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Shelley Hendrix is a wife, mother, teacher, speaker, author and TV talk show host. But more important than any role she fills, she is most grateful to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that she belongs to and matters to God. Shelley received her certificate of counseling at First Baptist Woodstock in 2005, trained under the leadership of the Director of Counseling, Rev. James Eubanks. Prior to launching Church 4 Chicks, inc. in the fall of 2008, Shelley had been teaching various studies and classes at her home church since 1997 and began traveling and speaking in 2005.She currently attends Watermarke Church in Canton, a campus of North Point Community Church. Church 4 Chicks is a seasonal ministry for women of all ages in the Metro Atlanta area. They meet all four seasons of the year for five weeks (on Tuesday evenings) and host special one-time events throughout the year as well. C4C is open to ALL women of ALL ages (girls to adults). One of our greatest joys is bringing the generations together on a regular basis! For more information, visit www.church4chicks.com.13Here is another reason why we never stop thanking God: When you received God’s word from us, you realized it wasn’t the word of humans. Instead, you accepted it for what it really is—the word of God. This word is at work in you believers. I Thess. 2:13 According to this passage, if you are God's child, His Word is ACTIVE in you right now!31So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word [hold fast to My teachings and live in accordance with them], you are truly My disciples. 32And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.”John 8:31-32 (…
I clearly remember the first time the idea of a community-wide, cross-denominational ministry for women entered my mind. I was sitting at Atlanta Bread Company with my friend, Debra, the first person God laid on my heart to invite into the ministry I was already leading. We met to talk about life, ministry and where we sensed God may be taking us. We discussed the different events we had been a part of it and the local study we were leading at our home church. This was August of 2007. She asked me something along these lines at one point in the conversation, and like a hinge on a door, when …
This time last week, I was grieving my brown-eyed best friend of more than 15 years. I knew it was going to be difficult to say good-bye to Buddy, especially after all we've been through together; I just didn't realize it would be as difficult as it has been. I've always thought to myself that people who got this hung up on a pet were a little off, if you know what I mean, but now I am one of those people and I realize how "on" those others were all along. Now, I have heard people say it's like losing a child, and because I have lost four babies in pregnancy, I would have to say this isn't …
