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He is Calling

Bee a Joy Spreader

Lara’s story of hearing God call to her purpose. (Nursing Home Ministry)   Those of you who have been following me in Knoxville, know I’ve had a pretty AMAZING life. After leaving everything and everyone I knew in Chicago to start over, I just kept asking – “Why Knoxville God? You didn’t just bring me…
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I Heard the Voice of God

Photo of J. M. Walters Bridge   by Robert Elder (bridgehunters.com) I Heard the Voice of God by a follower of Jesus I was raised in a very small rural East Tennessee town.  Growing up I knew very little about what it meant to be a Christian nor was I familiar with the church scene.  At…
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Here I am! by Rachel Winnie

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What is Faith?

What is Faith?   By Melody Margrave Photo by Keem Ibarra on Unsplash   “Whatever you ask for in prayer, you will receive if you have faith.” (Matthew 21:22) What is faith? I’ve asked myself that question almost every day as I’ve headed the uncharted territories of my life. No matter what stage of life I…
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Go ye into all the world.

Photo by Melody Margrave Go Ye into All the World                                                                                           …
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Mary’s Calling

Photo by freebibleimages com   Written  by  Brenda Hale   For me numbers are very important. I measure parts and calculate numbers every day at work. They say a good blog needs to be around 800 words, but isn’t that just a number? Today I found out that more is not always better when it comes…
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A Three Legged Stool

Written  by  Brenda Hale   God has been drawing me into a lifestyle that I have never walked before, the key component to which is prayer. He sat me on a three legged stool and this is my new foundation.  The lowest load-bearing part of any building is its foundation, everything else rests upon it. …
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Through My Picture Window with God

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Praying for God’s Will

 Photo by Melody Margrave Written by Melody Margrave                                                           “Thank you for the world so sweet. Thank you for the food we eat. Thank you for the birds…
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Neither Poverty nor Riches

Photo by Melody Margrave Written by Richard Margrave Proverbs 30:8 This Covid-19 year of 2020 helps me focus on the necessities of life – what is really needed – health, home, family, prayer – not necessarily in that order, I hope. Luxuries are few and well-chosen. By “luxury” I mean real tamales from Texas ordered…
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