Barbara Smith

The Leavening Agent

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The Fountain of Love

Barbara Smith

Most things we engage in are because of choices and decisions we make in our lives. All decisions have consequences, whether a blessing or a curse, good or bad, it is just the cause and effect that is automatically set in motion. Therefore, it is extremely important to choose wisely, no matter how weighty or

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The Sum of Unselfish Living Equals Ministry

Barbara Smith

When a young mother comes home from her fulltime job after working hard all day and facing all the challenges that come with a career, she is confronted head on with the decision to minister. She is exhausted, but has little children with open arms, dirty hands, and hungry mouths needing attention. All the mother

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The Importunate

Barbara Smith

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Our Children are Phylum Porifera

Barbara Smith

I came across a short story called, ‘A Parable for Mothers,’ I would like to share with you since it is approaching Mother’s Day once again. The same testimonial could be true for fathers as well. The author is anonymous. “As the young mother set her foot on the path of life, “Is the way

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Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Barbara Smith

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The Ten Ds for the Unborn

Barbara Smith

There are many analogies and correlations made in scripture between the spiritual and the natural aspects of life. God does this for our benefit, as He did when he came to earth robed in the man Christ Jesus, he told his disciples parables. These were earthly stories that had a deeper and heavenly meaning. He

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I’m Not Quitting, Just Resting

Barbara Smith

Physical, mental, spiritual, psychological, emotional, and occupational burnout can happen to us all. We are created in the image of God, and as such, we are complex creatures, and because of this complexity, God cannot be put into a neat little box, tied with a pretty bow that is labeled, “Equation complete, and neither can

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The Vantage Point Changes things

Barbara Smith

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Can You See Me Now

Barbara Smith

Have you ever been in the waiting room of a doctor’s office or in an airport or you name the scenario, where a family with several children walk in, and the quiet, peaceful waiting environment becomes pure mayhem very quickly. The kids begin to run around, whoop and holler as we say in the south,

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