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Suffering and Its Purpose

Counseling, Devotions and Sermons, Encouragement / By Judy Lewis

Why Does God Allow Suffering? God tells us not to think it strange when we experience trials. He will allow these trials in our lives to conform us to His image. I Peter 4:12-13 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto …

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Helping Those Who Grieve

Counseling, Encouragement / By Judy Lewis

Helping Friends Who Are Grieving Don’t be afraid to visit. You don’t have to stay long or worry about making conversation. Anticipate the needs of the person who has experienced the loss. You could answer the phone, answer the door, mow the lawn, volunteer to house incoming relatives, do laundry or provide food. Don’t tell …

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First-Time Visitors

1 Comment / Church Ministries and Ideas, Hospitality / By Judy Lewis

Importance of Hospitality and First-Time Visitors When we were ministering in Rhode Island, every Sunday we would have at least 20 people for dinner after church. I would always prepare enough food for extra people knowing that there might be a first-time visitor, a new convert, or a discouraged person who just needed the fellowship. …

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Memories Can Be Good or Bad

Church Ministries and Ideas, Counseling, Memories / By Judy Lewis

All of my memories are not good ones. Reminiscing over my life, I have come to believe that the memories that I have retained are memories which in my perception, were  a memory of someone  being  very nice to me or a memory of someone being  very unkind to me. One bad memory took place  …

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Perfectionism

1 Comment / Counseling, Devotions and Sermons, Encouragement, Illustrations and Poetry / By Judy Lewis

Are You A Perfectionist?   Today many women strive for goals that can never be met. They get into the perfection syndrome. They work themselves day and night trying to prove their worth. Satan wants women to look to the false foundations of the world to experience fulfillment.  When women look to these false foundations, they …

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About Judy Lewis

Judy Ann Lewis has been a pastor's wife over forty years. She is a speaker, writer, and counselor. For several years, she and her husband were the stewards of a beautiful Victorian Mansion called "The Fairhaven". The experience she gained by accommodating missionaries and pastors from all over the world motivated her to compile her thoughts in "Given to Hospitality".

Today Judy and her husband, Robert Lewis, continue to travel, serving missionaries and local churches across the US and around the world .

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