Everyone Needs A Sam Study Guide – Chapter 1

With an “imminent” release of the study guide to Everyone Needs A Sam, I thought I’d post various chapters over the next few days so you can get a feel for what’s enclosed. Here’s the first chapter, the format is the same for all twelve chapters: CHAPTER ONE (Sam)   The first chapter provides an overview of the entire book, introducing the idea of “Sams.” In a...

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New Study Guide Coming Soon And E-Book Available

  A couple of big announcements: a new study guide to Everyone Needs A Sam will be available soon; and an e-book version of Everyone Needs A Sam is now out. If all goes well, the book-version guide will be out next month. The guide is designed for small group study and personal devotions. The goal is to help you find your own Sams, to seek biblical wisdom with a passion. The guide includes...

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Dave Burlew: My Sam

As I read “Everyone Needs A Sam,” I could not help but reflect on my personal life. I was born and raised in a God-fearing Christian home in Topeka, Kansas. At an early age, my parents taught me right from wrong. They also taught me that I would always be held accountable and responsible for all and any of my actions in life. They taught me how important it was to love God, family...

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Terry W Viverette: My Sam

Soon after entering the USAF in 1967 I met a man that would instill in me several things that I would carry a life time. He saw some thing in this young, ill-tempered,trash mouthed,defiant white boy from Georgia. He liked me and I liked him. He was an instructor and we remained friends even after I left the service. He retired many years later and returned home to Rogersville, Tn. We spoke by...

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Corby Carlin Winters: My Sam

When my husband, John, talked about writing his book Everyone Needs a Sam, I could barely contain my enthusiasm. I always believed he had a message and a gift for writing. I was right. In my own life, I have experienced an abundance of Sams. They came in and out of my life, leaving a lasting impression and changing me forever. I am blessed with many, many Sams, too many to count. Two of my Sams,...

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Sams Give Even In Difficult Times

When we moved from Georgia to Oklahoma a year ago, we gave away a lot of things. Partly because we were moving into a furnished home, and partly because we just didn’t think we would need them. It was a pretty big list, but we gave to those who needed them. A Korean church that didn’t have a piano; a washer and dryer to a needy couple; dressers, couches, tables and chairs to an...

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