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10 Thoughts on Relationships, Dating and Marriage

Doing relationships well is challenging.

True FollowersJudy DouglassSeptember 6, 20121 Corinthians 13, dating, God, marriage, Relationships Comment

What Does God Look for in a Person He Will Use?

Amazing! God must be willing to use anyone!

Praying for My Grandboys

I love being Jeedoo.Jeedoo is my grandmother name, and I love hearing it from my grandchildren, which has happened many times over this weekend.It’s such fun to play, tell stories and read with them--and we have done much of all those.

On My KneesJudy DouglassSeptember 2, 2012God, grandchildren, grandparenting, prayer Comments

Letters to My Children: Secrets of Success--The Book

You can read it in 30 minutes, but it will take a lifetime to live it out...

I Would Never Worship an Idol. Would I?

I discovered I had serious idolatry problems.

True FollowersJudy DouglassAugust 28, 2012affection, Bible, idol, Idolatry, Texas, throne, Worship Comments

Gifts Can Be Hazardous

Sometimes God's gifts are truly hazardous.

Learned from ChildrenJudy DouglassAugust 26, 2012Derek Cooper, gifts, God, hazardous, pain, prodigal, suffering Comments

When Faith Falters: Relearning Rest

I told Him all these things—loudly, softly, repeatedly, through tears.

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassAugust 24, 2012 Comments

Ethiopia: A Week with 8000 Women

The distinctive Ethiopian trill repeatedly punctuated the worship and the messages...

Are You a Culture Rebel? Guest Post by Connie Jakab

I have found a new edge that I’m dying to tell you about.

Guest postsJudy DouglassAugust 19, 2012bling, clothes, culture, edge, meaning, rebels, Starbucks Comment

Climbing Out of Unforgiveness--70x7--Guest Post by Dorothy Greco

We actually go on the offensive, spiritually speaking, when we choose to cancel the offender’s debt...

Guest postsJudy DouglassAugust 12, 2012forgiveness, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Peter Comments

Connected to the True Vine--Guest Post by Karen Yates

When it gets too close, too scary, too overwhelming, I collapse in, pull back, withdraw, or run.

Guest postsJudy DouglassAugust 9, 2012Christ, Hudson Taylor, Jesus, John 15, running, True VineComment

There's Meaning in a Name

We continue to pray that their names would be borne out in their lives.

True FollowersJudy DouglassAugust 7, 2012God, Jesus, praise Comments

Broken...

A little love, some squeezing tight and time...

The Hard Question Bill Bright Asked Me

Apparently my arrogance was not buried so deeply inside me.

How an Independent Lives in Community

He has amplified the holes in my life so that I will be forced to let others in to fill in those many gaps.

True FollowersJudy DouglassJuly 31, 2012bill bright, Christ, co-workers, community, family, friends, God, Jesu, Loner, prayer, Texas Comments