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The "ah ha moment" that transformed me!

The “ah ha moment” that transformed me! 😃

Losing something near and dear to me was just part of my roller coaster of a week. Thankfully the ride was met with the safety bar of truth from the Word. Let me share the Word that kept me secure first and how that shaped my reaction to my loss. Beginning with encouragement from the…
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When you're too busy and distracted to heal..

When you’re too busy and distracted to heal…

So, I’m one week into this journey, and what do you know … a journal that ended up in Arizona as I emptied my suitcase to get it under 70 pounds last August found its way to my quiet time this morning. I found it eye-opening to go back in this journal from February of…
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Freedom from the root and spirit of rejection...

Freedom from the root and spirit of rejection…

A few weeks ago, I found myself struggling with an inability to trust someone who’d never given me reason to doubt them. I was overwhelmed by the narratives circling my brain assuming the worst about our relationship and her thoughts towards me when an email had not been responded to. As I processed my feelings…
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Have you ever been under siege?

Have you ever been under siege?

This morning was a sweet time in the Word, pondering all the ways the Lord has encouraged me . . . through His Word, through a song or a devotion, through clear answers to prayer, through creative orchestration of circumstances, through a person’s words of affirmation. Even through looking back in my journal and all…
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Why our hearts NEED to be reformed...

Why our hearts NEED to be reformed…

Today is October 31. 506 years ago today, Luther nailed his rebuke of the Roman Catholic Church in the 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg’s Castle Church. I’ve never been a fan of Halloween, so THAT is something worth celebrating this day! His courageous act began the reformation of the church, and the saying…
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Sometimes "giving cheerfully" is a struggle!

Sometimes “giving cheerfully” is a struggle!

“The mark of a disciplined disciple is he sees what he has as not his own.” This was just one of the sticky statements from last Sunday’s sermon. Our pastor was preaching the final of a 5-part series on disciplined discipleship focusing on tithing out of Malachi 3. Of course, the topic no one wants…
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Athena Dean Holtz
Welcome, I'm Athena!

I start each day by tithing the first hour to the Lord in prayer, reading the word, doing word studies of the Text, and asking God how I can live out what I am reading. This time is usually met with meditation on devotionals that are usually written by dead guys like Oswald Chambers, CS Lewis, Charles Spurgeon, AW Tozer, and Andrew Murray.

Right now, I’m reading a daily devotional with a friend called Tozer on the Almighty God for my focus for the day. It's fun to see individually what pulls us in to spur one another on to good deeds!

The Bible is filled with action steps to walk out in practical and intentional ways. This sets my day in motion to walk it out! I hope this is your heart, too.

Consider this a personal invitation to join me in this journey!

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Athena Dean Holtz
Welcome, I'm Athena!

I start each day by tithing the first hour to the Lord in prayer, reading the word, doing word studies of the Text, and asking God how I can live out what I am reading. This time is usually met with meditation on devotionals that are usually written by dead guys like Oswald Chambers, CS Lewis, Charles Spurgeon, AW Tozer, and Andrew Murray.

Right now, I’m reading a daily devotional with a friend called Tozer on the Almighty God for my focus for the day. It's fun to see individually what pulls us in to spur one another on to good deeds!

The Bible is filled with action steps to walk out in practical and intentional ways. This sets my day in motion to walk it out! I hope this is your heart, too.

Consider this a personal invitation to join me in this journey!

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Armor Up or Spiritual Streaker

Those of you who know me know I’m a believer in daily and out loud putting on our armor. If we aren’t armoring up, we are a bunch of spiritual streakers!   I usually get lots of laughs on that, but it’s really not very funny. If we are streaking then we are allowing the…
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Her answer stunned me!

Karen Mercer, the woman whom God used to develop the sidewalk counseling ministry in the Pro-Life movement, shared a profound truth with me when I interviewed her on the All Things Podcast. We talked about her new book, Only if God Says So: Finding the Courage to Protect Life in a Pro-Choice World. When I asked…
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Tears of Joy!

Redeemed & Restored: Tears of Joy! There’s something about reading your story out loud. I wasn’t prepared for the impact it would have on me. So many times I had to stop and gather myself, take a deep breath, allow the tears of joy to flow and then restart again. I believe the process of…
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Redeemed & Restored: Consumed by Success … Another Amazing Full Circle

Another amazing full circle. God has been nudging me to get my very first book updated and back into print. It’s been a little less than 20 years since the first edition of Consumed by Success came out and I took a brave stand against the multi-level marketing (MLM) business model.   To read the words I…
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