Category: Prayer
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…
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 April 23, 2017
by Sam Stokesberry
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“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain” I don’t know about you, but I’m so ready for April to be over. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, April showers bring May flowers? Well, forget…
Category: adventure, bible, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, God, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, Prayer, scripture, south africa, suffering, truth, Uncategorized, volunteer workTags: bible verse, christianity, faith, jesus, joy, overcoming challenges, peace, philippians, scripture, suffering, trials, truth
Posted on February 22, 2017
by Sam Stokesberry
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We’ve all experienced it at least once in our lives. That embarrassing moment you just can’t seem to shake out of your mind. Maybe it was that moment when you were spending quality time with friends, telling them a fantastic joke or sharing an…
Category: Accountability, adventure, bible, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, fundraising, God, grace, human trafficking, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, Prayer, scripture, south africa, suffering, truth, Uncategorized, volunteer workTags: bible, bible verses, christian, christianity, created, creation story, deception, devotional, faith, faith walk, genesis, hope, jesus, lies, ministry, missionary, missions, outreach, scripture, spiritual warefare, truth, unashamed
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…
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 December 30, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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There’s a question thats been floating around in my head these past few days… It’s been driving me crazy, and it demanded an answer. Why are Christians so shocked when a fellow sinner… sins? I mean, think about it. Say you’re sitting in church,…
Category: Accountability, bible, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, God, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, Prayer, scripture, south africa, truth, UncategorizedTags: bible verse, christian, christian living, christianity, cursing, faith, faith walk, good news, gospel, gospel of grace, grace, ministry, missionary, missions, scripture, truth, woman of God
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,…
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…
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 November 3, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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Have you ever had one of those days when everything seems to go wrong? Maybe you caught every single red light while running late to a meeting, maybe a bottle of your favorite red nail polish spilled all over your white carpet, or maybe…
Category: bible, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, patience, Prayer, scripture, south africa, truth, UncategorizedTags: bad days, bible verses, christian, christianity, difficulties, faith, faith walk, God, gospel, grace, hope, jesus, john 16:33, ministry, missionary, missions, mistakes, overcomer, scripture, trials, tribulations, truth
Posted on October 7, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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Have you ever heard someone use the word “sheepish” in a conversation? Maybe you’ve even used it yourself, saying something like, “wipe that sheepish grin off of your face, child.” Lord knows I’ve heard phrase that plenty of times in my life… Well, I…
Category: adventure, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, Prayer, scripture, Sheep, south africa, suffering, truth, UncategorizedTags: bible, bible verse, good shepherd, jesus, psalm 23, scripture, Sheep, shepherd, truth, verse
Posted on June 29, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ― Winston S. Churchill I heard the coolest analogy the other day… Picture a baby who is learning to walk. When that baby takes their first steps, they are almost guaranteed to…
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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. …
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. …
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