Barbara Smith

Making A Splash

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:21 — 55.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Gaana | TuneIn | RSS | MoreIt is not always the most boisterous person that can make a difference in their world, but more often it is the quietest person.

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According to Its Purpose

There is a saying that we hear a lot lately that says, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” It could be that this expression has become popularized because of the 2011 song by Kelly Clarkson, called “Stronger”, where she uses that line in the chorus. After the breakup of her marriage, in the lyrics,

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Firsts

Whenever anyone asks me what my most embarrassing moment in life was, it immediately takes me back to first grade. My folks were missionaries, and we were living in South Africa at the time. I did not go to kindergarten, so this was the first exposure to school that I had had of any kind.

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What Bugs God – Part II

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:31 — 51.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Gaana | TuneIn | RSS | MoreGod despises double mindedness as well as rebellion. What he is looking for from us is a determined, persistent faith and a humble and

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Flowers in the Valley

Growing up, my dad, Rev. Mack Carpenter’s favorite bible verse was, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 which says, “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”  He would always tell us that we should be thankful in all things, and for all things. One specific and classic memory that

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Meaningful Communication

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:51 — 45.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Gaana | TuneIn | RSS | MoreThere is a lot of noise and chatter all around us daily; however, meaningful communication requires parties who have a message to convey to

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You’re Welcome

There are many things that are taught in kindergarten that we still use and will continue to use for the rest of our lives. They are foundations upon which we continue to build. They are most successful when the ideas and concepts begin with parents at birth because this undergirds and supports what teachers are

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What Bugs God – Part I

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:39 — 65.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Gaana | TuneIn | RSS | MoreWe can learn from nature, from children, from one another, and from God’s word. We will not be able to plead the fifth on

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Opposition

The concept of sports is not a new idea, it has been around for centuries, yes, even millennia. Ancient Greece had organized Olympic games as far back as the eighth century BC, which focused on physical strength and entertainment, with wrestling being one of the earliest forms of sport. Often games were a way to

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