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Author: Anna Clement
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First Lady Anna Clement is an urban missionary, ministry leader, public speaker, mom and foster mom to seven children. After decades of walking by faith in ministry God has equipped her to build others up in their faith so they can take bold and daring steps of obedience in their walk with God.
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It’s good to be back! If you have some wild stories to share from the last year you are not alone! We’ve been through it too, and I want to share where we’ve been and how we have seen God at work in the midst of it all. Listen until the end and be encouraged. […]
In this episode, I discuss with my mom and mentor Diana Lane how the roles of women have changed over generations. We talk about what makes us truly beautiful and how to find contentment with Jesus as Lord of our lives. We also tell funny stories and share how our own insecurities have some held […]
Podcast 9-26-19
In this episode I get real about an area of my life that I have to surrender to the Lord daily. I figured, if anger is something I struggle with, maybe there is someone else who needs some light shed on this issue. I will share helpful insights from The Word of God and book […]
In this challenging episode I interview my brother James Lane and his wife Jennifer Lane. Over the last eight years God has been working through international mission trips and the adoption of their youngest son from Ethiopia to begin a new ministry through their lives. I’m thankful for the genuine way they share their story, […]
In this episode of The First Things Podcast I want to encourage you, to remind you that God’s presence, protection and provision are promised to His children. Even if the direction He is leading takes us to the front lines of opposition, we can move forward with our confidence firmly rooted in Him. I hope […]
So, we’re a few weeks into the new year. How are we doing so far? Are you meeting all the new expectations you made for yourself, or have you started to feel a little discouraged about the progress you’re making? In this episode, I hope to encourage you by taking some of the pressure off. […]
Do you want to change the world but are not sure where to begin? Do you have a list of people and circumstances on your prayer list that you are praying desperately for the Lord to change? How often do we humble ourselves and pray, “Lord, Start with me!” “Search me, Know me, Change me.” […]
Before you give up on that situation that seems hopeless, listen to the latest episode of my podcast. In this episode, I share about how easy it is to lose our eternal perspective and fall into despair. Listen to the words of HOPE that Jesus spoke over the sickness and death of His dear friend. […]
In this week’s episode of The First Things Podcast we study the calling out of Nathanael found in the book of John chapter 1:43-51. I hope you’ll listen and be reminded that Jesus sees us, searches our hearts, promises His presence and calls us out for His grand purpose!
Have you ever been in the middle of your everyday, normal day and dreamt about someone coming along to invite you on a grand adventure, or offering you the opportunity of a lifetime? Did you know that there is already an invitation, a grand opportunity waiting for you today? In this week’s episode Chad and I […]
It’s great to be back with this all new episode of The First Things Podcast! In this episode Chad and I share about what we’ve been up to, the #clementfamilyquestforfun2018 and our growing family! Listen as we share the good, the bad and the beauty of our 5,000 mile road trip across 13 states […]
The life Aja’e Dewitt-Davis got off to a fragile start. His mother, who was barely 17 years old, didn’t know she was pregnant at the time until she unexpectantly delivered in the girl’s restroom of the Midland High School. A’jae’s mother decided from that day forward to raise him the best she could, even though […]
Where can we go where we would be out of the presence of God? What kind of darkness would it take to hide us from the holy light of His presence? Psalm 139 tells us that even if we ascend to the Heavens, or make our bed in hell, we cannot outrun the presence of […]
In this episode we hear the story of the great man behind the iconic Big Ed Burgers! Not only did “Big Ed”, also known as Ed Thompson, cook burgers and serve them with love, he also left behind a legacy of serving his family as a faithful husband and devoted father. As a young father […]
Fifteen years ago at our wedding, Aunt Mary gave Chad and I the most interesting and priceless wedding gift. The gift was a book containing the genealogy of Chad’s family dating back to the early 18th century. In this episode, I invited our family historian Aunt Mary Douglass to share colorful stories from our past […]
Surely God is good and would not take a mother’s son, surely He would not allow her surviving daughter to die, surely God would not then take her husband! On Episode 14 of The First Things podcast we hear the testimony of Judy Abel Luton. Judy has walked through the valley of the shadow, she […]





