I love the word worthy. To me, it epitomizes all that we are as childless not by choice, women. And men. For many years, I felt unworthy. I felt less than. Many times during the years when I still held out hope, I would ask God why I was here if I could not have the children I so wanted.
Well, this is the end of August! I tried so hard to make it to the beach during my birthday month! But never ye fear! I will get there! In the meantime, here is a top 10 list in honor of my birthday! Consider it my gift you! You all know I love lists, especially top 10 lists! 1) Know
It doesn’t sound good does it? I mean, is that the image we want to portray to the world that Christians fight? Well I have news for you, they already know. The way Christians manage dispute, and the way we deal with the resulting consequences of the dispute, are what the world sees. Sometimes on television, sometimes in their local
10) No matter your income, broke is a state of mind. Whether you make $5.00 per hour or $5000.00 per hour, handle your money, do not allow your money to handle you. 9) Give. Be generous with your time and your finances. Whether you teach a Sunday school class, give to your local little league, or contribute to your local
Life is about choices. We choose to take risks or we choose to live under the radar. There is no middle ground, no straddling the fence. We either risk applying for that promotion, or we sit in the same seat year after year. We either risk asking that person on a date, or we wonder ‘what if?’ We either write
Have you ever been at a large gathering, typically Sunday morning church service, and the entire congregation is reading scripture or repeating a prayer? I think most people are subconsciously listening to their own voice, thinking ‘I don’t like my voice’. I don’t like to hear my voice either. It doesn’t seem to blend in with everyone else’s. Maybe that’s
Many times in the Christian community, when we pray for someone who is not present in the church service, we stand in the gap in prayer for that person. In proxy. But what about the people who do not have anyone to pray for them, to stand in the gap for them? There are many people around the world who
You know the look. People you don’t know, at least you do not think you know them. People who look at you like you did something really bad to them, and they are going to get you back somehow. But you do not know them! You just know you have never met them before! You sit for a moment, going
Many of us have heard of, if not seen, the movie ‘God is not dead’. It was a great reminder of the fact that God is indeed alive and well, and living…in the universe and in the hearts of his followers. But sometimes I wonder how many of us realize God is not stupid. You see, I believe many of
I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. Many people dismiss it as ‘religious’, ‘holy roller’, ‘old-school’, and no longer relevant. Even Christians in an effort to seem relevant, do not use the term. What really bothers me is that some Christians believe we must stay away from certain terms and tenets of our Bible, to be relevant to people