Praise, Prayer & Assurance
These mornings sure are a bit darker and cooler as time marches on and reminds us autumn will soon be arriving! We continued on beginning the week with reading Ezra 7:11-20. Here we find the king's letter to Ezra, in which he releases the people to go up to Jerusalem...
I Have All That I Need
“I have all that I need.†(Psalm 23:1, NLT) As we continue into this psalm, we find David making a pretty bold statement in the middle of adversity, “I have all that I need†or in the more familiar, “I shall not want.†How is he able to say that? To do so,...
How Many?
"But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?" (Luke 18:8. NLT) "There are times in your spiritual life when there is confusion, and the way out of it is not simply to say that you should not be confused. It is not a matter of...
Church
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Church. I was raised in the church and it was not usual for us to be there more than once a week. When your mom plays the piano and organ,...
Bringing Home More Than Groceries
The book landed in my mailbox a few days ago, and to be honest, I eagerly began to read it. Each page was a balm to my soul, the words sinking in and feeding me in ways food could not. Bringing Home More Than Groceries by Kristin Hill Taylor is a book about...
Be Glad & Celebrate
There is no shortage of bad news right now. People seem to be angrier, more frustrated, and increasingly verbal on any and all topics. It's not that the news should not cause emotion to rise up in us but we do owe it to one another to listen respectfully, for...