Making Lemonade
Ministry, Articles Sarah Bowling Ministry, Articles Sarah Bowling

Making Lemonade

Recently, I was remembering a few of the teachers I’ve had who were no bueno. They were probably doing their best and not purposefully unkind, but a few of my teachers had some severely negative impacts on me. One of them even humiliated me in front of the entire class, telling me that I was stupid, arrogant, irresponsible and entirely oblivious to his subject matter…

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Stir Fry Mystery
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Stir Fry Mystery

Can you think of some things in your life that are mysteries for you with God? Have you ever asked God why something happened in your life? Have you ever wondered why God put some stuff in the Bible, like the mold protocols in Leviticus? Or the extensive genealogy lists in Numbers? Why did Jesus get cranky sometimes with His disciples? I have lots of questions for God, and there are mysteries that I experience when it comes to thinking about God…

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Keep Growing
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Keep Growing

Now that I’m in my 50’s, I should have stopped growing physically, except that I want to keep growing and learning throughout all of my life.  To this end, in the last decade or so I’ve learned to snowboard, taken up writing books, learned to make homemade bread, discovered the joys of wooden jigsaw puzzles and enjoyed picking up a paddle to explore pickleball, along with some other fun stuff…

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The Comfort We Receive
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The Comfort We Receive

What are the difficult things that you’ve walked through? Have you lost someone from a death that made grief a cruel interloper, too real and too unkind? Have you struggled with poor grades, limited opportunities and rejections from universities, causing you to be gun shy from pursuing higher education? Did you grow up in a highly dysfunctional family, maybe around family members with painful personality disorders…

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What Hinders Revival?
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What Hinders Revival?

I’ve heard people say, more times than I care to remember, “God knows we want revival. If it’s His will, He’ll cause it to happen. He knows where we live.” I’m sure the intentions are good. But that kind of praying violates so much of His heart and nature that it’s scary…

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The Pivot Principle
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The Pivot Principle

In basketball, we have a pivot foot. This means that we have one foot anchored on the court, and we can turn our bodies, protect the ball and maintain some flexibility without “traveling” and turning the ball over to the opposing team. I like the idea of pivoting because it includes the premise of being anchored along with some adapting and flexibility to move…

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What Are You Thinking?!?!???
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What Are You Thinking?!?!???

“What are you smoking?” It’s not uncommon in our house for someone to ask this question. We have three kids who are quickly becoming young adults, independent, and wonderfully unique. Additionally, my husband is on the cusp of being 60 years old, and I’m 54. In relation to our generational outlooks, he is very much a baby boomer, and I’m very much an Xer. Furthermore, our family has two girls and three boys, so there are differences in perspective from a girl and guy point of view…

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The Holding Pattern
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The Holding Pattern

I often find the week between Christmas and New Year's Day to be interesting days when I’m concluding stuff to close out the year and also thinking about possibilities for the upcoming year. In some respects, this week feels like a holding pattern before the new year launches…

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Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas!

I suspect that you might be in full Christmas mode! This could include wrapping presents, going to parties or concerts, organizing Christmas day festivities, last-minute preparations and maybe squeezing in a Christmas Eve service to round out the holiday season. No doubt, this is the time of year when we are very busy…

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