As the new year begins, it’s important to reflect on the past year’s accomplishments, challenges, and disappointments, and to use them as opportunities to reframe one’s perspective and move forward with joy, achievement, and opportunity.
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Preserved By Purpose: Regifting God’s Grace
Regifting is a way to be a blessing to others, and we can regift God’s grace by giving our time, talent, treasure, and words of encouragement to others.
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Preserved By Purpose: Handwriting on the Wall
Shewanda Riley reflects on her experience of losing her dream job as a radio show producer and on-air host, and encourages others to pay attention to the “handwriting on the wall” and punctuation marks that accompany it, as God often gives warning signs before major shifts in life.
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Preserved by Purpose: Be Thankful for What You Lost
In times of loss and uncertainty, thankfulness can be found by having a healthy perspective and trusting that God has something better in store for us.
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Preserved by Purpose: Worship and Thankfulness in the Middle
A woman and her friend experienced a potentially dangerous situation while trying to attend Kwanzaafest in Dallas, but were protected from the worst and encouraged to be thankful for the experience.
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Preserved By Purpose: Boaz Ain’t Broke- Part 3
Boaz demonstrated wholeness in his life by recognizing the importance of connections with others, as seen in his interactions with the kinsman redeemer of Ruth and his willingness to follow tradition and trust God.
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Preserved By Purposed: Boaz Ain’t Broke- Part 2
Boaz’s actions in the Old Testament book of Ruth show that he was whole emotionally and spiritually, as he recognized and respected God’s presence and power, and encouraged Ruth to trust in God.
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Preserved by Purpose – Boaz Ain’t Broke
The biblical story of Ruth and Boaz is a reminder that the person we are looking for in love should be whole emotionally, spiritually, financially, and physically, and not broken.
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Preserved by Purpose: Perfected in the Process
Shewanda Riley, a Dallas-based author, reflects on her journey of overcoming perfectionism and finding success in writing, emphasizing the importance of the process of writing rather than just the finished product.
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Preserved by Purpose: The Paddle Boat Blessing
A woman and her 14-year-old companion experienced a nerve-wracking paddle boat ride that ended with a rescue, reminding them to trust in God and not rely on their own efforts.