I have always appreciated Billy Graham’s humble spirit and bold approach to ministry. He was an ordinary man who God used to accomplish extraordinary things—a worthy role model for us all. In their book, entitled The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham, Harold Myra and Marshall Shelly detail 21 essential leadership principles this influential pastor, CEO, […]
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One of my favorite authors on the subject of prayer is a Civil War-era preacher named Edward McKendree Bounds (1835-1913). Receiving his law degree at age nineteen, Edward became the youngest practicing lawyer in the state of Missouri. Bounds felt a call to Christian ministry in his early twenties, and two years later was ordained
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Article by Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Recently, I’ve spent a lot of time organizing closets and storage rooms in our home. In the six years that we’ve lived in our house, we’ve had an unfinished basement that doubled as a “catch-all” for all the extra stuff in our lives. There is
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Article By: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries It’s no secret, I love to read. The written word is my respite, my strength, my passion. Sometimes I analyze the sentences, other times I question the author’s logic or process, but most often I simply drink it all in. I’ve been an avid reader as
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Article By: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Exactly two days before the eagerly anticipated first day of school, my husband and I decided to homeschool our oldest daughter. She’s struggled with dyslexia the past five years and we just didn’t have a peace about sending her back to traditional school. Everything was fine
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Article By: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I’ve been waiting ten years for this. That’s 3,650 days. 87,600 hours. More than 5,000,000 minutes. Waiting. Dreaming. Counting down…. But it’s finally arrived. A deliciously memorable motherhood milestone….. After years and years of “you must be within arm’s length” and “high-alert, don’t-look-away, poolside parenting,” I am finally
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Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Why do humans complicate things so? Take babies, for example. They truly are the simplest of creatures. Eat. Sleep. Poop. REPEAT. That’s all they do! Yet I’ll never forget all the “must-have” gadgets cluttering my exceedingly small nursery when my first child arrived. Boppies, Diaper
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Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Today I’m spilling my all-time, number-one, best-of-the-best secret to cultivating enduring friendships. But first, a confession… I am the only person I know who managed to get all the way through college without one single enduring friendship. Not. A. One. Oh, there were a few
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Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I ask you to think of today’s post as a duet—two distinct voices harmonizing within a melodious freedom message. I compiled a selection of my favorite quotes from Rebekah Lyons’ new book, You Are Free, and wove them into my own freedom story. The style of
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Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries After a devastating miscarriage and a season of unexpected infertility, I was finally a mother. In spite of the joy I felt, I could not shake the feeling that something was missing in my life. The beautiful burden of motherhood with all its sleepless nights,
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