Author: Karen E. Young
Sharing the journey of fumbling my way to pleasing Jesus as His follower, as a wife, mother, businesswoman/ entrepreneur, cook/baker, employer, writer, occasional singer, lifelong learner, and aspiring dancer.
Losing The Long-Awaited Child: Glenn and Jackie Yu
“In Chinese families, the desire to have a son is very strong…to pass on the family name,” began Glenn Yu. He and his wife, Jackie, already had two daughters. After five years without any further pregnancies, they were motivated to have another child and prayed for a baby boy; however, Jackie developed endometriosis and PCOS…
5 Things on God’s It List
Is God impressed with Accomplishment? John 15:5b “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. Appearance? 1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I…
What Satan Doesn’t Want You To Know (Deliverance Series from Pastor Robert Morris)
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Pastor Robert Morris (from Gateway Church, Texas, the eighth largest church in the US) tackles the subject of Demons. He explains that demons are disembodied spirits looking for a body (to inhabit). How can a believer keep himself from being an open house for a demon or a legion of…
Stewardship of Freedom
Am I using my freedom to glorify Christ? Might there be things I’m doing that draw people away from Him? Am I doing anything that is destructive for me or others? Am I seeking the good of others as I exercise my freedom? Am I stepping on anyone’s rights while enjoying my freedom? Am I…
Freedom in the Spirit
We are not bound by fear of punishment or obligation to obey but we have the freedom to choose to follow God out of love for Him. He enables us to become more like Him by the power of His Spirit. 2 Cor 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord…
Freedom
Freedom in Christ Gal 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. We are no longer slaves to sin.
Even With a Death Sentence, You Can Have Full Life: Jing Egenias
In 1987, Raquel “Jing” Egenias underwent a hysterectomy at the age of twenty-seven. She felt downcast that her hope to have future children was gone. She had turned down her friend, Liza Buising’s many invitations to attend a bible study at AIM (Asian Institute of Management) where Ptr. Vic Quisumbing taught weekly. This time, she…
Women’s Event Manila: Provision of God’s Redemptive Grace in Life’s Most Difficult Moments
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