Lift Your Spirit – “Bridge Over Troubled Water”

There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 NLT Maybe you’ve noticed that I’ve spent considerable time and space talking about the importance of living life in community with other Christ Followers. I believe that the culture in which we are presently living deems it necessary to […]

“Being of One Mind Doesn’t Mean Yours is the Only One in the Room”

Knee surgery was a humbling experience. Not because of the obvious temporary disability, but because of the sheer fact that this “independent woman” had to swallow her pride to ask for help to accomplish the simplest of tasks. At a young age, mama taught me how to scale the kitchen counter to get to those […]

Reading Digest: “You Are More Than You’ve Been Told” ~ Hosanna Wong

This is my current read and it’s hard to put down. Hosanna’s down-to-earth delivery pulls me in every time. The environment around us, cultural ‘norms,’ trends, comfy old habits, familiar traditions, scripts that we picked up along the beaten path … they all affect how we think about ourselves. Especially when we’re trying so hard […]

“It Is Finished” – Spoken Word Poetry by Gloria Umanah

When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and [voluntarily] gave up His spirit. John 19:30 Amplified There is very little that can be said after those three defining words. With that declaration we were all set free. And with all gifts that are freely given, it has to […]