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You’re Invited! RICH Spring Online Bible Study

March 30, 2017 by Amy Bennett Leave a Comment

Yep, you’re invited! I will be leading an interactive online Bible study of RICH: Discovering God’s Abundance In and Through Your Life. We’ll watch the teaching videos and do the devotions on the same schedule and then join in a private Facebook group to discuss and encourage one another. We’ll start the week after Easter on April 23rd and conclude on June 9th. If you are interested in learning even more after our class, then consider taking theology online courses.

Feathers Season 6 Episode 4 with Leighton Serlo: Giving Up Alcohol and Giving Away Her Voice

March 28, 2017 by Amy Bennett 2 Comments

In this episode, Leighton Serlo shares her journey of walking away from alcohol in obedience to God’s promptings and returning to her roots of singing to glorify God.

One Question to Answer If You Want More Joy

March 23, 2017 by Amy Bennett 2 Comments

Last week, I wrote about lacking a spirit of joy and how that can be connected to a lack of expressing both the pain in our lives and the praise due to God. This week, I am reminded by Heather Avis how much our joy can also be tied to our obedience.

Feathers Season 6 Episode 3 with Heather Avis: Infertility, Adoption, Down Syndrome, and The Lucky Few

March 21, 2017 by Amy Bennett Leave a Comment

In this episode, Heather Avis shares how God led their family to adopt three children, two of which have Down Syndrome. She shares that although His plan can sometimes feel downright foolish, that so much goodness, blessings, and joy flow out.

Express the Pain and Praise

March 16, 2017 by Amy Bennett 6 Comments

Anna LeBaron grew up in a religious, polygamist cult. Before 12, she had experienced many middle-of-the-night, chaotic moves, inquiries by social services and law enforcement, had been dropped off in Mexico by her mother with strangers for a year, forced to sell rocks and slices of cake for money, dumpster dived for food and clothing, and a myriad of other incredibly oppressive and depressive things a child should not have to suffer. You can hear her story on this moving Feathers episode or in her fascinating memoir.

Incredibly, she escaped the cult, met Jesus, and has been on a healing journey since. As you might imagine, part of her journey included a time of depression. She shared with me a quote from Bob Hamp that helped her and has stuck with me since.

Feathers Season 6 Episode 2 with Anna LeBaron: Overcoming a Life of Terror in a Polygamist Cult

March 14, 2017 by Amy Bennett Leave a Comment

In this episode, Anna LeBaron shares her incredible past of growing up the daughter of notorious polygamist and murderer Ervil LeBaron. Although she escaped the cult at thirteen, her nightmare was far from over. Anna shares candidly and emotionally the healing and freedom God has brought to her life despite her past.

Feathers Season 6 Episode 1 with Asheritah Ciuciu: Overcoming Food Fixations and Eating in Freedom

March 7, 2017 by Amy Bennett Leave a Comment

In this episode, Asheritah Ciuciu shares her struggle with food fixation and how God broke the stronghold in her life.

Welcome to AbidingMinistries.net

March 7, 2017 by Amy Bennett Leave a Comment

I walk out onto our back porch. My bare feet hit the cold planks. My heart is floundering again, doubting God’s calling. It’s been a few months and I know God wants me to share the work He’s done internally over the last decade. The pruning. The healing. The loving. The directing.

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