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Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes on the epistle of 1 John. I feel a great sense of urgency to publish them because I’m not sure how much time we have left on this big, blue marble. Thank you for reading them. I pray that God blesses and encourages you through this material. I’m not sure of the condition of the world at the time of this publication. But at the time of its writing, mid to late summer 2010, things are still looking pretty bleak with the economy and unemployment, BP finally thinks they’ve stopped the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and many people I know personally are experiencing difficulties of mega-crisis proportions – including my own diagnosis of breast cancer. Are these the first stages of birth pains? The last? God only knows. And He is very busy these days. Seek His wisdom. Encourage each other. Pray. Jesus is coming to deliver His people and judge the wicked… Stacey Take a few minutes to pray and savor chapter 5 of 1 John...

Welcome to Week Seven of Angela Thomas’ “When Wallflowers Dance:   Becoming a Woman of Righteous Confidence”. In this week’s video, “Eyes to see”, Angela challenges the audience to see the God Who loves us.   He is powerful.   He is protector.   He wants to dance with us.   Angela illustrated this point by bringing her daughter onstage and holding her close and moving her around the floor.   God loves us.   Are you dancing with Him? This final week has no homework for us to do in the workbook, but that doesn’t mean that the homework is done.   I pray that you’ve allowed the Lord to change a few things about you in our short time together and that you’ll allow Him to continue the good work He’s begun in you. Join me next week as we begin Lisa Harper’s study of the book of Malachi.   You won’t want to miss it.

Here is my review of this amazing romantic comedy: First of all, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to Janice Thompson and her publisher for sending me a copy of "The Dream Dress" 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. Janice Thompson's "The Dream Dress" is the third laugh-out-loud offering in her Weddings by Design romance series.  In this installment, the reader visits the world of wedding chaos and bliss from the perspective of the dress designer. Gabi wants to be a wedding dress designer, but right now she works as a "material girl" (she does alterations) for another designer.  She is at the bottom of the bridal totem pole, beneath the seamstresses and even the sales associate.  Her frenzied first meeting with the incredibly handsome journalist, Jordan Singer, leads to some unbelievable consequences that may ...

Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes on the epistle of 1 John. I feel a great sense of urgency to publish them because I’m not sure how much time we have left on this big, blue marble. Thank you for reading them. I pray that God blesses and encourages you through this material. I’m not sure of the condition of the world at the time of this publication. But at the time of its writing, mid to late summer 2010, things are still looking pretty bleak with the economy and unemployment, BP finally thinks they’ve stopped the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and many people I know personally are experiencing difficulties of mega-crisis proportions – including my own diagnosis of breast cancer. Are these the first stages of birth pains? The last? God only knows. And He is very busy these days. Seek His wisdom. Encourage each other. Pray. Jesus is coming to deliver His people and judge the wicked… Stacey Take a few minutes to pray and savor chapter 4 of 1 John...

Short Book Description:   Sadie Callum is a master of disguise. Undercover agent William Jefferson Tucker is not looking for marriage—pretend or otherwise—but he needs the cover of a wife to clear his name and solve the art forgery case that has eluded him for years. But what will happen to his heart?   Short Bio & Author Website: Bestselling author Kathleen Y’Barbo is a multiple Carol Award and RITA nominee of fifty novels with almost two million copies of her books in print in the US and abroad and nominations including a Career Achievement Award, Reader’s Choice Awards, Romantic Times Book of the Year, and several Romantic Times Top Picks. A proud military wife and tenth-generation Texan, she now cheers on her beloved Aggies from north of the Red River. Find out more at www.kathleenybarbo.com . Take a look at Chapter One! May 10, 1889 Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola, Louisiana Detective William Jefferson Tucker of the Criminal Investigations...

Welcome to Week Six of Angela Thomas’ “When Wallflowers Dance:   Becoming a Woman of Righteous Confidence”. This week’s video, “The Holy Spirit” brought to light several facts about the Holy Spirit and our relationship to Him.   First, we received the assurance from Acts 2:38 that the Holy Spirit lives in everyone who has accepted Christ as Savior.   Second, the Holy Spirit will glorify God in my life (John 16:13-15).   Third, Hebrews 2:4 teaches us that we can’t boss the Holy Spirit around.   Fourth, the Holy Spirit falls on people (Acts 10:44).   Fifth, He is our power (Acts 1:8).   And I’m intrigued by the following formula:   maturity = time + the consistent covering of the Holy Spirit. This week’s homework, “The Spirit of God” gave us a too quick overview of Who the Holy Spirit is:   in us, to us, for us.   This time in the Scriptures and Angela’s commentary really whet my appetite to be a more appropriate vessel for Him. ...

Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes on the epistle of 1 John. I feel a great sense of urgency to publish them because I’m not sure how much time we have left on this big, blue marble. Thank you for reading them. I pray that God blesses and encourages you through this material. I’m not sure of the condition of the world at the time of this publication. But at the time of its writing, mid to late summer 2010, things are still looking pretty bleak with the economy and unemployment, BP finally thinks they’ve stopped the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and many people I know personally are experiencing difficulties of mega-crisis proportions – including my own diagnosis of breast cancer. Are these the first stages of birth pains? The last? God only knows. And He is very busy these days. Seek His wisdom. Encourage each other. Pray. Jesus is coming to deliver His people and judge the wicked… Stacey Take a few minutes to pray and savor chapter 3 of 1 John...