Category: Friendship
Posted on January 1, 2018
by Sam Stokesberry
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You guys need to meet my mom. My mom is a supremely gifted and creative human being, especially when it comes to interior design and home staging. She can turn any poorly decorated room into a beautiful work of art with just a few… Continue Reading “Blow-Up Mattresses and Broken Promises”
Category: Accountability, bible, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, featured, Friendship, God, grace, missionary, Prayer, suffering, truth, UncategorizedTags: challenges, christianity, faith, featured, grace, hope, jesus, love, new year, promises, resolutions, truth
Posted on July 9, 2017
by Sam Stokesberry
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“When something becomes so important to you that it drives your behavior and commands your emotions, you are worshipping it.” – J.D. Greear “Please hear me, Girl: The world has enough women who know how to do their hair. It needs women who know… Continue Reading “Facebook, I’m Breaking Up With You”
Category: Accountability, bible, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, Friendship, God, ministry, missionary, missions, outreach, scripture, south africa, UncategorizedTags: christian, christian living, christianity, discipleship, disconnect, facebook, faith, faith walk, hope, idols, jesus, life change, living life, ministry, missionary, missions, outreach, scripture, social media, trust, truth
2 + 2 equals 4… but so does 3 + 1… Just because someone may do things a little bit differently than you, doesn’t mean they are doing it wrong. This has taken me years to understand, and I think I’m just beginning to… Continue Reading “Being You-er Than You”
Category: Accountability, bible, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, Friendship, God, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, south africa, truth, Uncategorized, volunteer workTags: be you, bible verse, christianity, church, encouragement, faith, friendship, God, hope, jesus, love, ministry, missionary, truth, uniqueness, walk by faith
Posted on February 4, 2017
by Sam Stokesberry
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“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round… Continue Reading “Let’s Get Dirty”
Category: Accountability, bible, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, Friendship, God, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, Prayer, prostitution, scripture, south africa, suffering, Suffering, training, truth, Uncategorized, volunteer workTags: bible, bible study, bible verses, christian, christianity, dirty, faith, God, gospel, hope, jesus, Jesus Christ, love, ministry, mission work, missions, outreach, scripture, street reach, suffering, trust, truth
Posted on November 16, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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I have always struggled to believe in coincidences. When I was growing up, I found it easier to believe in a perfectly orchestrated world where everything happened for a reason (even when I didn’t understand why) and nothing happened by chance. Over the years,… Continue Reading “Late Nights, Drunk Girls, and Fuzzy Blankets”
Category: Accountability, adventure, bible, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, Friendship, God, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, Prayer, scripture, south africa, UncategorizedTags: christianity, faith, God, Godincidence, jesus, late night adventures, love, love one another, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, south africa
Posted on November 10, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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I’m warning you now—you are not going to like this blog post. This blog post is not filled with politeness or political correctness. It is not filled with flattery or superficial clichés that are meant to keep you comfortable. It is not a “feel… Continue Reading “The Blog Post That Everyone Hated”
Category: Accountability, bible, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, Friendship, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, Prayer, scripture, suffering, truth, UncategorizedTags: Accountability, bible, christianity, faith, hope, jesus, romans, scripture, truth
Posted on July 20, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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I hate cliches. They frustrate me, mostly because there is so much truth to them—but also because they are overused and thrown around by people to the umpteenth degree. But hey, everything happens for a reason, right? Over the course of these past few… Continue Reading “The Golden Rule”
Category: christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, Friendship, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, scripture, south africa, truth, UncategorizedTags: bible, christianity, evangelism, faith, love, ministry, missionary, missions, outreach, racism, scripture, south africa, truth, verse
Before I even jump into this next blog post, I’d like to quickly open up with a little disclaimer. (What I am about to say is not to throw myself a pity party, nor is it to make you guys feel bad for me. … Continue Reading “Ants in My Pants”
Category: adventure, Athlete, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, Friendship, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, patience, Prayer, scripture, south africa, training, truth, UncategorizedTags: christian, christianity, faith, journey, ministry, missionary, missionary life, missions, outreach, overseas, south africa, truth
It’s been a little while since I’ve “gotten free,” so here it goes. While I was having a little one-on-one chat with God the other day, He prompted me to tell Him the truth about something that I’ve been in denial about for yeeeeears. … Continue Reading “Denial: Not Just a River in Egypt”
Category: Accountability, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, Friendship, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, Prayer, scripture, south africa, truth, UncategorizedTags: Accountability, bible, christian, christianity, denial, faith, freedom, God, honesty, hope, jesus, missionary life, proverbs, scripture, sin, speak truth, trust, truth
Posted on April 19, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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It’s always funny scrolling back through my old blog posts, reminiscing about the trials and the triumphs that I’ve had to walk through over these past few years. It’s cool to see how far I’ve come, and it’s humbling to see how far I… Continue Reading “But the Greatest of These Is Love…”
Category: christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, Friendship, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, scripture, south africa, truth, UncategorizedTags: bible, challenges, christian, christianity, faith, friendship, grace, hope, jesus, love, ministry, missionary, outreach, scripture, south africa, testimony, trials, truth, verses
