posted by Robert Staddon • 6:00am • December 31st, 2009
Can you believe it is already the final day of 2009? Wow! The realization that life is so short motivates me to focus on the things that are really important, such as memorizing and meditating on God's Word.
One year ago today our first memorization challenge began with II Timothy 2 and sixty-one...
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posted by Robert Staddon • 11:51pm • December 28th, 2009
I arrived in Oklahoma a little scared and uncertain. I had gone on a Journey several months before, and there God had opened my eyes to sin and rebellion that had been in my heart for a long time. I had then become convicted like never before. I told God I would follow Him wherever He wanted me to go....
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posted by Robert Staddon • 6:42am • December 26th, 2009
On the morning of August 23rd, 2009, I sat with my dad in the airport parking lot soon to board my flight headed for Indianapolis. A hundred thoughts were swirling through my head as I prepared for this four week trip, and I was glad when we paused to read a few Psalms. As we were reading through Psalm...
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posted by Robert Staddon • 1:15am • December 22nd, 2009
Have you ever asked the question, “How can I keep the vision and passion that the Lord gave me at Journey to the Heart?” Sarah asked herself this question and came to the conclusion that God wanted her to be accountable to other young ladies in the area of studying God’s Word, and also in the...
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posted by Laura Oliverio • 1:04am • December 17th, 2009
In September '08 I was able to attend a Journey to the Heart. In many ways I can see how God used those ten days in preparation for the time I spent at EXCEL this past fall. I know that both the Journey and EXCEL were instrumental in deepening my relationship with God and I feel blessed to have been...
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posted by Robert Staddon • 10:27pm • December 14th, 2009
On the way home, hungry, tired, and a bit sooty, we talked about the day and Elijah said, “I’m kind of excited to see what God has in store for us. He wouldn’t just take half of our business away without having something in mind.” — by Brenda Kaneshiro
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On August 28th of this year we were...
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posted by Sharon Kelly • 3:21pm • December 8th, 2009
The memorization challenge last January was so much fun that we all unanimously concluded that we just could not let another January pass without having another exciting memorization challenge. And what better way to kick off the New Year than by learning the daily discipline of memorizing God's Word?
This...
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