How to just be…
by Lisa-Mare Brown When my son was about 2 and half years old, our family decided that it was time for me to quit my job, and for my son and I to stay at home. It was a big decision, due to our lifestyle choices:...
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Oct
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Sep
God in our Work
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does...
16
Sep
What Makes a Female Entrepreneur? 10 Essential Attributes
One of my favourite places to be is the bi-annual Tierlandtynkies market festival in Pretoria. Every inch of space is filled with delightful treasures for my magpie eyes, handmade or curated by fun, smart and engaging entrepreneurs. Most of them are female, including the events’...
06
Sep
Book Review: Discovering God’s Will For Your Life: A User’s Guide To Discernment By Trevor Hudson
There’s no getting through this Christian journey without addressing the question, what does God want me to do with my life? Trevor Hudson tackles this topic with the book written under the bold title, Discovering God’s Will For Your Life: A User’s Guide to Discernment. This...
02
Sep
My Story: Suffering in Love
by Lara Silverman Matt Silverman once said to me “Babe, God always writes the best stories.” Let me tell you one now. You see, I started praying for an Armenian Christian husband at age sixteen. But I was always fascinated with God’s chosen people. So what...
21
Aug
Seeing God as a Perfect Father by Louie Giglio
Many readers will recognise the name Louie Giglio as the founder of the Passion conferences and the famous ‘Indescribable’ preacher. In his book, Seeing God as a Perfect Father (an updated and retitled edition of Not Forsaken), Giglio shares truth about God’s fatherhood, our worldly...
01
Aug
Giveaway: It’s our 6th birthday!
Thursday the first of August is Cup of Faith's sixth birthday! It's been a beautiful, grace-filled challenge to pick up the website from Megan. I have loved getting to know our writers and our community over the past year. When we open our hearts and hands...
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May
A Woman of Noble Character
Proverbs 31: 30-31 “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Honour her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” I have been thinking a lot lately about family, and what it...
22
May
To be a God-fearing woman
‘Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.’ Proverbs 31: 30 (NIV). Personally, I long to please God and be praiseworthy in His eyes, but I’ve always struggled with this idea of fearing Him. This is...
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Apr
Let’s Pray
When I was in high school, I printed out a bunch of quotes about prayer and stuck them on the inside of my cupboard door. Quotes like: “Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.” Oswald Chambers “If I fail to...