One of our women’s Bible study groups have been studying together through the book of Romans. We have had a wonderful 14 weeks together, having learned so much and experienced a fresh falling of God’s grace on our lives and in our midst as we have spent time with Him personally in His word, and … [Read more…]
Author: Lori Thomas
A Piece of Mom’s Heart
The back of the minivan is loaded along with the trunk of your young adult’s car and it’s time to head to the college campus once again, or maybe even for the first time. Crammed tightly into the spaces of those vehicles is everything from linens to medicines, along with the unseen piece of mom’s … [Read more…]
Gale Force Winds & the Grace of God: Haiti 2012
“And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.” Acts 2:2 On the final evening of our time in Haiti we experienced what would be recognized as an unusual weather event. As we sat in Pastor Dony’s house, which sits upon a bluff … [Read more…]
Accessibility & Responsibility
In what is now the new norm for communication, social media, it seems that every day there is an opportunity to engage with or against those we are connected to through this medium. And honestly you don’t even have to be connected to them to read and respond to what people think, feel and want … [Read more…]
Just Add Water
Here in middle Tennessee we have had an unusually mild winter this year, and an even milder spring! I for one am not complaining! Warm weather along with the ability to be outside is my happy place! My kids, who are young adults now, will be the first to tell you that when the temperatures … [Read more…]
Digging Up Roots
It began as an attitude of discontentment, rooted in pride that led to a season of, as the Bible would call it, grumbling. In a phenomenon common only to human nature, grumblers attract other grumblers like bees to an open soda can! And it’s amazing how seemingly sweet it all tastes! Even seasoned believers fall … [Read more…]