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Are you tired of just going through the motions of the Christian life? Do you feel a tug at your heart to live completely for God—but don’t know what the next step is? Lysa TerKeurst invites you to uncover the spiritually exciting life you long for. Fulfillment is closer than you ever thought possible.

Is Something Missing in Your Life?

Lysa TerKeurst knows what it’s like to consider God just another thing on her to-do list. For years she went through the motions of a Christian life: Go to church. Pray. Be nice.

Longing for a deeper connection between what she knew in her head and her everyday reality, she wanted to personally experience God’s presence.

Drawing from her own remarkable story of step-by-step faith, Lysa invites you to uncover the spiritually exciting life we all yearn for. With her trademark wit and spiritual wisdom, Lysa will help you :

* Learn how to make a Bible passage come alive in your own devotion time.

* Replace doubt, regret, and envy with truth, confidence, and praise.

* Stop the unhealthy cycles of striving and truly learn to love who you are and what you’ve been given.

* Discover how to have inner peace and security in any situation

* Sense God responding to your prayers

The adventure God has in store for your life just might blow you away.

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I first heard of Lysa from the wonderful Proverbs 31 Ministry. Lysa’s book is a candid look into her life and tells how she grew into a deeper walk with God.   It was amusing, heartfelt, open and honest. I recommend it to those who want to step up their spiritual walk and stop living a life of  just “going through the motions”. You can order it here from Zondervan.

Sherwood Pictures has just announced that their much anticipated 4th movie will be named “Courageous”. The plot is about 4 officers who are all fathers, that encourage each other to be biblical heads of the household and strong father figures to their children -  as Proverbs 27:17 says:

As iron sharpens iron,
so one man sharpens another.

The Kendrick Brothers also brought us: Facing The Giants, Flywheel & Fireproof from this powerful ministry. I can’t wait to see this movie – I know it will be great, and this  is an inspirational and uplifting message that needs to be addressed in the world we are living in! May God bless this movie & ministry and may these strong positive messages speak loud and clear!

RAK Doodles: Greater than on we heart it / visual bookmark #894631.

I just saw these online and thought they were a great way to witness this Halloween. These Scripture Stickies are a great gift idea to encourage someone, show that you care, teach children about God, and they are a perfect way to memorize scripture and meditate on God’s loving word!

Scripture Stickies are Holy Bible verses to go. Each pack contains two copies of five different scriptures on a topic. Stick them on two different places or share the extra copy with a friend.

Peel the backing off each Scripture Stickies verse and stick anywhere. Scripture Stickies uses 3M’s adhesive technology so our product sticks on and removes easily just like a Post-It ® note.

Memorize. Meditate. Encourage. Evangelize. There are many uses for Scripture Stickies.

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in his law he meditates day and night.”
-Psalm 1:2 (NKJV)
Use Scripture Stickies to meditate on God’s word day and night.

“Therefore comfort one another with these words”
-1 Thessalonians 4:18 (NKJV)
Use Scripture Stickies to encourage others with God’s word and remind them of His love.

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Candace Cameron Bure, who we all remember as DJ Tanner of Full House fame, wife and stay-at-home mother of 3, and a contributing columnist for Christian Women Online has a new line of t-shirts that are available on her website.

I particularly love this white shirt that simply says: “LOVE WITHOUT WORDS”. It really speaks to the nature of society today. When we have been hurt, we sometimes want others to show us love first before we reciprocate in some way. But this is not what God calls us to do. He asks us to forgive one another, accept one another, and above all else, to love one another as he has loved us.

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” ^{JOHN 13:34} -35

But LOVE IS AN ACTION. It is not a fleeting emotion, or a feeling. Unconditional love, or agape love as described in the bible is:

a·ga·pe ² // (ä-gäp, äg-p)n.

Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other;
let us really show it by our actions. 1 John 3:18 (NLT)

I may speak in tongues of men or of angels, but if I am without love, I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal. I may have the gift of prophecy, and know every hidden truth; I may have faith strong enough to move mountains; but if I have no love, I am nothing.

I may dole out all I possess, or even give my body to be burnt, but if I have no love, I am none the better.

Love is patient; love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude; never selfish, not quick to take offense. Love keeps no score of wrongs; does not gloat over other men’s sins, but delights in the truth. There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and its endurance.

The Bible, 1st Book Of Corinthians

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

Corinthians 5:17

Inner Light
-2 Corinthians 4:6

In autumn in the U.S. people are carving out pumpkins and putting candles inside of them. It made me think about how, as Christians, God has put His light inside of our hearts.

Michael D. Waters

http://www.joyfultoons.com

This is a great poem to share with your children as you carve your pumpkin this year:

God’s Pumpkin Patch

Faith Fuel
-Romans 10:17

We need to have faith in God to get us down the highway of life, to the destination that God has planned for us. The Word of God is the fuel that keeps our faith moving along.

Michael D. Waters

JoyfulToons.com

Are you thinking about selling your handmade goods on Etsy but don’t have a clue how to get started??? DailyWorth wrote a great Beginner’s Guide to setting up an Etsy shop.

If you subscribe, you can even get your banner and link to yuor shop on  their Meet Our Members Page!