Woman
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Recipe for Abundant Thanksgiving Blessings
My friend stopped by the other day. We sat at the kitchen table and chatted. She rumbled in her purse. “You have to see the pictures I took during our trip,” she said. I smiled. “Oops,” she added, “I always forget you— well—that you can’t see.” “I forget myself,” I said with a chuckle. (I like…
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Why Won’t These 8 Christian Denominations Allow Women to Serve as Pastors?
Earlier this summer, the Southern Baptist Convention’s decision to disfellowship three churches that allowed women to serve as pastors sparked significant controversy. The one that garnered the greatest amount of attention was Saddleback, retired Pastor Rick Warren’s former church in California. In June, the Southern Baptist Convention, at its annual meeting, voted to uphold its…
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From Addict to Deliverance Warrior, Tai Locke Shares Her Testimony to Freedom
In an exclusive interview with Charisma News, Tai Locke shares her powerful testimony of how she went from addict to deliverance warrior with her husband, Pastor Greg Locke. Tai Locke, who pastors Global Vision Bible Church with her husband, Greg Locke, shared how she came to Christ in the middle of a bleak and dark…
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Why We Are Better Together on the Frontlines
“Women on the Frontlines” returned to the location where founders James and his late wife, Michal Ann Goll, began to do what few others were doing 25 years ago—encouraging women to rise up and step into their call from God to be influencers empowered by the Holy Spirit. The weekend-long equipping conference and 25-year anniversary…
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Mother’s Day Reminds Us of Protection and Comfort
“Ima, Ima, I’m scared.” That’s what my 11-year-old daughter said to me recently (using the Hebrew for “mother”), as she crawled into my bed in the middle of the night. My daughter is usually the tough one of my four children—the strong, witty, independent one of her siblings. But that night, she was a scared…
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Michelle McClain-Walters Says You Are a ‘Legendary’ Mother
Michelle McClain-Walters knows a lot about godly women. As a bestselling author, she’s written a series of books about some of the more famous ones in the Bible, and as a renowned apostolic leader, she too has become a powerful voice for women. In a recent interview with Charisma News’ John Matarazzo, McClain-Walters says she…
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A Mother’s Divine Calling
Mother’s Day—a day celebrated annually in the United States on the second Sunday of May. Starting after the death of her beloved mother in 1905, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children. After many years of dedication and a massive letter-writing campaign to newspapers…
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Jenny Weaver: Breaking the Curse of the ‘Bad Mom’
As a mother herself, revivalist, worship leader and author Jenny Weaver wants all mothers to know they are not a “bad mom.” They are not a failure as a parent in the eyes of Jesus. In this recent interview with Charisma News’ John Matarazzo, Weaver, in fact, prophesied to women in the body of Christ…
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Celebrating Womanhood: 4 Ways to Fruitful and Fulfilling Living
Tragically, in today’s society we are surrounded by millions of females who are frustrated trying to find help. Many turn to social media and programs like “The View” in search of solutions to their mixed-up lives. Since the departure and death of icon Barbara Walters (who launched the show), the mantle for moderator went to…
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Moving Past Grief’s Painful Grip This Mother’s Day
My first Mother’s Day was almost unbearable. My mom hid behind her smiles and fell apart at home; I did the same. Over the years, the hardest part has become watching my mom struggle with denial. But how can we fully live when part of us has died? We were supposed to celebrate this holiday…
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SBC Removes Saddleback Church Affiliation over Female Pastor
The executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention removed Saddleback Church from SBC affiliation over the church’s decision to hire a female pastor. Saddleback, which was started by Rick Warren and his wife, Kay, is one of the biggest churches in the convention with plants in California and internationally. The decision concluded that the church…
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God Is Transforming the Next Generation of Women to Boldly Proclaim the Gospel
There’s only one way that a person could ever have the strength and capacity to forgive an abuser. And it’s this power—Holy Spirit power—that Meghan French came to know personally through her relationship with Jesus Christ. “I realized just how deeply I needed Jesus to save me because I had tried therapy, I tried so…
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Wood Uses Scripture to Defend Saddleback’s Position on Women Pastors
Andy Wood isn’t about to apologize for Saddleback’s Church stance on appointing women to positions of authority in his church. Wood, who took over as lead pastor at Saddleback last fall for founding pastor Rick Warren, says that, despite the fact his church was expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention in February for its decision…
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How Do I Know When It’s God Speaking?
You and I are living in a day when we need to be certain that God is directing our lives. We get His answers for the situations in our lives when the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, speaks into our spirits and transmits the “overcoming” victory of Jesus. If you want to clearly hear…
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5 Ways to Develop Your Self-Esteem as a Woman in Christ
Are you a Christian woman struggling with self esteem and lacking confidence? You’re not alone. There are moments in everyone’s life they wrestle with self worth and feelings of insecurity. It’s what you do with those moments that can and will shape the rest of your life for the good or the bad. Charisma magazine…
