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Dear sisters, A few years ago our daughter worked as an intern for a summer in a biotech lab in Paris. My husband and I visited her – she was delighted to show us "her" city. I fell in love with Paris and, again, with my brilliant, funny, adventurous daughter.During one of our shopping-touristy-amazing food-art museum expeditions I rediscovered something I’d heard once and filed away under "interesting." In France, the scratch and dent departments of appliance stores are called "Retrouvaille" (pronounced retro-vie) – a word that technically means to "rediscover" or "find anew" – it can also refer to…
Kim and I are looking into starting a meal preparation service to support our family and ministry. We would love to get your input and ideas: http://www.dwightclough.com/survey/… God has called us to live in peace. – 1 Corinthians 7:15The reality is this: All of us have people in our lives that we wish would change or go away. Quite often those people live under the same roof we do. I want to especially encourage those of you who are married to someone you don’t like any more, someone who won’t change, someone who is, well, a jerk.God sees you. He…
Dear sisters, Are ya’ll out there? I keep wondering if anyone but Nicole is reading this! Anyway, the last time I wrote I was sitting in the moonlight with Elizabeth Rooney, adoring Jesus as if nothing else mattered. And, know what? Nothing else does!I just read a wonderful State Journal article about Cindy Herbst – brave, visionary, sister from the branch of our family at High Point Church AND listener to God’s voice.Haven’t you ever been driving along, errand-list in hand and heard that still, small voice speak to you? Have you ever driven down the beltline and seen something that…
Amaziah, however, would not listen, for God so worked that He might hand them over to Jeohash, because they sought the gods of Edom. — 2 Chronicles 25:20God doesn’t trust just anybody to lead His people. Sooner or later he will put that leader to the test, and that test will reveal the character of the leader.King Amaziah is a case in point. About 130 years after the nation of Israel divided into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, Amaziah becomes king of Judah. He attempts to consolidate his power by hiring a mercenary army…
Dear sisters,Last year I attended a training seminar in Michigan called SALTS – Survivors of Abuse Leadership Training Seminar. I’m writing to invite some other women – and men, too – to consider attending this seminarSponsored by Open Hearts Ministry, this seminar offers skills and expertise to people interested in learning to facilitate healing and recovery groups for abuse survivors. Across the country, the groups go by different names – Grace Groups, Beauty for Ashes, Abuse Recovery Support Groups – but their purpose and approach is the same.Although the focus is on sexual abuse survivors, SALTS – and the group healing process…
Divorce Care, a ministry focused on helping people find healthy, Christ-centered ways to deal with the devastating consequences of divorce, has been supported by High Point Church for many years. Through Divorce Care, many have renewed and/or strengthened their walk with Christ, and gone on to lead productive, healthy lives both personally and spiritually. Divorce Care also now offers DC4K for children of divorce.
Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. — Matthew 8:24 When my wife began experiencing panic attacks, I naturally wanted to help. As soon as I figured out that she was getting up in the middle of the night and rushing to the window air conditioner and gasping for breath because she was in panic, I decided to do the helpful thing and teach her a few things about fear. I had memorized a long list of verses about fear. I showed her how to stand in…