This week we’re going to just jump right in, ladies. I pray this would be as ground-breaking, earth-shaking as it was and continues to be for me. What a blessing to learn from this modern-day Paul! Can you believe the things he told us? “We have been poisoned in [sharing the Gospel] and we did … [Read more…]
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Colossians Study: Week Two, Where HOPE Begins
Hi, friends! Thanks again for joining us as we walk through the book of Colossians this summer. For this week’s post, I loved having Jennifer Landrith with me to talk through how she has been “strengthened with all power according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy giving thanks to the Father … [Read more…]
Time to Pray
Does it ever feel to you like a day’s worth of work just to get yourself dressed & ready and the kiddos as well? Does it ever seem that a 10 minute shower is a luxury? Do you ever feel the slightest bit weary in disciplining? Can it sometimes seem that life is pressing in … [Read more…]
Spiritual Lunchable
What is your favorite holiday? I know many of you may answer Christmas because of the chance to share special gifts with family and friends, but many of us may be quick to answer Thanksgiving as a close second. I know for some it may make your top holiday as it represents the one time … [Read more…]
A Fast from the Ask
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ~Thessalonians 5:16-18 I turn to the back of my journal where the prayer list is long and new requests crowd the margins of the page. I’m in the season of life where … [Read more…]
Trying to be a Mary in a Martha Kind of World
As Jesus and His disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She … [Read more…]
It’s Time To Go For It!
Have you ever wrestled with the question, what is faith? Or what does faith look like? Those questions are sometimes hard to wrap our minds around, yet essential to our walk with Christ. We are called to “walk by faith and not by sight,” but how in the world do you accomplish that? Hebrews 11:1 … [Read more…]
Oh, For a Cotton Ball!
I had run out of cotton balls! Drat! I know that doesn’t sound like such a big catastrophe, but you have to understand, I use them every night to clean my face. If I run out, I have to use…. Gasp…. A kleenex or worse, toilet paper. Those items just do not work at all. … [Read more…]
Background Noise
Sometimes, when I am going through a particularly rough time, I find myself less and less committed to spiritual disciplines. My quiet times diminish, my prayer life becomes rushed and shallow, and I fill free time with mindless distractions, instead of more time with the Lord. It is usually when I am tired; bone tired … [Read more…]
Wrecked Prayer.
Wrecked—Won’t you Come? Ladies, I am writing to make sure you know about an important prayer service tonight at the Hendersonville campus. It’s called Wrecked—A Night of Prayer. It begins at 6:15 in the Worship Center. The church intends this to be a time of worship and prayer for the church and what’s next. In … [Read more…]