I remember show and tell assignments in school being those sometimes boringpresentations about what we did during our summer vacation. One thing was clear, the lessyou had to show, the […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Our Needs and God’s Timing
“I got hungry…you think I may have overdid it?” was the caption of a photo a friendtexted me in August a few years ago. In the picture there were 6 […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Cutting Back to Grow Forward
“I’m going to cut my cable like I cut my hair” is what I declared boldly to one of mysisters a few years ago. I was visiting my parents in […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Loving in the Red Zone – Exposure….and What’s Next
First Dr. Tony Evans then Pastor Robert Morris. This past week has been one that gavewhiplash to Christians as we heard unbelievably shocking confessions of moral failures of thesetwo well-respected […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Daddy’s Girls: DNA Goes a Long Way
By Shewanda Riley “Frank Jr” was what I was called as a child because between me and my 3 sisters,I was the one most like my father. From how I […]
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Preserved by Purpose – Salsa for the Soul
“The key to salsa dancing is knowing how to lead and knowing how to follow. Ladies, even if you don’t know where your partner is going. Don’t watch his feet. […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Presence of Your Enemies
“I am so ready to leave Dallas – Fort Worth” were words I shouted in frustration nearly 20 years ago. I was having a particularly difficult time financially, hated my […]
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Preserved by Purpose: The Residue of Rage
“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: 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 – Surviving a Relationship Recession
By Shewanda Riley For the last few months, you cannot turn the TV on without hearing words like recession to describe our country’s current economic situation. Not a day […]
