This is a must listen to story. There is so much instruction in this story about love and grace and how to have more of it in our lives. Jesus is the hero of Troy's story, and if you need a hero in your life Jesus would love to be the hero of your story as well.על ידי Phil Shuler

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It doesn’t matter if you’re one to cry your eyes out or you appear impassive and cool - we are called to lament our pains to the Lord. Expressing fears, struggles, anxieties, and trials in righteous lament, using scripture as a guide or as our entire lament, provides us with the words to articulate profound sorrow when we find ourselves at a loss f…

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Courtnie's Life is a Testimony that the Word of Truth found in the Bible will set you free. She had a rough start and then as a teenager turned to drugs and men trying to find solace, but this path only turned into greater darkness. It was in prison when someone unexpectedly gave her a Life Recovery Bible that everything changed.…

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Tornados, cannibalism, human trafficking: big trials demand a big response. Sometimes our response is to glorify God. Often our response is anger, blame, and penance. With trials like these, we sometimes stray to questioning the goodness of God. Is God good? Is God faithful? Is God powerful? Is there sin that needs to be murdered? Sin that needs to…

Daphne was born into abuse and suffered abandonment at an early age. She ran to alcohol and drugs as a way of trying to escape her life, but that only brought her more sorrow. Daphne then found someone whom she learned had loved her from the beginning more than she could have ever imagined, Daphne trusted in Jesus and received God as her Abba Fathe…

The extreme feminist and the extreme homemaker. Both styles are trending on social media. One makes men subjective to women, erasing as many roles of men as possible. The other - the extreme homemaker, also called a “trad wife” - centers around creating an impossibly perfect, unrealistic aesthetic, marking women who are unable to achieve this farce…

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Kim's story is powerful and parallels the story of the prodigal son found in Luke 15. She finally "woke up" when she found herself in the hospital with tubes coming out of her abdomen and trying to wheel herself into the bathroom to still get high. You'll learn much and be blessed by listening! God NEVER gives up on any of us and loves us more than…

Women empowerment is a trending theme in the world right now, and as women ourselves, we have a few thoughts on the matter. We filtered the idea of "Female Empowerment" through a biblical lens, and... surprise, surprise! Even if a woman wears a pantsuit, empowerment via our gender is never something we’re told to strive for. But Eve just wanted to …

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Deep hurt in Fadrick's early life led him into years of deep anger and destructive behavior, but God had other plans for Fadrick, plans of redemption and plans of purpose. Fadrick opens up and shares his deep pain, his destructive behavior, and his eventual surrender to the Lord. This is an episdode full of powerful truths and lessons for us all to…

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Jackie has a wonderful bubbly spirit, and from what I've heard is also an excellent baker! But she has struggled greatly in the past with substance abuse, first with opiates and then with alcohol. Alcohol became the "substitute" for weaning her off opiates, but when the drinking became excessive things began to fall apart. Jackie needed help, and m…

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Corey's journey is a testament to the power of love and the power of Jesus to change lives. Corey was born into hardship and lost his way for many years, but God loved Corey all along and had a purpose to redeem his life. God used the love of Jesus found in the hands and hearts of Christians at SafeHouse Ministies and Valley Rescue Mission to reach…

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The hip new word for gossip is "tea" (as in "spill the tea!") and Proverbs says gossip goes down like choice morsels. Coincidence? I think not! The fact is, gossip and slander go deep into our being, defiling our hearts and minds. Paul's greatest desire was for believers to grow in Christlikeness and in the unity of the church. Gossip and slander d…

The tongue. Life or death is in the power of the tongue. It dishoners or builds up and greatly affects those around us. Our hearts are known by what comes out of our mouths. When anger or anxiety are are present in our heart, our tongues will make it know. When unrepentant sin has taken told, our tongues will make it known. Criticicizing, belittlin…

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על ידי Phil Shuler

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After relistening to Peggy's interview and pondering her story, I am truly amazed. Peggy is such a strong woman and one of the most powerful testimonies I have ever heard about what it means to be a survivor and to truly know the grace of God to carry you through immense darkness and bring you out on the other side into light and victory. I'm not s…

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Monika gets personal and shares how the Lord's steadfast love abiding in her, brought her through the greatest trials of her life (thus far), and continues to sustain her every single day. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28) _____________________…

Ronnie started out with what he describes as an amazing childhood, but things quickly fell apart when he was 12 years old and his parents divorced. At age 16 he had fallen off a cliff into hard drugs and a world of hurting himself and others. But the Lord wanted to claim and repurpose Ronnie. The Lord had a plan for Ronnie's life, and Ronnie states…

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The character of God is trustworthy, no matter how discouraging this day is. Rehearsing the character of God in your life is a great way to deal with a difficult day. When we respond in faith, knowing the character of God, it brings him great glory and lifts up our souls. It is good to trust in the Lord. ________________________ When this is the da…

Krystal pursued a "better life" for herself and her family, but it turned out to be instead a path of heartache and death. She shares much of the heartache and gives some powerful lessons that if heeded by others will spare them pain and suffering that they don't need to bring upon themselves. You will enjoy and learn much from Krystal in this week…

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Romance shmomance. It’s the month of love, or so declared the marketing gurus of way back whenever. So we’re looking at romance through the Biblical lens of Psalm 118:1-4. God's hesed love is merciful, given freely, even when we are in the most pathetic state. Way better than a box of chocolates - it never runs out and you ALWAYS know what you’re g…

על ידי Phil Shuler

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על ידי PERKINS MASAMBA

Amber grew up in a home where drug use was commonplace and drug addiction was a way of life. She told herself she'd never follow that path but ended up not being able to avoid it. Amber's favorite verse is Romans 5:8 because she saw firsthand in her own life just how much God loved and pursued her even while she was living in darkness and cared not…

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Are you already wishing for a New Year’s Resolutions do-over? Hopefully not the case if your resolutions had to do with reading God’s Word! The Bible says that all scripture is breathed out by God and it’s profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work (…

על ידי PERKINS MASAMBA

Jerome was running around at 5 years old on the playground with cocaine in his shorts as an unwitting accomplice to his Dad's drug dealing endeavors. He progressed to armed robbery at the age of 16 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison...But God had other plans for Jerome's life. God turned Jerome's world upside down, saved his soul, and set his …

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Having a Sunday spot is not enough to make us feel like we belong. In our culture, we look to sameness in activities, hobbies, sports, etc but we get disappointed when it doesn’t bring about the sense of connection we really crave. That’s because belonging starts and ends with the gospel. God made us belong to him, when he drew us to himself, givin…

על ידי PERKINS MASAMBA

Raymond's life began with a dad who beat him up and a life that beat him down. He learned from an early age to fend for himself, began dealing drugs at age 11 and landed in prison at age 19. Raymond spent his early adult life traveling the country and visiting every state in the continental U.S. by manipulating money and service out of strangers. A…

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Dying to self: a godly habit that we have to practice and be sanctified in until we literally die, because it’s really really hard. But dying to self is what it takes to make friends and to keep friends - if you want those friendships to be built on the awesome love of Christ, that is. And you do. Friendship expresses the love of God through us, to…

על ידי PERKINS MASAMBA