I closed the door behind me and secured the deadbolt. Walking toward the bed, my body weighed with heaviness. My mind spun with all I had heard that day. This was supposed to be a conference to teach me how to be a better minitsry leader. But they wanted to focus on me and all the stuff [...]
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Praying in the Spirit: Ephesians 6:18-19
February 19th, 2011 
Amy Dunbar 
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Battle Ready: Ephesians 6: 13-17
February 18th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Our guide handed me a helmet and instructed me to put it on and secure it tightly. He then held out the harness, which I stepped into and he secured it around my waist. Next I heard a click as the carabiner snapped into place and the rope ran through it. He held on [...]
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It’s Dark Out Here: Ephesians 6: 10 – 12
February 17th, 2011 Amy Dunbar The darkness of the night chilled and after a long day working with refugees at the center in Traiskirchen, Austria I wanted to get home and lie down in bed. The warm train comforted me as I traveled from Traiskirchen to Baden which took about 15 minutes. Once in Baden, I set off on my usual path home. I always [...]
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“Yes sir. (No way)”: Ephesians 6: 5 – 9
February 16th, 2011 Amy Dunbar The computer screen flashed in front of me that several calls were coming in. I transferred calls as quickly as possible, but I couldn’t seem to keep up. The firm now had 10 lawyers each with assistants and all calls came through me. I was nineteen and tried my best to be professional even [...]
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“Stay Home”: Ephesians 5: 21-24, 31
February 12th, 2011 Amy Dunbar “The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other’s dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him” – Cyril Connolly It was 6:30 at night and the house was quite except for the weatherman’s voice on the local news channel. Both of the boys were officially in Slumberland [...]
Posted in Ephesians Tags: Christ, Cyril Connolly, Ephesians, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, ladies bible study, Lord, Moms No Comments »“Make a Noise!”: Ephesians 5: 15-21
February 11th, 2011 Amy Dunbar “Big C lie down so I can change your diaper,” I said as the putrid stink threatened my stomach’s stability. He laid down without a struggle this time – yay. Between wipes and holding my breath he asked, “Mommy, make a noise peese.” Don’t worry. He wasn’t asking me to make some awful body noise. He [...]
“Mommy – light onsh peese.”: Ephesians 5: 8 – 13
February 10th, 2011 Amy Dunbar As my two-year-old and I were playing downstairs, we suddenly heard the sound of the baby crying through the monitor in the den. My son said, “Mommy get Papin (what he calls his brother).” So, we went upstairs – counting as we went – and he opened ‘Papin’s’ door. Thanks to black-out curtains it [...]
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“Let’s Play Dressup”: Ephesians 5: 1-3
February 9th, 2011 Amy Dunbar After playing trains, cars and dump trucks, my son ran to the back door and slid his tiny socked feet into his daddy’s size 12 running shoes. With one hand stretched above his head holding on to the kitchen cabinet, he hobbled back to the play room where I sat waiting. He walked [...]
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“Did you hear?”: Ephesians 4:25-32
February 8th, 2011 Amy Dunbar “Hey, you won’t believe what Janet let her kids do last week? …” I bet you thought I was about to spill some dirt on someone, didn’t you? Don’t worry; I don’t know anyone named Janet. But it is the beginning to a conversation I have heard more than once and about [...]
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Need a facelift?: Ephesians 4:22-24
February 7th, 2011 Amy Dunbar When my husband and I bought our home, I decided to tackle some of the upgrades myself. One of which was redoing the kitchen cabinets. The cabinets were in good shape; they were just old and ugly. They were twenty years old and had twenty years worth of grime on them. So, we [...]
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