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Mary Heart / Martha Home: Quick & Healthy Everything Bagels
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura shared an easy, quick, and healthy recipe for everything “bagels” made at home. They require only a few ingredients and you won’t believe how quickly and easily they come together. You can watch … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Happiness is Good … JOY is Far Better!
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy…Galatians 5:22 Joy is number two on the Holy Spirit’s top nine list. We often use “joy” and “happy” interchangeably, but they are vastly different: Happy is temporary; joy is eternal. Happy … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: The Fruit of the Spirit is LOVE
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.God is love.Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.I John 4:16 What does it look like to “live in love” … and how does … Continue reading
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Mary Heart / Martha Home: Our October ‘Do It!’ List
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura asked this question: Is your house causing you stress? Clutter is stressful. Most of us instinctively believe this, and clinical studies support the truth of the statement. In fact, there is a growing … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Praying for Our Kids – Positive Peer Pressure?
As iron sharpens iron,so one person sharpens another.Proverbs 27:17 The expression “peer pressure” certainly carries a negative connotation. Secular and non-secular studies alike have confirmed the impact (particularly during adolescence) of peers. Teenagers, when influenced by their friends, are far … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Praying for Our Children – ALL IN!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,with all your soul,and with all your strength.Deuteronomy 6:5 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God withall your heart,with all your soul, andwith all your mind.’Matthew 22:37 All means ALL! When … Continue reading
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Mary Heart / Martha Home: The Celebration Cookie!
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura shared a much-loved recipe for a giant chocolate chip cookie that the Macfarlans call, “The Celebration Cookie.” This delicious, multi-serving cookie is fantastic for any celebration, but the Macs love to share it … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Praying For Our Children to Be Thankful
“…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thessalonians 5:18 [NIV] When our oldest was only one year old, after prompting by our pastor, I began to pray for a thankful heart … Continue reading
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Sunday Soaking: Praying for Children to Come to Christ at an Early Age
“…and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” II Timothy 3:15 Paul is writing to Timothy, his spiritual son. (He refers to … Continue reading
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Mary Heart / Martha Home: Our Free ‘Do It!’ List — and A Reading Challenge!
If you’re like most of us, you have a stack of books started (or waiting to be started) that are calling to you to read. Perhaps you’re even feeling some guilt because you haven’t gotten to them. In this week’s … Continue reading
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