Tag: scripture
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… Continue Reading “Embracing Your Sheepish Side”
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 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
Posted on June 9, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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How many of you have ever prayed the well-known and regularly recited prayer that goes a little something like, “LORD, GIVE ME PATIENCE?!” Yeah, I thought so. Me too. As most of you may already know, I am a go-getter, a super impulsive decision-maker,… Continue Reading “Lord, Give Me Patience”
Category: christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, patience, scripture, south africa, training, truth, UncategorizedTags: bible, christian living, christianity, jesus, love, patience, scripture, truth, verse
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
This week I learned something new about myself. I hate doing things that I am not good at doing. For example: Don’t ask me to sing in a public place. I will run away. I am not a great singer, so singing in… Continue Reading “You Are a Warrior, Are You Not?”
Category: Athlete, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fitness, grace, ministry, mission field, missionary, outreach, scripture, soccer, south africa, strength and conditioning, training, truth, UncategorizedTags: 2 corinthians 12:9-10, Athlete, bible, christian athlete, christianity, fitness, football, jesus, missionary, scripture, soccer, training, truth, weakness
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
Posted on April 3, 2016
by Sam Stokesberry
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“Just because you go to church doesn’t mean you’re a Christian. I can go sit in the garage all day and it doesn’t make me a car.” – Joyce Meyer It’s finally here—the time when I get to put feet to my faith. I… Continue Reading “Walking the Walk”
Category: adventure, Athlete, bible study, Calvary Chapel, christian, christianity, faith, faith walk, fear, fundraising, grace, human trafficking, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, Prayer, scripture, sex trafficking, south africa, truth, Uncategorized, volunteer workTags: adventure, bible, christian, christianity, departure, faith, faith walk, hope, journey, ministry, missionary, missionary life, missions, scripture, south africa, travel, trust, truth
