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First, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to Dean Del Sesto and his publisher for sending me a copy of "Shift Your Thinking for a Deeper Faith" to review for them. I am truly grateful for this generosity. I really appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to make a reviewer copy available to me. “Shift Your Thinking for a Deeper Faith” by Dean Del Sesto is an engaging read filled with memorable quotes, challenging questions and timeless Scripture verses.  The 99 topics can be read in any order, depending upon your needs.  Each topic brings home God’s truth and practical application by presenting the reader with thought-provoking questions designed to gauge where the reader currently resides in that area, where he or she wants to go and potentially how they will pursue that destination. This is a book for my keeper shelf that I will refer back to whenever I feel I’m at a crossroads or when a friend at a crossroads asks for my help and prayers.  I...

First, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to Kristen Strong and her publisher for sending me a copy of "Back Roads to Belonging: Unexpected Paths to Finding Your Place and Your People" to review for them. I am truly grateful for this generosity. I really appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to make a reviewer copy available to me. Do you remember what it was like to be the new kid in the neighborhood?  The new student in class?  The new employee who had so many names to learn and procedures to remember?  Can you spot the “outsiders” sitting near you in church?  Are you currently the “outsider”? “Back Roads to Belonging” by Kristen Strong is a sweet book that should be read by every woman in leadership.  Actually, it should be read by every church member.  People in business would also benefit from this book.  We all need to be reminded now and then what it feels like to be on the outside looking in.  When we are made aw...

Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 24:1-3 1d/wk vy early morn,wm tk spices2tomb;fnd stone rolld,entrd, find body LJ 4-5 while wndrg,2 men cloths gleamd stood beside them; wm faces2grd,men:yu lk4lvng among dead 6-8 here ,risen! Remem wht He told u;SoM must b delvd2sinnrs,cruc,3 rd d raised;then they remem 9-10 when cm bk frm tomb,told11&others;MM,Joanna,M mothr Jas&others told apostles 11-12 they believe bec wds seemd nonsense;P ran2tomb,saw strips linen lying by selves,went wondring   13-16 same d,2go2Emmaus,7mi frm Jerus;talkg re:what happnd;J walkd w/them,but they kept frm recog 17-19 He:wht u discuss;Cleopas:u know happnd;what?Abt J of Naz,proph,pwrfl wd/deed b4G&all ppl 20-23 CP/rulers crucified Hm;we hoped He redeem Is;it’s 3 rd d;sm wm2tomb find body;angels:He alive 24-26 sm compn2tomb fnd as said, see J;He:foolish ur,slow2beliv all proph spkn;didn’t Mess hv2 suffr 27-29 beg w/Mos...

How do you stay connected to Jesus when your Bible study group goes on vacation?  Does your commitment and discipline go away when there's no one in the flesh to hold you accountable? For eight months now, I've been purchasing a monthly subscription box from Yada Missions (formerly Purpose Driven Essentials).  Each box has contained wonderful goodies to help me keep my focus on Jesus like books and CDs, Bible journaling supplies and a treat to enjoy when I sit down to enjoy the elements in the box. I've tried to scrape together a little time after receiving each kit to use the Bible journaling supplies because I don't have a regular time that I commit to being artistic in my Bible.  I've thought that being spontaneous when creating the artwork keeps it honest and not forced.  The result of that is a growing pile of art and Bible journaling supplies waiting to be used. I thought that maybe having a "place" to do this journaling would make it easier to...

Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 22:1-6 Passovr apprch,CP/tol rid of J;Satn entrd Jud;Jud2CP betray;delightd,agree$;he watch crwd 7-13 day lamb sacrfcd,J sent P&Jn;ou;entr city,man h20 follo,2ownr:Tchr rm Passovr,he show,they prep 14-20 hr cm,J2Ap:desird eat this Pass w/u b4suffr,aftr tkg cup,thx,tk brd,thx,brok,gv,aftr supr cup covnt 21-25 hand betray on tbl;woe2man betrays;qu among selvs;dispute grtst;J:koGents call selvs Benfctrs 26-28 u be lk that;grtst among u lk1who srvs;I among u as1who srvs;u stood by me in trials 29-32 confer u k,u eat@my tbl,thrones,judg12tribe;Sim,Satn ask sift all wheat;I prayed4u,strgthn bros 33-38 I rdy go w/u;b4roostr crow deny3x;whn sent u w/o bag u lack?0;now tk bag,sword buy;here2;enuf 39-46 J2MtOl;pray fall 2tempt;prayd tk c;angl apprd/strngthd;prayd sweat blood;disc sleep;yu sleep,pray 47-53 Jud kiss;btray w/kiss?we strk w/swords?svt HP ear;J heal;am I leadg rebellion?evrydy w/u,this...

Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 19:28-36 Aftr,J2Jerus;Bethpage/Bethany sent2disc colt,unty,L needs,cloaks on, J on;ppl cloaks on rd 37-42 rd dn2mt olives crowd praise G;Phar:Tchr rebuk disc;stones cry out;Jerus wept:wht brng pc hidn 43-48 enmies,dsh2grd,u recog G cming;tmpl drv out sell;hs prayr;tch tmpl,cp/tch lw try kill,ppl hng wds   20:1-8 J tch tmpl,cp/tch lw:what authority;John bap from hvn or human?We know ;neithr I tell u 9-16 man vinyd rent;@hvst,sent svt,tenants beat;anothr,beat;3 rd ,wound;son,killd;he kill tenan;ppl:G4bid 17-19 wht mean:ston bldr rej bec crnrstn?any1 fall on broken,any1 it falls crushed;tch lw/cp afraid of ppl 20-25 sent spies:taxes2Caes?He saw thru duplicity:whos image?Caes.Gv2Caes what caes&2G what G’s 26-28 they unable trap, silent;Saddu, resurr ,Mos:bro die,wife, child ,man marry widow,raise offsprg 29-36 7 bros,married wm,childless;wm die;@resurr whose wife?Those in r...