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10 Practical Tips for Christian Songwriters
On March 11, 2023 by Anna De LayA little about me: I have plenty to learn when it comes to songwriting. I have not been the best at stewarding and sharing the gifts God has given me (especially in the last 6 years), and I am trying to change that. But, contrary to what I have yet to accomplish, I do have
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Abiding in Christ: Bearing Good Fruit Even in the Chaos
On February 14, 2023 by Anna De Lay“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…” Galatians 5:22 Have you ever stepped back and examined your life and saw none of the fruits of the Spirit at work? Perhaps you’ve gotten so busy in your day-to-day life that prayer and thankfulness have taken a backseat,
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Don’t Lose Heart: You Will Get Through This
On November 27, 2022 by Anna De LaySo we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison… 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 Lately, Steven Curtis Chapman’s latest radio hit, Don’t Lose Heart has been playing over and
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In Season and Out: Guided by the Spirit
On October 20, 2022 by Anna De Lay…preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching… 2 Timothy 4: 2 I’ve often struggled with the concept of being ready at all times to do the work of ministry. I tend to look for inspiration, a muse, an idea to get me
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Obedience in the Waiting
On April 30, 2022 by Anna De LayIn the waiting, in the pressing, am I still praising him? In the unknowing, am I still obedient? In the blessings and even in the stresses of life, am I giving back to God by giving to others?
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Plowing Through : Cultivating a Life of Growth and Bearing Fruit
On October 4, 2021 by Anna De LayThe change you desire demands more from you. There is no way around it. God’s call will always require something of us.
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Everything to Give
On June 4, 2021 by Anna De Lay“I don’t feel like I have anything to offer.” My own words struck me as if somebody else said them. Tears began forming in my eyes, as I found a part of me that had long been hiding. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks; and boy, did I find out what
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Stay the Course
On January 21, 2021 by Anna De LayBut know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness
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From Exposure to Repentance
On December 9, 2020 by Anna De LayOur world is in a pivotal place right now. Sometimes it feels as if it is hanging by a thread. So many things are upside down – right is wrong, evil is called good, wickedness seems to be prevailing. The fight between good and evil is so evident. As things continue to change before our