John gives us an inside look at an amazing moment that was reserved for Jesus’ closest friends. He came, He spoke peace -- not just with words but with the power of His Spirit -- and He gave a promise of forgiveness. On the evening of the first day of the week, when the disciples …
You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Part 2)
One of the most important keys to friendship is communication. In today's blog, Claudine looks at ways Jesus communicated with his disciples and discusses how deeper levels of communication can strengthen our friendships. Many friendships suffer from lack of good, positive, thoughtful communication. Perhaps the simplest and yet most difficult thing for anyone to do in …
You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Part 1)
This week we were privileged to have one of the charter members of our Tuesday Morning Women's bible studies, Claudine Lehman, share lessons she's learned on the topic of friendship. Because she had such a wealth of information, I'm dividing her message into two parts, one which I'll post today; the other, tomorrow. Please take …
Offering our Lives to Him
As an equipping ministry for women, our prayer for you comes from Hebrews 13: “May the God of peace . . . equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ.” (Hebrews 13:20-21) Notice that God does the work to equip YOU, …
Fall 2013 Begins
Tuesday Morning classes began two whole days ago when 150 women and 100 children stepped through wide open glass doors and settled into their respective classrooms. The Coffee House filled with dozens of conversations - renewed and new - sitting around tables, standing in line, sipping on coffee. As we settled into the morning together, …
Wanted: the Weak, the Inadequate, the Willing
When was the last time you did something that terrified you? I’m not talking Halloween spook house terrifying or the latest zombie movie terrifying. I’m talking stepping out in faith and doing that thing you said you could never do. Last week? Last month? Never? Then maybe it’s time you did. In less than two …
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I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling kind of Fall-ish today. The kids are back in school, the house is quiet, cold, soft rain falls against my office windows. Yup, definitely Fall-ish. And you know what that means? Fall Equip Her bible studies are just around the corner. I can’t wait! If you are …
Uniquely Created
As daughters of the Creator God, we also are born with an innate ability to create, and I'm so glad our God did not make us cookie-cutter people with the exact same gifts and abilities. I love seeing how the God-given urge to create is expressed through our women in so many different ways. Some …
The Author of our Story
I love hearing how our Equip Her classes have had an impact on the women who attend them. At our end-of-the-year Cele-Brunch several of you shared with us what you had learned this semester. Here's what Kayla Sperling had to say. In the Ruth class, besides studying the story of Ruth and Naomi, we also …
In the Hands of a Master Carpenter
I'm so excited today to welcome one of our MUMs, Heather Eigsti, as a guest blogger. I'm hoping this won't be her last visit to our blog. My dad is an artist. He came from a family of 9 children, most of whom are incredibly talented in painting, drawing, photography or music, among other things. …
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