This Father’s Day, Shewanda Riley reflects on the impact fathers have on their children’s lives, both positive and negative, and encourages people to honor their fathers and the deposits they’ve made in their lives.
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Preserved By Purpose: Is God Is; Who’s Got The Power
The movie Is God Is is a powerful story of twin sisters who must confront their emotions in order to tap into their inner strength and find their purpose.
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Preserved by Purpose: Seeing Clearly During and After the Storm
Through the story of Jonah, we can learn that God often uses storms in our lives to get us to a place of obedience, so that we can ultimately be in a position to be a blessing to others.
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Preserved by Purpose: Following and Marching in Faith
Shewanda Riley shares her experience of driving in Los Angeles traffic, and how trusting God’s plan can help us overcome challenges in life.
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Preserved by Purpose: Hot Water Cornbread and Mama’s Wisdom
After struggling to make hot water cornbread, the author finally learned the secret from her mother, and was reminded that spiritual growth is similar to the process of learning to balance the various areas of one’s life.
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Preserved By Purpose: Transitions Are a Christian’s Best Friend
Transitions can be difficult, but trusting God and focusing on His plan can help us to stay encouraged and build our faith.
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Preserved by Purpose: Shock Treatment
After her father was brought back to life by a neighbor who knew CPR, the author reflects on how the experience taught her the importance of genuine forgiveness and how God sometimes allows jolts to get our hearts back on rhythm.
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Preserved by Purpose: Lessons from The Woman King: Scars and Limps, But Still Walking
The Woman King is a movie that explores the idea that scars are the mark of a warrior, and that the battles we survive make us stronger and give us new names, such as overcomer.
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Preserved by Purpose: Elevate with Excellence
At the New Mt. Rose Missionary Baptist Church’s Red Hat Tea, Shewanda Riley discussed how to elevate with excellence by walking in excellence before being elevated, moving in the direction that God has for us, and following a Kingdom vision with a Christ-centered identity and focus.
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Preserved by Purpose: Racism and the Church
Christians should respond to racism with prayer, conversation, and a commitment to the Word of God, as racism is the original sin that stains our country and must be acknowledged in order to move forward.
