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The best motherhood advice
This morning, I asked, “What is the best motherhood advice you ever received?” Thank you so much for all the responses. Here are just a few of my favorite answers: Always be ready with open arms and an open door, just like the prodigal son’s father—even when they are coming
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Mother’s Day Message: A Force Unseen
Could it be we’ve awakened in this moment? Women are God-answers. The addition of women’s voices increases the educational opportunity for all children, stimulates the economy, and apparently decreases the risk of terrorism. You, lovely one, have the potential to be a living, breathing
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World Book Day! Send 1,500 books to Azerbaijan
Ever since our friend Gutenberg fired up the presses in the 15th century, books have carried information and ideas to the masses. Whether you’re reading your first book or your thousandth, the words on its pages have the ability to transport you to unfamiliar lands or reveal truths you never
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Watoto Graduations
You have taught children and nursing infants to give you praise. They silence your enemies who were seeking revenge. Psalm 8:2 (NLT) In 2007, we partnered with our friends at Watoto to fully fund a villa that became home to eight Ugandan children. These boys, forced to become child
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April Seeding Update
When you purchase resources from Messenger International, you partner with us to send translated books and curriculum to pastors and leaders worldwide. Every purchase provides. This year, your support will help us give away 900,000+ resources through 162 distribution projects in 37 countries
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[Your Relentless Story Here]
As children of God, we all want to please our Father by growing up in faith. But how can we do this? Unlike physical growth, spiritual maturity is not a result of the passing of time. Paul once called adult Christians in Corinth spiritual infants. Neither is spiritual development, like mental
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Writing the Future
“When we let the word of God come into our lives, it begins to write our future.” -Lisa Bevere
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International Women’s Day
The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng. (Psalm 68:11 NIV) Happy International Women’s Day! Daughter of God, we love and believe in you. More than that, God Himself has chosen and cherishes you. He created you as an answer and a force for good on the
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Partner + Ship in Hawaii
Hey Mighty Men & Women of God, Right now, I am out in Hawaii (suffering for Jesus), and I would love to give you an update on the past two nights of meetings: Tuesday night… was amazing. We had a totally packed house and more in the overflow room (probably close to 400 in
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Relentless Webcast
John did a live stream at WaterBrook Multnomah Publishers, where he discussed his new book, Relentless. In case you missed it or want to view it again, here is the entire webcast: Watch live streaming video from waterbrookmultnomah at livestream.com
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Our plans will be established
“Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.” -Prov. 16:3 AMP There are two things here: thoughts and plans. Our plans begin in our thoughts
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Awake in Seoul
The Awake 2012 conference in Seoul, South Korea, met on Thursday and Friday during the first week of the new year. The conference was held immediately after the public holidays when most of the population was returning to work, yet over 4,000 passionate men and women attended the meetings. The
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Korea Abuzz
A well-attended media meeting marked the start of John and Lisa’s first trip to Korea. In the weeks prior to their visit, I had contacted every photojournalist, videographer, and journalist I knew, and with growing interest, we eventually saw five television channels, six newspapers, and
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December 2012 Partner Update
At the end of 2010 we boldly declared, “In the coming year, we will reach into some of the darkest corners of the world!” Looking back, we are in awe of all God has accomplished in the last twelve months. The God-framework was established through bold prayers and unflinching faith, and
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Finish Well
Finishing is so important, so why aren’t many believers going to finish well? The Bible predicts that many will be shipwrecked and depart from the faith. How many people today who say they are believers have lost all desire and passion for Jesus? All around us, people are walking away
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