JOY Magazine

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After being locked indoors for so long this year, my husband and I recently decided to buy mountain bikes and start getting out into nature. I never thought that I would become one of “those people,” but man was I wrong. Exploring the beautiful trail

Best Self Magazine

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Dear Best Selfers: Is a walk ever just a walk, or is it nature’s way of communing with us in the form of active meditation — shaking us by both shoulders as if to say, listen to me.   So, step away from the desk and go breathe some fresh air.  These

Mornings with Jesus

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WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE IN college and weary of school, I’d remind them to “finish strong.” The temptation to coast arose in the final semester. I understood their struggle, because years ago I went through the same impulse. I didn’t think I could face

JOY Magazine

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The Family sphere of influence has been under severe demonic attack for several generations. The Family is the cornerstone of society. When the original structure of God’s creation of families is altered, society begins to change exponentially. Troub

Australian Yoga Journal

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The Starlight Festival encourages growth, oneness and awakening. Held over four days, the festival brings together exhibitors, presenters and conducts workshops focused on health, wellbeing, sustainability, healing, lifestyle and enlightenment. Enjoy

Mornings with Jesus

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JESUS COMPLETELY PROVIDES FOR OUR needs. All of them. I stumbled over a reminder of that when rushing across campus during a conference. The terrain made the trek a challenge for my heart, lungs, legs, and the blister forming on my toe. As I pulled m

60 Days of Prayer

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Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. PSALM 25:4 (NIV) GOD WILL ALWAYS lead you on the right path. If you have wavered from His instructions, ask for forgiveness, take His hand and get back on track. When temptations threaten your faith jour

60 Days of Prayer

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Teach me, O Spirit of God,the silent language which says all things.Teach my soul to remain silentin Your presence.That I may adore You in the depths of my beingand await all things from You,asking nothing of Youbut the accomplishment of Your will.

JOY Magazine

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Being under lockdown has been tougher than I expected: between juggling Zoom calls, managing staff remotely, and implementing new business plans; I have still tried to carve out some ‘extra time’. I believe it is in these ‘extra’ moments that we are

JOY Magazine

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Where is God when things go wrong? I can just imagine how frequently this question must be asked. It is now 8 months down the lockdown line and Covid-19 seems to have lessened its devastation – we all hope and pray. When will we be able to fully live

60 Days of Prayer

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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. ACTS 16:25 (NIV) IT’S EASY TO be happy when everything is going your way, but how you respond to dark and difficult times is a test

Mornings with Jesus

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I GET LOST. A LOT. Even when I use my GPS, I often manage to take a wrong turn. My most recent adventure landed me on a dirt logging road blocked by a fallen tree, not quite sure where I went wrong. And as I listened to Madam GPS, her voice sounded t

You South Africa

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The article about Hansie Cronjé’s sister, Hester Parsons (YOU, 27 February), was very sad but what she and her husband are doing in his memory is wonderful. Every time match-fixing rears its ugly head Hansie’s name is included. He’s been the scapegoa

60 Days of Prayer

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Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. PSALM 62:5 (NLT) AUTUMN, IN ALL of its glory, is the perfect time to sit outside in nature, or by a window, and engage in the spiritual practice of being still. Use this time to embr

Literary Hub

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Early in 1990, on the edge of Yellowstone National Park in Paradise Valley, Montana, construction was afoot on a state-of-the-art $25 million nuclear bunker facility under the 32 thousand-acre Royal Teton Ranch owned by the Church Universal and Trium

60 Days of Prayer

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You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. GENESIS 50:20 (NIV) HOW DO YOU respond when faced with injustice? Turn to God and pray. Turn away from vengeance and instead look

JOY Magazine

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Revelation’s incomparable picture of Christ’s victory should bring comfort to every believer. The book of Revelation is one of the most exciting books in the Bible. It is the only book that guarantees a blessing for those who read it aloud, and als

60 Days of Prayer

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“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength....” ISAIAH 30:15 (NIV) WHEN YOU ARE on vacation, it can be hard to downshift from work and truly enjoy your time away. Recognize the importance of taking a break to

Mornings with Jesus

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I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. Revelation 5:4 (ESV) ONE TIME, MY HUSBAND, BILL, buried our son-in-law’s gift in a waterproof box at the bottom of a frozen pond. Another time, he filled

MEGA

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It’s kind of hard and a lot of times it can be really frustrating, but when we take a step back and see how the whole world is being affected, we all need to realize that we have to be in this together. I like to start off my day by reading the Bible

Mornings with Jesus

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I MET MARGARET B. AT a mission hospital in Nepal in the eighties. By that time, she’d already served thirty years as a trained midwife. She was old enough to be my mother, yet she became my dear friend. Her love for people was one of the characterist

Country Life

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ST CARANTOC built one as instructed by a dove. Another was raised at the spot where St Walstan’s faithful oxen drawing his funeral bier stopped. They were built in places where people thought miracles had happened, or were blessed by spirits, or wher

Mornings with Jesus

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THIS PAST YEAR WE MOVED to Daly City, California. Bordering San Francisco, it sits thirty miles north of Redwood City, our home for the past thirteen years. Redwood City’s motto is “Climate Best by Government Test.” But Daly City does not pass the “c

60 Days of Prayer

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I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing. EZEKIEL 34:26 (NIV) GOD SHOWERS BLESSINGS on you—exactly what you need, just when you need it—freely, unearned gi

Post South Africa

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DHANASAGREE Pillay, a retired school secretary, had many passions. It included spending time with her husband and their three grandchildren, painting, gardening and listening to gospel music. “My mom was a god-fearing woman. She woke up and prayed, a

Chat It's Fate

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Does everything Jay-Z touch turn to gold? It seems so! But Jay-Z had no fewer than 12 lives where he died in childhood as a victim of poverty so, like a lot of extremely successful people, he feels the need to be successful at least 12 times over to

PEARL

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1 In the land of twilight2 Ponderers3 Voluntary martyrs, religious fanatics4 Servants of God5 The instinct of animals6 The kiss of friendship7 The distorted tool8 The child9 Woman and her vocation10 Omnipresence11 Christ said ... !12 Motion–a Law of

Mornings with Jesus

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SOMETIMES LOVE MEANS SHAVING YOUR head. At age eight, my grandson Roman faced a serious surgery. When he learned that a strip of his hair from one ear to the other would have to be shaved, Roman said, “Nope, it’s got to be all my hair or none.” His d

JOY Magazine

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Every city has a certain culture, which is defined as: a belief, custom, art, society, or groups within the city. For many church leaders, we have become experts in one season, but that does not necessarily make us an expert in the new season that is

Homes and Interiors Scotland

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What makes a place of worship special? Elaborate adornment? The sense of something divine at play as you cross the sacred threshold? Or the ease with which it combines the spiritual and the practical needs of its congregation? Marks Barfield Architec