Journeys, Steps, & Purposes
This is the fourth post in the study, The Power of the Word. Difficulties may not always be welcomed in our lives. Yet this week, Paul showed us how difficulties often serve purposes beyond our understanding. Arguing and division can serve a purpose. In reading Acts...
Quiet Moments
"I sat to the Lord, "You are my God." Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy. Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle." (Psalm 140:6-7, NIV) "Often we are distracted by life to the point that we are too busy to connect with the Lord. Pour a...
Rain
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Rain. The sound of rain often brings comfort and peace to me. There is a distinct difference in spring rain and autumn rain, yet we need both. The spring rain...
Action With Compassion
If you've hung around for a bit, you've probably come to realize I am not very tech savvy. There is much I have yet to learn about social media, its "etiquette", and what responses are to be. In spite of my inadequacies, I have found a whole community of people and...
A Lesson From the Police Pound
My husband works for a car dealership and his job includes many responsibilities, some of which include going to the police car pound to retrieve a car. Several years ago, we were quite taken with a TV reality show, which was based upon people retrieving their cars...
Our Stories & Individuality
This is the third post in the study, The Power of the Word. The early believers continued to bring powerful lessons, reminding us that every inch of our stories matter: We must be flexible in order to be effective. In Acts 21:15-26, we found Paul in Jerusalem where...