“Lift Every Chair and Swing.” “Aquamayne” and “Fade in the Water.” These were some of the top trending social media topics just a couple of weeks ago. Like […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Back to School and Back to Prayer
Each year around this time, I share a Back-to-School prayer. I think it is important to offer encouragement as students, staff and educators prepare to return to school. There […]
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Preserved by Purpose: No Decision is a Decision
A number of years ago, I was talking to a friend about his difficulty in making a choice. Having been there before myself, I could understand his dilemma and […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Wisdom vs Convenience
A few years ago, I jumped into my car early one morning looking forward to another busy day but when I tried to start my car, I didn’t hear the […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Stay in Your Lane
By Shewanda Riley “Stay in your lane. Lane shifts.” The first time I read this sign, I was driving to San Antonio on I-35 in the summer of 2010. […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Missing Pieces
There are various ways that we end up having “missing” pieces in our lives because we mismanage, misappropriate, and misdirect. Mismanaging usually happens when we lose focus on what’s most […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Solitude: A Christian (and Writer’s) Best Friend
By Shewanda Riley “God sometimes has relationships end so he can make room for the ones he wants us to have inour lives.” About 10 years ago, I was talking […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Will Real Christians Stand Up for Justice…not just us?
By Shewanda Riley Every few years, it seems like I have to write a column asking for real Christiansto stand up against a social, racial, or political injustice. This time, […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Complaint or Compliant:Â The Choice is Yours
Even though I’m a fairly good writer, I’m not the best typist. This is why I’m glad that there’s spell check. Even though it’s not always perfect (my first name […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Are You Saying Enough or Next?
“I’ve had just about enough of this and I’m not taking anymore!” Do these words sound familiar? I think if we are honest, most of us have either thought or […]