Tag: christianity
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 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,… Continue Reading “Shockproofing Sin: One F-Bomb at a Time”
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,… 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 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… Continue Reading “When a “Good Christian Girl” Has a Bad Day”
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 September 20, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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Did you know that missions trips have a lot in common with surprise birthday parties? Yeah, me neither. Until now. Think about it. Sometimes the events of the day catch you totally off-guard, sometimes you experience anxiety, excitement, and fear all at the same… Continue Reading “Uganda: Loving Simply and Simply Loving”
Category: adventure, Athlete, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, human trafficking, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, scripture, sex trafficking, soccer, training, truth, Uganda, UncategorizedTags: africa, bible, challenges, christian, christianity, faith, featured, friendship, God, gospel, grace, hope, jesus, journey, love, ministry, mission trip, missionary, missionary life, missions, outreach, scripture, trials, truth, Uganda
Posted on August 13, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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Several years ago, my lovely sister Melissa (aka: Angel Princess) got a tattoo in Arabic that says, “the only way out is through.” Most of our family’s ethnicity is rooted in the Syrian and Lebanese cultures, so I thought the tattoo was really awesome. But… Continue Reading “The Only Way out Is Through”
Category: featured, suffering, UncategorizedTags: bible, christianity, faith, featured, hope, ministry, missionary, persecution, sacrifice, scripture, suffering, tattoos, 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
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… Continue Reading “Don’t Be Afraid to Fall on Your Bum”
Category: bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, patience, Prayer, scripture, south africa, truth, UncategorizedTags: bible, christianity, encouragement, failing, failure, faith, fear, jesus, missionary life, scripture, steps of faith, truth, walking by faith
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
