Grab a cup of your favorite something and sit with me for a bit. This conversation will melt your heart. No spoilers here — although I will tell you that I read the book that this comes from and I have a ton of highlights. One of my takeaways: no matter how small the crayon […]
Category: testimony
“God Works Your Pain Into Purpose” – Lysa TerKeurst
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our […]
Testimony Thursday: “Finding Strength and Hope in Jesus” by Guest Writer: Gracie Jurado-Alvarez
6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. Philippians 1:6 NLT As a child I always felt lost — like I didn’t belong anywhere. I knew of God, but thought He sat as a statue […]
Testimony Thursday: “It’s Personal”
Raised a ‘good Catholic girl,’ I can say I’ve always known life in church. Back in the day of Latin masses and sanctuaries filled with the aroma of burning incense, lace veils that draped your shoulders, prayer books that were dutifully read and Novena Wednesdays that were spent in the local neighborhood church filled with […]
“Who Do Men Say That I Am?”
26 “But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. 27 And you must also testify about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry. John 15:26-27 NLT 48 You are witnesses of all these things. Luke 24:48 NLT […]
Testimony Thursday:”When The Welcome Mat Seems to Be Missing: Confessions of Feeling Left Out”
All the guests are in their assigned seats for the reception meal. You check your placement on the reservation sheet. Your name appears with the number of the table you’re looking at. But there is no chair for you to sit in. All the seats are occupied. No one budges. No one looks up to […]
Testimony Thursday: “Remember the Good and Call it Blessed” by Guest Writer: Debbie Johnson
Being raised as an only child in a modest home with a stay-at-home, Hispanic, Catholic Mom and a hardworking, Anglo Episcopalian WWII Veteran Dad, I grew to always love and respect God and to have a consistent, strong work ethic. These were daily observations for me during my growing up years. I was driven, dropped […]
Testimony Thursday: “A Season of Wonder without the Wander”
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 ESV “I cannot come back to this, Lord … I just cannot do this anymore!” Ever felt these words come bursting out of your chest? For some of us, not just once but maybe two or three or four times over […]
Testimony Thursday by: Guest Writer
” … I was just a hot mess on a stick!” – Lisa Harper I know that I can relate … can you, Friend? So embarrassing are the moments that flash across my mind, that I cannot bare to open my eyes — as if someone were peeking into my thought closet seeing what I […]
Testimony Thursday: “No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus” by Guest Writer: Grace Gardiner
Don’t you love that feeling when you discover a song that expresses what you can’t find words for? Looking back over my life, I recently found a beautiful song that echoes my heart. “No one ever cared for me like Jesus. His faithful hand has held me all this way. Let it be known, in […]
Titus Two 