What is God’s plan for my …
Welcome to Clear Connections Blog, where generations of women learn together! This post is my heart’s cry for women to open their hearts to each other in Jesus’ Name. I pray it touches your heart too.
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Edge of Eternity
“I wrote (this) after I sat with my mom on the edge of eternity as she was dying. It just reminded me that we live in a broken and difficult world. The days I have…
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Perfect Peace: Living in the Present
Reflecting on the past is good sometimes, if we are reflecting upon God’s faithfulness. Considering the future is good sometimes, if we are trusting God for His continual faithfulness. However, God encourages us to live in…
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A Beautiful Redemption Story
By Yinyan Huang My name is Yinyan, and our Good News Made Clear group recently learned how to share the gospel using two hands and a phone. My friend, Feiyan, from our study group asked…
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The Idol of Ministry
If someone had asked me a few years ago, “Is ministry an idol to you?” I would have emphatically told them, “Absolutely not. I’m committed; I’m passionate. I have a purpose and a calling, but…
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The 23rd Psalm & An Empty Psalm
Recently we heard about a pastor, John McNeil in the 1900’s who observed that more people put their trust in Christ as Savior when he preached on the 23rd Psalm than any other sermon. Why?…
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A Tribute To My Grandma
A Tribute to my Grandmother, Audra Wood I want to bring honor to my precious grandmother, for whom I was named. She was born on February 23, 1904, and was a blessing to all…
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“Who Me? Touchy?”
The journey of any Christian is certainly a lifelong episode that is not usually on a bestseller’s list unless it involves seeing how God moved through his/her life with majesty and miracles. Those stories always…
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Lessons from Grief
We all love a good underdog story. Where against all odds, the hero manages to pull off the impossible, save the day, and ride off into the sunset to live happily ever after. Crisis averted!…
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The Culture of Home
Home is where my husband and my daughters are. Shawn has been my home for almost 17 years. We lived in an apartment attached to someone’s house (where the kitchen sink was the size of a…
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“HOPE–Expecting Great Things Amidst Chaos”
I am many things…but I happen to be a wife to an incredible man and a mama of three sweet, wild, little boys. I am also a sister, daughter, and friend, but most importantly…I am…
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“Momma Suffering”
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those…
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“Small Things” Make a BIG Difference!
“The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger…
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“Fight or Flight…Or Third Option”
We have all heard of the fight or flight response. When faced with danger, some of us are more predisposed to fight it, and some of us are more wired to flee from it. On…
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” Peace is Not the Absence of Trouble……
As we sat on the bed staring at this sign on my daughter’s bedroom wall, peace did come during the most frightening experience of our life. Our family of five had come to Guyana, South…
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“Words of Life – Life-Giving Labels”
When the extraordinary trials of life come and we feel like the ship could sink, encouragement is vital. Sometimes words of life can be the life preserver that can help carry us through the darkest times. When…
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God Saw Me…when I hid under …
Some of my earliest memories involve hiding under the covers in my bed because my parents were yelling, screaming, throwing things and fighting. I carried that habit into adulthood, but God saw me, and gathered…
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Our Special Needs Daughter: A Gift to …
Our special needs daughter is an incredible gift to us! I love to listen to her simple but profound prayers (like “Jesus, just take your life and slip it into my shoes”), but watching her…
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Do We Connect Like a Porcupine?
“Stand on your own two feet!” “Fend for yourself!” “Go solo!” “Mind your own business!” Sound familiar? Are we meant to “go-it” alone? We are the most technologically connected people ever and the most disconnected…
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Our Daughter: God’s Idea of a …
My idea of blessing used to be so different. I used to think that blessing was the good things that happened to us, but now I know that blessing is ANYTHING that brings us closer…
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