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Engage|Women Impact|Men Heartprints|Children NetBible Home Engage|Women Impact|Men Heartprints|Children NetBible Meta Register Log in Entries feed Comments feed WordPress.org Blogs Home Engage|Women Impact|Men Heartprints|Children NetBible About Account Bloggers Submission Agreement Blogging Author’s Submissions Guidelines Engage Authors Engage Blog Heartprints Authors Heartprints Blog Impact Authors Impact Blog Login Logout Members Password Reset Register User Engage Facebook Envy If we’re facebook friends, chances are I’ve been jealous of you. You, with your great vacation shots and funny one-liners about your husband and kids. If we’re facebook friends, you… read more June 2, 2011 Engage My Life as a Spiritual Klutz As I spend time each January doing some self-assessment, it becomes clear that I am a spiritual klutz. Why? I don’t often see God answer my prayers quickly or… read more January 8, 2015 Engage Women to Watch (Out For) How can you tell if you are embroiled in a destructive conflict with an unhealthy adversary? As we worked with women through the years, we identified some characteristics of unhealthy… read more January 7, 2011 Heartprints Too Young to Get Married: A Wedding Anniversary Tribute September 13, 2023 / 0 Comments On the day I write this, it’s my wedding anniversary. You’re too young, they said. You’re making a mistake, they said. You don’t know what love is, they said. It’s harder than you think, they said. You’ll destroy your life, they said. He’ll never change, they said. And here we are 40 plus years later and we are still happily married. I was 17 when I met my husband. He rode in on a while horse, actually, no, it was a tan sports-edition Mazda. But it was cool—so cool. At 17 to have a boyfriend with a car, an apartment, and a high paying” job, whoa, I hit the big… read more sonshine You May Also Like Humans being and Humans doing August 15, 2023 The Tale of a Traitor March 22, 2021 Teaching Children Safety in Relationships. September 15, 2017 Heartprints Understanding Salvation from a Biblical Perspective May 6, 2024 / 0 Comments Every religion has a plan of salvation but Christianity unlike other religions is based on a relationship. Religion is about doing but Christianity is about becoming. We are human beings not human doings. In the garden Adam and Eve broke the trusting relationship they had with God by their choice to disobey. Did you know it was not a command to do but to not do something that they disobeyed? God gave them a way to show their trust in Him and they didn’t. Christianity is not about trying to be good; it is all about trusting God. We need to be saved from sin and death. God did not… read more Suzi Ciliberti You May Also Like Happy Birthday Jesus December 25, 2015 God remembers…do we? January 3, 2023 Christian Cliques – A Problem to Overcome September 17, 2018 Impact Authentic Relationships: Loving One Another May 5, 2024 / 0 Comments Our loving others may be the only face of God” they ever see. read more Doulos Hal You May Also Like United in Spirit December 27, 2023 Part XI: The Lord of the Scroll – Daniel’s 70th Week (God’s Throne Room) May 7, 2023 The Feasts of Israel – Booths (Tabernacles) February 29, 2024 Impact Authentic Relationships: Introduction May 4, 2024 / 0 Comments People are longing to rediscover true community. We have had enough of loneliness, independence, and competition – Jean Vanier (2) read more Doulos Hal You May Also Like God the Holy Spirit (Part II): The Holy Spirit is God! August 29, 2011 A prayer to the Creator in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak March 16, 2020 The Leader, Not Leadership September 14, 2017 Engage The Greatest Donor May 3, 2024 / 0 Comments Last summer’s TV reruns lasted much longer because of the actor’s strike. To view something unseen, I watched several episodes of the old show, Monk. A program I never watched when it first ran. Usually, this drama comedy stays on the lighter side of life. However, the poignant scene I’m about to describe to you touched my life in a way I will never forget. The episode begins with Monk walking down a crowded sidewalk in the city. He bumps into a woman, turns to her, they exchange glances, and apologize to one another. Though Monk remains fixed on the woman who continues down the street. Feeling compelled, he pursues… read more Nancy Mackensen You May Also Like Hiking Illuminates Mentoring Elements January 5, 2022 SPENT – Replenished, Restored – Moments in the Life of Elijah February 1, 2017 Are You Ready for Perseverance in Your Life? February 24, 2023 Engage Lingering May 1, 2024 / 0 Comments Linger means to be slow in parting or in quitting something and tarry means to linger in expectation. These 2 words have taken on new and impacting significance to me lately. I was impressed how Mary Magdalene saw the Lord as she lingered at the tomb (John 20:11-18). Mary not only saw the risen Lord, but she was sent on the crucial mission to go tell the disciples. Mary’s lingering at Jesus’s tomb brought new insights and joy to her soul. John provides another example of someone who lingered. It seems that John wrote the Gospel of John; 1, 2, 3 John; and Revelation in the 90’s A.D. Which means… read more PJ Beets You May Also Like A Wilberforce Moment: The PP videos and how you can make a difference August 18, 2015 How to Stay Married While Navigating Infertility July 8, 2019 The Commencement Address I Actually Got to Give May 18, 2021 Impact How to Suffer Effectively April 30, 2024 / 0 Comments Suffering has been effective when you are more Christlike (e.g., more obedient) at its conclusion. read more Doulos Hal You May Also Like God’s Thoughts and Ways – Part XII (Zipporah, Wife of Moses) March 11, 2020 God’s Thoughts and Ways – Part VIII (Joseph) March 14, 2016 The Fire Sacrifices and Offerings of Israel – The Meal Offering April 12, 2020 Engage It Matters Who Your Mama Is April 26, 2024 / 0 Comments The Lord has allowed me to be a mother for almost 50 years. Knowing how so many struggle with infertility, I am truly grateful. And my heart’s desire from the first day was that I would be a godly mother, passing along a love for the Lord and His Word to my children. That would be my legacy that they would remember when I go to be with Jesus. I know from experience that it matters who your mama is. The Legacy of a Godly Mama My mama loved Jesus and His people. She jumped in to serve in her local church wherever she was needed — nursery coordinator, Sunday School director,… read more Melanie Newton You May Also Like Learning From the Benedictines – Why a Rule of Life? August 3, 2016 The Jewish High Priest and Jesus – Significance? April 18, 2018 Advanced Christmas Story Trivia: How well do you really know the story? December 18, 2018 Heartprints Mad? Take A Nap. April 23, 2024 / 0 Comments A 5th grade Sunday School class meets Jonah. read more Janay Barksdale You May Also Like What Bothers You? July 31, 2019 What Are You Selling? September 12, 2019 Using God to Control your Child? January 17, 2018 Engage My Grid, Your Grid, We’ve All Got a Grid April 23, 2024 / 0 Comments Ever seen drawings of the ancient goddess Artemis? If so, she was likely carrying a bow and arrow. More recent iterations of her as Diana/Wonder Woman still depict her that way—with shield, bow, and arrow. Ancient literature includes many references to Artemis as a master of archery. (And make no mistake—Artemis was as likely to shoot at females as males.) We see similar descriptions of her in the epigraphic (inscription) evidence. In the ruins of ancient Ephesus, her natal city near what today is Kuşadasi, Turkey, archaeologists discovered The Oracle Inscription.” In it Artemis is described using a variety of archery terms: Artemis of the golden quiver,” shooter of arrows,”… read more Sandra Glahn You May Also Like On the Trinity and Gender Hierarchy January 24, 2023 15 Principles Every Leader Should Practice July 10, 2017 Staying Rooted in the Midst of...