How I’m Saving Money By Driving Smarter

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Today, I’m talking about hypermiling; the art of changing the way you drive to increase miles per gallon and save money. Making some minor tweaks to my driving habits the past month has increased my MPG by 17%. I went from averaging 35 MPG to 41 MPG. One simple rule of thumb is the more [...]

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Accountability and Staying Connected to the Vine

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I’ve always had a bad taste in my mouth when it comes to accountability relationships. I cringe and sigh anytime I’ve been in groups which require an accountability partner. Not that I don’t believe in it’s value (I do). The bad taste comes from never having a fruitful, long-term accountability pairing. From feeling like any [...]

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Why I Stopped Praying Before Eating

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I tweeted a question last week asking people if they prayed before they ate and why. The question spawned out of my past experience and a sense the tides were shifting. I can’t remember the last time I prayed before a meal (outside of a group). It’s been at least two years, if not more. [...]

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6 Sources for Weekly Bible Memory Verses

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One of the road blocks I’ve hit when it comes to memorizing Bible verses is coming up with which verses to memorize. Sure, I usually have a couple verses at any given time that are meaningful to me, so those are a great starting point. But after that, I usually draw a blank and then [...]

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It Only Took 30 Years, But I Have One!

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And no, it’s not a wife. ;) This past year has been extremely eye-opening to me. God has taught me a lot about myself. What I love, what I hate, who I am. But more importantly, provided clarity to my life’s mission/message. More or less the one thing I want to devote my life to. [...]

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How Big is Your Noah’s Ark?

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Learning from your past experiences is a great thing to do. But using your past experiences as a gauge for what God can do in the future is a horrible idea. Often a smart thing to do is not so smart when it comes to God. In fact, it puts a lid on God and [...]

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A Story About Minimal Mannie

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It’s story time! We’re going to talk about Minimal Mannie today. ;) Back when I did the internship at my church, it was a full-time, unpaid gig which lasted two years. Which meant I was not able to work and would need to raise support. So kinda like a domestic missionary. We joked that we [...]

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Faith: You’re Hot and You’re Cold

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Wow. It’s only the third day of the fast and I am S-T-ruggling. My faith has taken a big hit. My confidence has started to crumble slightly. All the good vibrations from Day 1 are more like loud, rattles from a soon to be broken muffler. Heh. Our God is greater, our God is stronger [...]

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Don’t Be Afraid to Ask

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My church kicks off Awakening: 21 Days of Prayer, Fasting and Personal Devotion today. Miraculously, I rolled myself out of bed at 6 AM to catch the first session of the Virtual Conference. Afterward, as I began to worship, I was overwhelmed by God’s goodness and was reminded of this verse. Matthew 7:7-11 (ESV) 7 [...]

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