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Finding Time to Rest – Part 2 [Time Out]

We need to take a Sabbath day, but remember we’re never truly “off.” We are always called to do good. We are always called to love. We are always called to be followers of Christ.

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Finding Time to Rest – Part 1 [Time Out]

Thoughts for youth workers about much needed rest – which we often tragically fail to take.

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The Time Out series is turning to the community

Since the first Monday of January 2008, my dad, Jerry Schmoyer, has been the sole author of the weekly series, Time Out. He’s been doing an outstanding…

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Surrender is not an option [Time Out]

The enemy attacks us in our ministries, but will you surrender or fight back?

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Being on God’s side means you’re in a war [Time Out]

As soon as you align yourself with God, you disalign yourself with Satan and the spiritual conflict begins.

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Using the spiritual tool of fasting to draw close to God [Time Out]

Fasting is one of the most underutilized tools for spiritual growth. It tells God that He is more important than food or anything else. Here’s how it draws us closer to Him.

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Time Out: Setting goals for life and ministry that are worth achieving

When we set goals for our lives, make them goals that are worth achieving by writing them down, making it measurable and attainable with intermediate steps.

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Time Out: Life can shift our focus away from Godly goals

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog. Her body was numb. She had been swimming for nearly…

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Time Out: Putting first things first by prioritizing your ministry time

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every…

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Time Out: Overworking does not impress God

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
From Mrs. Lettie Cowman’s wonderful book, Springs in the Desert, comes this interesting tale from African colonial…

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