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The Privileged Life: Marks of a Good Mentor, Part 2 (At Work)
“Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.” (Hebrews 13:17) “Say, Nancy….” I must have heard those words hundreds of times, and they prefaced whatever Chuck…
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The Privileged Life: Marks of a Good Mentor, Part 1 (Spiritual Leadership)
“The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things—that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. (Titus 2:3-5) I’d love to go hang…
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The Privileged Life: Looking for “Jesus Rays”
“His brightness was like the light; He had rays flashing from His hand, and there His power was hidden.” (Habakkuk 3:4) In our east Tennessee mountains, the solar eclipse this week was a wash…literally. Our skies were completely enveloped by dripping rainclouds, without a single opening to reveal God’s amazing planetary phenomenon. I had my eclipse-viewing glasses all ready (had saved…
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The Privileged Life: Make Your Bible Study Colorful!
“In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise….” (Ephesians 1:13) When I was growing up, handwriting in a Bible was an unwritten sin. The word “Holy” printed on the cover of Scripture was taken very seriously.…
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The Privileged Life: Finding Hope in an Empty Easter Egg
“Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.” (Romans 6:8-9) For Christians, Easter Sunday is a noisy holiday. As it should be. We gather together in crowded churches, blasting out the trumpets,…
Nancy C. Williams 