Everyoneโ€ฆ

How many places do you frequent where EVERYONE is welcome? How often do you encounter the sense that EVERYONE has truly been invited? Is this statement in the Bible too good to be true? Paul, the Apostle, was the author of this letter to Roman Christians, and so it was Paul who penned these words, … Continue reading Everyoneโ€ฆ

Watch Out

The most dangerous season for a Christian is the peaceful one following a chaotic trial, or a heart wrenching hardship. Itโ€™s the period of time when you take a deep exhale, and you feel like an overcomer! Because in the hardest days of your life, you clung to Jesus as a lifeline. In my darkest … Continue reading Watch Out

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Suntanned Feet Man โ€œI like to walk barefoot.โ€ Randy Brittain Everyone in our neighborhood wants to know why he walks barefoot. When we lived in Georgia our neighbors wanted to know why he walked barefoot. Itโ€™s a conversation starter for sure. And there are plenty of ways to answer that one question. He simply likes … Continue reading Page 11:

Shame Doesnโ€™t Look Good On You

๐ŸŽถ Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of Earth will grow strangely dim in the Light of His glory and grace. ๐ŸŽถ Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, a hymn written by Helen Lemmel Psalm 34 steps in to teach and to validate the same lesson as we … Continue reading Shame Doesnโ€™t Look Good On You

Got Ashes?

February 14, 2024 Today marks the beginning of Lent, and Valentineโ€™s Day. The seemingly strange combination of observances has me pondering this morning. Ashes and flowers. Fasting and special dinners. Abstinence and huge chocolate hearts. And this scripture that reminds me of another unanticipated occurrence. โ€God made him (Jesus) who had no sin to be … Continue reading Got Ashes?

Consume Not Folly

Godโ€™s ways are counterintuitive. โ€Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.โ€โ€ญโ€ญIsaiahโ€ฌ โ€ญ55โ€ฌ:โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Iโ€™m participating in a 21-day fast and concentrated prayer season along with my dear man. … Continue reading Consume Not Folly

What good is a far off God?

Gratefully, I am attending a small neighborhood Bible study with a few other women seeking to know God more intimately. Weโ€™re just beginning a study which proposes that we choose joy. The teacher, in our first lesson, held out a premise from Scripture that we are invited to consider. Was Jesus purely a man of … Continue reading What good is a far off God?