United States CFM Churches and Lack Thereof I figured this would be an interesting topic to research. The states highlighted in green are the states without a fellowship church. (Green means GO, lol) The number beside each state represents the amount of churches in each state. Next I might research other countries...unless someone knows of another website listing them. Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing...

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EveryDollar - New Free Budgeting Tool by Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey has released a FREE budgeting tool, EveryDollar. Since I base my budget on his income allocation budgeting system and have blogged about that before, I thought I'd share a review of his new tool. I must say I'm impressed with how easy it is to use and set up. My husband and I transferred our April budget over quickly and easily. I like that it combines the budget and envelope system. Well not really the physical envelope...

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Have you heard of open.church?

Most Christians and even some non-Christians have heard of the Bible App. But did you know the makers of the Bible App also provide lots of great free resources? They have curriculum you can use for preschool as well as training materials for the teachers! And it's all FREE! Not only do they have resources for children, but they also have resources for church leadership! Develop me - Goal setting Church metrics -...

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The Marriage Box

We had a great marriage workshop at church tonight! My husband used an illustration called "The Marriage Box" that really struck me. I don't want to forget it, so I thought I'd post it up & share it. THE MARRIAGE BOX Most people get married believing a myth; that marriage is a beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for: companionship, romance, sexual fulfillment, intimacy, friendship, laughter, financial security.The...

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Treadmill Desk

I thought I'd post about my latest health kick, my treadmill desk. After my 40th birthday last year, I got discouraged about losing weight because well, I didn't have much success. I exercised almost every day and only lost about 10 pounds! They say weight loss is 80% food and only 20% exercise and I believe it now, lol! But I'm not one to give up easily, so on to the treadmill desk. To be fair though, I am very healthy! I had a...

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Budgeting Ideas from a Missionary

December - Time to start planning next year's family budget. I thought I'd share how our family plans our annual budget as a practical and hopefully helpful blog post. A budget is not something we often think of when imagining the life of a missionary, but as a missionary it's definitely needed!  We get finances once a month and have to make that stretch. The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone...

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Great Pastor Warner Quote

Musing: what's important about a person NOT the color their skin, but what will make big difference: are you thin-skinned or thick-skinned? — Harold S. Warner (@pstwarnerCFC) August 23, 2013 So true! Living in Belize has really opened my eyes to prejudice...and being a pastor's wife has helped me to grow a thick skin, lol! Acts 17:6 - 31 6 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27...

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Free or Low Cost Online University for Missionary Kids is Possible!

My daughter recently graduated from homeschool at the age of sixteen while living overseas in Belize. We were a little concerned about her continuing education but were trusting God to provide. As missionaries finances are very limited, so being able to afford college as a foreign student just didn't seem possible and sending our young daughter to America without us was not an option. The solution: Online university classes! I started...

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Are God's Love and God's judgement (wrath) opposites?

We heard a great sermon last night during revival asking us if God's love is unconditional. Pastor Martinez left the question for us to wrestle with and through, but he made a great case for why it isn't unconditional. That sermon stirred up a bee's nest in our congregation. We had visitors who said they would not return. What about that question did not sit well with people? Well I'm not a theologian, but I think it's because of the...

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How to add cfmpics Instagram slideshow to your blog

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...but here it goes anyway. First go to Snapwidget. Then fill in the information similar to the above picture. Size depends on where you will add it to your blog. If you are adding it to a sidebar then 200px seems about right. Just play around with it until you get the size you want.  Next you will click on get code. Copy the code and open up or switch to your Blogger layout screen....

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