Women’s weekend retreat: Watch!

July 7, 2010

  Who are they? These women are from Noland Road Baptist Church and Life Connection, both in  Independence, Mo. NRBC’s annual, three-day women’s retreat was held at Camp Windermere,  April 23-25, 2010, and they invited us to present Keep a Smile On Your Faith™. What are they doing? They’re doing the actions that go with [...]

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What we learned on a weekend in St. Louis

July 5, 2010

The last weekend in June found us in St. Louis. (The pic at left is from our downtown hotel room.) On Saturday, June 26,  we attended a lunch and afternoon workshops hosted by AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, of which Debi is a member). On Sunday, June 27, we gave a five-minute announcement at [...]

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3 reasons why we go to rural communities

June 21, 2010

1. Few churches in rural areas have a dynamic women’s ministry.  Often a single volunteer is expected to organize everything, even though she may lack the time (or talent) to do so. 2. Budgets for special events are nonexistent. Rural churches that are barely getting by financially simply can’t host a special event. 3. Arena [...]

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Strasburg in the spring was super!

June 11, 2010

Keep a Smile On Your Faith™,  Saturday, April 17, 2010 Strasburg Baptist Church in Strasburg, MO Strasburg is surrounded not by corporate parks and freeways, but country roads and farm land.  With a population of 136, it’s precisely the kind of place we love take the Keep a Smile On Your Faith™ event for women. [...]

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Flowers and Faith: How do you feed yours?

April 10, 2010

When it comes to teaching, we are two peas in a pod: happily compatible. But when it comes to hobbies, we couldn’t be more different. Fawn loves to garden and her special interest is growing orchids. The only thing Debi can grow is older. (Although there’s a bumper crop of moldy objects in her refrigerator. [...]

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Zimbabwe

April 6, 2010

We’ve been invited to Zimbabwe! The plan is to teach Keep a Smile On Your Faith™ at least twice, in addition to other opportunities to speak and teach. Please pray!

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Great Ideas are Brewing!

March 27, 2010

“Debriefing” sounds like something an elite military team does after a high-risk operation. Or maybe something astronauts do back at NASA after a successful splash down. For us, though, “debriefing” is sipping coffee, reliving the best moments of an event and brainstorming ways to make the next one even better. In this photo, we’re smiling [...]

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Our sovereign, surprising God

March 16, 2010

We took the Keep a Smile on Your Faith™ event to Blue Ridge Bible Church in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, March 13. There, we saw evidence that our sovereign God draws people from unexpected places. Here’s one story. Two women from the church, Peach and Kiana, both felt that the Lord wanted them to [...]

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Hillcrest, you have us smiling!

November 5, 2009

On Saturday, October 24 we brought the event Keep a Smile On Your Faith™ to Hillcrest Covenant Church in Prairie Village, Kansas. God spoke to women through the Scriptures as we shared our personal stories and gave how-to strategies for believing God in tough times. The Hillcrest team headed up by Kathy Schrock gave us [...]

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Saving Faith

September 28, 2009

Sometimes, a news story stays with you, simmering on the back burner of your mind and bubbling with questions. Such is the case with the headline that Susan Atkins died on Sept. 24. The media identified her as a “member of the Manson Family.” She identified herself, though, as a Christian. In this video clip, [...]

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