February 2015 archive

Creating a Social Media Mission Statement

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Addicted to social media? This past week I spent an average of 7 hours and 48 minutes a day on my phone. 19% of that time I was on social media – which is about 1 hour and thirty minutes a day. (Below I’ll share how you can calculate this number for yourself.)

I need social media for my ministry and to stay connected with friends and family. But I do not need to spend over an hour every day on social media, and honestly, that number seems low. I bet I spend closer to 2 hours a day on social media because I also check it multiple times a day on my computer.

In order to live a life of purpose, I want to create a social media mission statement.

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Your Shameful Past Does NOT Define You – A Woman’s Perspective

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You Are NOT Defined by Your Past Yesterday on the blog Sam Eaton discussed how we are not defined by our past from a man’s perspective. Today I will talk about the same topic on his blog, Recklesslyalive.com, only from a women’s perspective. If you want to first read his perspective, click here. Then you can read my perspective on his site. (Click here).

I’m so excited to discuss how God forgave us for our past, and thus so will a godly man. You are NOT defined by your past. Jesus has made you white as snow, and thus when a Godly man looks at you he should see a pure daughter of God. Click the photo below to read more!

Not Defined By Your Past

 

 

You Are NOT Defined by Your Past – From a Man’s Perspective

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NOT DEFINED BY PAST

Today is an exciting day for Joy Skarka Ministries. We have our first male guest blogger! Sam Eaton writes at Recklesslyalive.com. Sam’s heart for Jesus is contagious. He’s a music teacher by day, and a youth ministry and worship musician by night and weekend. You can friend him on twitter @eatonbythemusic.

Sam and I both desire to help people know that God can redeem them from their past. Because of this passion, Sam and I will conquer the topic from the different perspectives of men and women. He will share his perspective on my blog and I will share mine on his. (Click here to read my post).

So drum roll please…….. Here is “You Are NOT Defined by Your Past – From a Man’s Perspective” by Sam Eaton. (more…)

5 Ways to Come Near to God

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Come Near to God Do you want to be closer to God? Do you want to experience the glory of his goodness and presence? It is possible to be close to God on an intimate and personal level. God created us so we can be in a relationship with him.

To discover how to come near to God, we will look at a passage from James and then break apart the passage into 5 key parts. (more…)