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Billie Jo

Billie Jo is wife to Craig and mom to Rusty and Riesa. Formerly employed in the human service industry, the past fifteen years have been dedicated to homeschooling. She is a freelance writer for a number of print and internet publications. She is also passionate about serving in the community. She works in a GED preparation ministry and a community-based servant program that provides opportunities for youth to serve others. It is passion for the love of Jesus and His transforming work that motivates her writing and serving. "I love to see God at work in the lives of others and this is the way I see best."

God as Guide: the Perfect GPS

Our GPS is an excellent guide; she and I just don’t get along.  It’s not her fault.  We’re often out of sync with one another–or more accurately, I am out of sync with her.  She gives an order, and I obey—too soon and end up on a wrong road.  Or ...

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Working Out: the Walk of Faith

A “Walk of faith” is a powerful metaphor to consider.  A walk implies progress, movement and purpose.  In the natural world, a walk offers multi-faceted blessings: the beauty of nature, the health of physical activity, the quieting of the typical frantic pace.  Though I know those things are truth, the primary ...

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Called to be a servant of God

Being a servant is counter-cultural, counter-intuitive.  Putting the concerns of another ahead of your desires, interests and priorities appears foolish.  Yet, it is exactly the call to every Christian.  What does it mean to be a servant of God? Moses offers us a window into servanthood that challenges all of ...

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Help! I am an Alcoholic.

An alcoholic who asks for help has just overcome a massive hurdle!  Denial runs rampant in addictions, and society offers many excuses for the alcoholic.  Alcohol saturates our culture, making it easy to hide behind excuses of social drinking.  Popular music and television commercials abound, portraying those who imbibe as ...

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Pleasing others destroys us. Please God alone.

Kyrill Negoda

Do you have someone or something in your life that makes you wonder if anything will ever be enough?  Beware!  We give up when it feels like nothing is ever enough.  Feelings lie!  Truth is, some people are impossible to please.  Sometimes the greatest impossibility is to please ourselves.  Christians ...

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