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Giving Out of Nothing: God Provides for Widows

December 30, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 4 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

My second marriage sat crumbling in the corner of our big, big house. Going forward one more day took extra effort on my part.  God provides for widows and orphans.  Yet, I was not a widow. No instead addiction just walked off with my husband and marriage at Christmas a month earlier. Not a widow…

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Why Good Christians Should NOT Tithe

November 11, 2017 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

I had been tithing for a while.  Trying to stay in the 1O% range. In fact, I made a deal with God.  I tithe faithfully on all of it and He blesses my business.  Right? Malachi 3:9.  Test me an see that I won’t bring all that into the storehouse. Tithing regularly to our home…

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What Do I Tithe to Keep God Happy?

November 9, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Tithing stresses the protestant church out!  What is a tithe?  Tithe literally means 10%.  What do you give ten percent of– money, time, goods, everything? The first occurrence of a tithe is long before God gave Mosaic Laws and set up a covenant with the Hebrews.  And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and…

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A Crazy Thing Happened On the Way to The Offering Plate

November 7, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 4 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

A little boy in church for the first time watched as the ushers passed around the offering plates. When they came near his pew, the boy said loudly, “Don’t pay for me, Daddy, I’m under five.” Pin This Post for Later! Why Do Christians Take an Offering In the old testament, the Jews were under Mosaic…

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Fun Ways to Get Rid of Halloween Candy (without just eating it all)

November 1, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 1 Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Need fun, effective ways to get rid of Halloween Candy this fall. Try these tear free solutions with your little goblins. It was a crazy 4-day candy free-for-all for the Joyous Family.  Candy piled on candy in our home. All 4 of us were becoming tired and cranky. Friday: An afternoon stroll down main street…

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