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Hope Enabler is the real-life story of one Christian parent’s struggle with a runaway child and the hope that God enabled her to have during the darkest moments of that struggle.
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When All Seems Lost! (Psalm 74:18-23)
Photo Credit: medicaltipsinfo.blogspot.com You probably know the feeling – life was supposed to turn out differently, but it didn’t. You thought God would rescue you, but he hasn’t. You know the dire hopelessness as God has stopped speaking and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, christian life, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog, Suffering
Tagged Despair, desperation, hope, hopeless, hopelessness, Old Testament, psalm 74, Psalms
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7 Reasons to Hope In God
Photo Credit: itswonderfulgood.blogspot.com For so many, fulltime employment seems to be an elusive dream. Unemployment rates are high, and the gap between jobs can be paralyzing for many. I know because it has been 15 months since I’ve had a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog
Tagged Christian, crafty, God, hope, Job, lowly, mighty, mourning, prayer, unemployment, wily
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Casting Vision – Nehemiah Style
Artwork Credit: huntingtoncopper.com “Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer derision.” And … Continue reading
Chicagoland Friends: How God Became My Hope Enabler!
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Tagged cancer, Christian, difficulties, difficulty, drugs, God, heart-aches, homeless, hope, Runaway, trials, trouble, troubles, unemployment
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Chicagoland Friends: How God Became My Hope Enabler!
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Tagged difficulties, difficulty, hope, life storms, trials, troubles
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The Book of Deuteronomy, The Book of Renewed Hope.
Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading
Urban Praise (WMBI Chicago) Interviews Matt and Melodee!
While in Chicago this past May, Roy Patterson, host of Urban Praise, on WMBI (AM 1110), interviewed Matt and Melodee Smith. The subject of that interview was “Prodigal Children.” Drawing from their 5 year journey through the valley of sorrow … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Transformed
Tagged hope, Hope Enabler, Matthew Lee Smith, Melodee Smith, prodigal, Roy Patterson, urban praise
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Hope Enabler Is Now Available!
Product Description Hope Enabler is the real life story of one Christian parent’s struggle with a runaway child and the hope that God enabled her to have during the darkest moments of that struggle. Through God’s word and her own … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Christian Parenting, hope, Melodee Smith, Parenting, Runaway
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A Part of the Family!
Feel free to forward this to a friend! “For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.” ~ Jesus Family is the cradle of our hopes and dreams, the support for our hurts and … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus, Eagles E-Letter
Tagged alone, choice, comfort, difficult times, dreams, end of your rope, extended family, failures, faith, faith family, family, help, hope, hopeless, hurting, hurts, intimate, Jesus, love, misery, obedience, open, parents, relationship, relationships, responsible, security, small group, support, transparent, will of God, without hope
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