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I Screwed Up Mother’s Day

12/05/202312/05/2023 Steph Penny 4 Comments Survivng Childlessness

Whoops. I’ve screwed this up, haven’t I? Yup. Must have missed the memo. Or had a momentary lapse in concentration.  Apparently, I am rostered on to serve at church this Mother’s Day.  OK, I know it doesn’t sound like the crime of the century. Or any kind of crime at all. The fact remains I […]

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Serving While I’m Sick

09/09/202209/09/2022 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness, Worship

When I’m sick, I feel useless. I question my worth, and what’s worse, others question it too. I have to be a ‘contributing’ member of society, proving my value through usefulness and productivity. Even in church, there’s pressure to ‘contribute’ in some shape or form.  So how do I contribute when I’m down for the […]

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The Benefits of Being Single

19/08/202219/08/2022 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Singledom

‘Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me—a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others.’ (1 Corinthians 7:7 MSG)  This famous (or infamous, depending on who you talk […]

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Costly Worship

04/02/202204/02/2022 Steph Penny 2 Comments Surviving Chronic Illness, Surviving Worship Ministry, Worship

Have you ever worshiped God in the midst of tragedy?  Or while you’re sick?  Or in the throes of anxiety?  Or in the middle of a pandemic?  If so, you understand the cost of worship. You have paid the price of putting your own genuine needs aside in order to serve others. You know what […]

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