Author: Paula Spear
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Back Home Again to Indiana
Got Our Kicks on Route 66 In 2015 I sensed God release me from my role as Children’s Pastor at Madison Park Church. Garrett was graduating from Anderson University and Mariah was graduating high school and making her way to Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. In July of 2015, Kevin and…
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A Spiritual Retreat Day
“To know God’s will is to actively claim an intimate relationship with God” – Henri Nouwen in Invitation to Retreat I am blessed to work at a Christian university where we can take a spiritual retreat day once a semester. My boss was out of town recently for a conference, so it was a good…
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Jesus Desires Presence Over Production
In this new season, God is showing me he is more concerned about my relationship with Him and who I am becoming rather than what I do. I had been running the race of full-time vocational children’s ministry for over twenty years. For thirteen of those years, I was working full time while juggling motherhood. …
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Abide in Me
“By relinquishing normal patterns of human striving and hard work, we can become aware of the vacuum we keep trying to fill by doing stuff and achieving things.” – Dallas Willard Have you ever found yourself striving to get things done no matter the cost? I have. I was raised with a strong work ethic.…
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Necessary Endings Lead to New Beginnings Take 2
Well, I did it…again! I was called to a great church to help launch a kids ministry at a new campus. We had a successful launch season this spring. I knew I was there to build a firm foundation. I wasn’t on the team very long before I realized God was trying to get my…
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Presence over Production
“Come near to God and he will come near to you.” James 4:8 The year 2020 has been interesting for all. COVID-19 found its way into our daily lives this past March. Whether you have lost your job, had to pivot your business or found yourself having to homeschool your children, I think everyone would…
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Sabbath | Isaiah 58:13-14
This is from my Facebook Live from Wednesday, July 22, 2020. I hope everyone is doing well!! We are so thankful here in our area that we have had some much needed rain today! I know the farmers are praising Father God today!! A couple of weeks ago I mentioned I would share spiritual disciplines…
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God’s Word | Scripture | 2 Timothy 3:16
This is from my Facebook Live from Monday, July 20, 2020. I hope everyone is doing well!! Can you believe we are more than half way through the month of July? Our summer is going quickly!! A couple of weeks ago I shared about the spiritual discipline of Silence and Solitude. Today I want to…
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Seeking Stillness & Solitude
I originally wrote this for the Arise Newsletter, Volume 2 Issue 7 | July 2020. Arise is an organization for ordained women ministers in the Church of God. The video was a result of the following article. “Many Christians have so busied themselves with programs and activities that they no longer know how to be silent…
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Peace | Philippians 4:6-7
Hey friends – This is my Facebook Live from July 16. I hope you are all doing well in the midst of this crazy season we are STILL in. It’s hard to believe we are halfway through the year… halfway through July and we are in our 5th month of COVID19. We continue to see…