Mama gently placed her hand on my nervously moving leg, as if to say without words, “Calm down.” She didn’t need to say anything; she didn’t even make eye contact with me. She simply touched me with that mama touch. I’m one of those who has mistakenly lived many years with the belief that “busy […]
God heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. Psalm 147:3 CEB If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there;if you’re kicked in the gut, he’ll help you catch your breath. Psalm 34:18 The Message How do you respond when someone shares the pain and hurt that comes out of their journey with grief? In less […]
I heard a teacher of the Word, Phylicia Masonheimer, founder of “Every Woman a Theologian”, encourage women to develop the habit of ‘showing up before we feel like we need it.’ In other words, do the work of diligently seeking the Lord before we are in the throes of life. Because that’s what we seem […]
How you wake up in the morning will largely determine how the rest of that day will unfold. If we rise with a bright outlook and a reason for living, there’s a good possibility that no matter how circumstances come rolling in, you’ll be able to stand just a little bit firmer on that ground. […]
“Not In It to Win It” by Andy Stanley What does love ask of me? This is a question that I’ve heard in many church circles even long before the recent pandemic landed. And the question is still as much a poignant one as it was over 2,000 years ago, Andy’s provoking query to each […]
End of the week and maybe you’re jumping for joy … and maybe you’re not … yet. There are weeks and then there are weeks, can anyone relate? Work deadlines, financial deadlines … you may have some very difficult deadlines staring at you right now and my heart melts for you. Possibly decision deadlines pertaining […]
Titus Two 