(The Missing 31st Devotion) In case you weren't sure, you can be sure now that we are NOT perfect. We are just ordinary people trying to do God's will. We set out to write a 30 Day Devotional. We submitted thirty devotions to our publishing assistant. We received the final edit and approved everything. Once … Continue reading The Wonders Among You
Tag: Faith
When my heart is overwhelmed lead me to the rock that is higher than I. (Ps 61:2)
Just Be Real
Hey, friend. Can we talk? Heart to heart? If there's one thing that makes me soooo sad, it's watching us pretend. We pretend everything is great, when it's really not. We pretend we have everything all together all the time when behind the scenes, we are about to lose "it". In this space, in this … Continue reading Just Be Real
Take Care of Each Other
It shouldn't matter where you are from or where you are headed, it all boils down to do we take care of each other or not? And y'all. My heart says we have to take care of each other. This is the essence of humanity. When we take care of each other, regardless of the … Continue reading Take Care of Each Other
We Unwrap So Much at Christmas
I wonder if answering the question of “what does Christmas mean to us” takes us further from the truths and the hope we are meant to discover? Maybe instead we should ask, ”what does Christmas mean for us?" Understanding what Christmas means for us brings a lot more joy, hope, peace, and especially love. The … Continue reading We Unwrap So Much at Christmas
The Hard Places
The amazing thing about Christmas is when we really look at the stable, when we really see the story, we realize the suffering. The suffering of Mary. The suffering of Joseph. We realize that God called them to do hard things. Because of their willingness to be used of God, they had to go to … Continue reading The Hard Places
More than a Day
Once we discover the Reason of Christmas it pummels our hearts and everything changes. We don't really give a rip about the gifts or Black Friday. The lights and trees are pretty but they don't really do it for us either. Don't get me wrong, we are plenty excited. We are plenty excited about our … Continue reading More than a Day
Disciplining our Emotions
We are all created with emotions. It is not wrong to have emotions. For instance, when we are moved to compassion to help another or when we grieve the loss of a loved one. Its the excessive emotions that get us in trouble. We can see it most clearly when a child throws a tantrum … Continue reading Disciplining our Emotions
Holy or Happy
What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy? Perhaps marriage works to develop Christlike character - forgiveness, love, respect, perseverance. I can't help but ponder if all of life is meant to make us more holy? Which is quite ironic because as people we usually strive for happiness … Continue reading Holy or Happy
The Church Needs Us
I've been in church since I was 2 weeks old. I can count on my fingers the number of church services I have missed in my entire life. Literally. It's just always been a part of who I am (thanks mom and dad) and who I am belongs in church on Sunday. Over the course … Continue reading The Church Needs Us
Dear Single Ladies,
My husband has been a pastor for years. Part of pastoring is marital counseling. Engaged. Newly Weds. Marital conflicts. But there's a thing or two that I'd like to say to you ladies BEFORE you are on your way to the pastor's office for marital counseling. 1. Don't marry a loser. If your mom and … Continue reading Dear Single Ladies,