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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."

The Material for Spiritual Transformation

What we encounter in daily living—family, work, church, community, challenges—provides the material for spiritual transformation.  The natural life is ours to transform into spiritual—through obedience to the will of God! “The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.” 1 Corinthians 15:46 Salvation is the ...

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Educated Beyond Our Level of Obedience

What do you know is right and good that you do not do?  We all have those areas of life that we say, “I ought to do this, but…”  We excuse ourselves in a variety of ways. I’ve always been like this or It’s just the way I am. It ...

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I have wasted so many years

“I have wasted so many years,” my heart cries as I glimpse the glory of God and think of how, so often, I make ‘faith’ what it is not.  I do what seems right; I drown out the voice of God with my own ‘good’ desires.  I trample His glory ...

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What is the right burden to bear?

Those who say, “Christianity is a crutch,” know nothing of the challenge inherent in living the Scriptures.  Consider these words from Galatians: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”  Galatians 6:2  “For each one shall bear his own load.” Galatians 6:5 Do you, like me, ever find ...

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Do You Know Your Daddy?

The damage incurred by father-less homes is fully documented.  Poverty, higher rates of incarceration, substance abuse and emotional issues ravage those who do not have a strong father presence. Even in lives where the father makes an effort, “daddy-issues” often impact adult relationships negatively.  Receiving the love of a father ...

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