Before you hit the ‘play’ button, better make sure you’ve got your praise shoes on … you’re going to be on your feet, Friend. While most of the attendees are physically confined within a correctional facility as a result of poor choices, they are celebrating here because they are truly free. Kingdom Freedom. We’ve all […]
Category: gratitude
Thirty Seconds Thursday
When was the last time you paused to acknowledge the fact that you woke up to a day that gave you breath in your lungs and a heart that was beating before you could fumble your way to the bathroom? I want us to take a moment, just thirty seconds, to thank the Lord for […]
Thirty-Seconds Thursday
Whether your local church is online or in-person, chances are there are people behind the scenes that make it a pleasant experience. Most of those people are overlooked. They are not known to exist in the positions that they fill, but they seek to fill your experience with comfort so that you will return. The […]
Gratitude is More Than ‘Thank You’ by Guest Writer: Shelley Farrar-Coleman
In every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude. Acts 24:3 (ESV) GRATITUDE – the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness As I sat down to write this piece, I must share with you that I am in the middle of a tremendous storm. Whew! I […]
“Choosing Gratitude” by Guest Writer: Susan Davidson
Unlike David’s Goliath and his brothers, the giants I battle in this arena called life aren’t as easily seen by others. But they are immense and can tower over me just the same. I have days I struggle to defeat them as they wag their heads over me and threaten to put me in captivity […]
Testimony Thursday by Guest Writer: Blakni Riley
Death is inevitable. Pain feels insurmountable. Grief is survivable I know. It sounds counterintuitive to everything we know. We use words like, “I would never survive that.” Or maybe, “I can’t live without you.” Tossed flippantly, we coast through life without much regard or awareness of life. That is until we are faced with a […]
Thirty-Seconds Thursday
I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 1 Timothy 2:1 NLT We’ve come a long way from home delivery and waiting in line to entering the grocery stores. Like all other ‘milestones,’ we seem to be forgetful […]
Lift Your Spirit
Needed this today. Walking around in a slump and just couldn’t get out of the starting gate. Anyone else? I’ve often heard, and from the best of friends, when in a dump get up and praise. I don’t know about you, but counterintuitive seems like a soft description of how I feel about that prescription […]
Lift Your Spirit
The best conversations between friends are so satisfying … like the best thing you ever ate, it’s hard to describe … you just have to be there to experience the in moment. And some of those deep, deep conversations can last for hours. Talking to Jesus doesn’t have to be complicated or ritualistic — He […]
Thirty-Seconds Thursday
She makes you crazy with her sarcasm and snide remarks. Seemingly aloof to your constant turning away at her every judgmental comment, she persists with her negative monologue. Doesn’t she see that you’re totally turned off by her berating and condescending remarks? You can no longer tolerate the incessant hammering of words and you suddenly […]
