When I was eight years old, I wanted to be a doctor. I guess all kids everywhere have said they’d like to be a doctor at one point or another. But only some of the many actually follow through on all those years of schooling. Why? It becomes a passion rooted in their being, in their heart. They can’t imagine doing anything besides being a doctor and loving people who … [Read more...]
Ambassadors for Christ
2 Corinthians 5:20 reminds us that we are ambassadors for Christ. I sat there ready to receive a blessing. Excited for the service to start. I know a few people but not knowing people in church doesn’t bother me. For some, that isn’t true. A very kind lady asked if anyone was sitting with us because she needed the extra room for her family. I smiled … [Read more...]
In Everything Give Thanks
In Everything Give Thanks Thanksgiving should be a daily thing, not just an annual event that we celebrate with food, parties, and socializing. We so often forget to thank the Lord for the millions of little things that He pours out on our lives daily. We find ourselves whining about what we don’t have, wishing for more than we need and all the while never even … [Read more...]
Connected by Erin Davis- Book Review & Giveaway
Great friends, busy schedule, and who doesn't love family time and time spent with friends….but yet – why do we still feel lonely? Author Erin Davis and many others can relate. In her new book Connected, Davis talks about the pain of loneliness while “swimming in a sea of people”. Follow along with Davis as she tells of her journey to “cure” this epidemic. … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Pray for Lost Loved Ones
How to Pray for the Lost Isn't our God wonderful? We have tasted and seen that He is good. We have experienced the overwhelming fullness of joy in His presence. We can testify that His yoke is easy and His burden is light. One of the hallmarks of a Christ-follower is that we long for others to know Him, too. Especially those we love. And I sort of think it … [Read more...]