Author: pdbarringer
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Hungry Hope: 4 Ways to Begin a Culture Hope in Your Marriage
“This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls…” Hebrews 6:19 Hope seems like it’s such an elusive element in marriage today. Couples, typically, feel they either have it or they don’t. But as this blog has been brewing in my spirit over the past couple weeks, I’ve recognize that the internal struggles…
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“Today” living: Personal Growth Statements about “today”
What an amazing start to our new year. Yesterday, we kicked off our series “#MYCHURCH” with a challenge to stop wasting our today by spending it on a “someday.” The challenge at the end of service was to not necessarily make resolutions for the year but to resolve to grow every day by keeping our focus…
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Pastors and Pastor’s Wives: 5 Reason to Change Armour
One of the biggest challenges I’ve found in pastoral ministry, has been the “hand-me-downs.” These, quite simply, are church and pastoral expectations formed by previous experiences, both good and bad, that get handed down or passed onto a new pastor whether he/she like it or not. These ideas are filled with comparisons and assumption, hope…
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Pants On Fire: 5 Steps to dealing with lying in your marriage!
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Proverbs 12:19 Marriage is a covenant. A promise. In our wedding vows, trust is both explicit or implicit. It permeates the commitment we make to our spouse so that we can start off from the foundation of trust both in Christ and…
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2-Minute Devo Series: Part 8 #Israel2015
Thanks for joining us for our 2-minute devo journey while we’re in Israel. Take the time to read to the passage of the day and spend some time afterwards in prayer.
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2-Minute Devo Series: Part 7 #Israel2015
Thanks for joining us for our 2-minute devo journey while we’re in Israel. Take the time to read to the passage of the day and spend some time afterwards in prayer. Today’s Passage: Matthew 8:23-27 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the…
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2-Minute Devo Series: Part 6 #Israel2015
Thanks for joining us for our 2-minute devo journey while we’re in Israel. Take the time to read to the passage of the day and spend some time afterwards in prayer. Today’s Passage: Matthew 8:22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
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2-Minute Devo Series: Part 5 #Israel2015
Thanks for joining us for our 2-minute devo journey while we’re in Israel. Take the time to read to the passage of the day and spend some time afterwards in prayer. Today’s Passage: Matthew 20:28 “…the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve…”
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2-Minute Devo Series: Part 4 #Israel2015
Thanks for joining us for our 2-minute devo journey while we’re in Israel. Take the time to read to the passage of the day and spend some time afterwards in prayer. Today’s Passage: Ephesians 4:16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other…
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2-Minute Devo Series: Part 3 #Israel2015
Thanks for joining us for our 2-minute devo journey while we’re in Israel. Take the time to read to the passage of the day and spend some time afterwards in prayer. Today’s Passage: Luke 19:41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it
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