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Welcome
to the Nehemiah Ministries website . . .
And thank you for visiting! I began this site in 1997, as my effort to bring
encouragement and counsel to Christians online --
especially regarding relationships and realizing their personal potential. I've
posted a “Nehemiah
Notes” article twice each month since then, and all
are archived here. While I’ve reissued some, over 100
individual articles are available. You’ll also find information on all my books,
with sample chapters, and most can be ordered
through this site. And there’s also a history of
this ministry, and I've posted some recent
photos, in case you're interested. I hope an article or book featured on
this site will provide the help you need, and God’s best to you as you browse! - Blaine Smith |
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* * New book by Blaine Smith * * *
Reach
Beyond Your Grasp
Embracing Dreams That Reflect
God's Best for You --
And Achieving Them
April
23, 2012: I’m pleased to announce the release of
this new book, on achieving personal dreams. It is
available now through Amazon.com in both paperback
and Kindle editions, and will soon be available
through other online sellers also, and for order
through local bookstores. Click the title
above for full info. on this site, or see this
book's Amazon
page. It is also available in a Nook eReader
edition from Barnes and Noble. |
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Update on my other books . . .
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| All American editions of my other books are now
available in paperback online through Amazon.com,
Barnes and Noble, and Books-a-Million (see full
listing to the left). Most are also available in
Kindle and Nook eReader editions. Full full
information, see my author’s page at Amazon,
Barnes
and Noble, and Books-a-Million.
These books can be ordered through most local
bookstores as well.
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Nehemiah
Notes, May
15, 2012 |
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Beating the
Comparison Trap
Developing Vision That Is Right for Your Life
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It
was the first time ever that I’d heard a Charlie Hunter
song. The jazz instrumental, Someday
We’ll All Be Free, which Hunter plays with only bass
accompaniment, melted me, and I phoned the radio station at
once to find out who the guitarist on this recording was. I
felt immediately that this was a song I wanted to perform on
guitar myself. While I knew it would stretch me, I was sure I
could learn it with some effort, and that the challenge would
be good for me.
If you happen to be a
Charlie Hunter fan, you’re already chuckling, for you know
where this story is heading . . .
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It's vital that our dreams and goals be based on our
own potential, and not upon the gifts or accomplishments
of others. Read the article.
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Nehemiah
Notes, May
1, 2012 |
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Dare to Dream
The Power of Deeply-Held Aspirations
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When my father was a high school
junior, he locked into a dream: he would become the world's
champion endurance bicyclist.
An audacious
aspiration for a frail sixteen-year-old with no previous
athletic achievements to his credit, we might say.
Not as it turned out . . .
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| Our passion for a
dream, and our availability to
pursue it, make far more difference in achieving it
than we imagine. Read the article.
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Nehemiah
Notes, April
15, 2012 |
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Bad
Days -- What Do They Mean?
Should I Crawl Back into Bed, or Fight All the Harder?
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You’re
driving to work and pull into the company lot. There at the entrance
your car grinds to a stop and won’t restart. You call for a tow truck,
which hauls your lame vehicle to a repair shop across town. An hour
later they phone with the diagnosis: a blown head gasket--a $2,000
repair. So much for that ski vacation you’ve been planning.
You’re
not five minutes into mulling your misfortune when the phone rings
again. Now it’s the school nurse; your ten-year-old is feeling
nauseous and needs to see a doctor . . .
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| In this article, I offer
reasons for hope when our setbacks multiply.
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