessity of Mentors
My heart is torn in a beautiful way. It’s the only way I know how to describe the state of my soul when someone passes from a limited/partial understanding of Jesus into the absolute fullness of that Hope. Within me, there is a part of me that mourns the loss of a giant. The other…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Assume the Position”
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Sunday, we kicked off a…
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Valentine Response: 2 Marital Responses to this Holiday
If you know me, I’m a huge fan of marriage. I love studying the beauty of how man and woman come together in a moment and take a lifetime of being woven together with Jesus to form a “cord not easily broken.” I marvel at how two broken, imperfect, and opposites can connect and commit…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “The Gravity of Generosity”
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Sunday, we finished our current…
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Light into the Darkness: Journaling Through a Depressed Heart
Sitting early this morning in the coffee shop, I had just finished reading John 15:26-27. I sat in stillness at the word Jesus used to describe the Holy Spirit jumped off the page. The Advocate, or Comforter. In scripture, the Psalmist calls this “selah” (stop, pause, think). And in the midst of meditating on the words of my…
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