Have you ever felt the fatigue of putting on a southern smile, hoping that no one would guess all of the brokenness happening deep inside your heart? Have you ever sat in your car in the church parking lot gathering yourself and your family together, just so no one would know that behind the image…
We are living out the consequences of teaching of a generation that has been taught its rights without having been taught responsibility. A generation that has been taught the importance of passion without the equally important quality of restraint. A generation that has been taught that even if they don’t win, they’re a winner. A…
Do you find it difficult to understand faith? Does the phrase “grow your faith” make your bristle, thinking of the prosperity movement, millionaire televangelists, and out of balance teaching? The idea of faith can be very hard to grasp sometimes, especially in this modern age when we have been conditioned to believe what can…
I wouldn’t say I’m a bad person. I mean, I’m a loving wife and mom, a good neighbor; I don’t steal, lie, or cheat, and I follow the rules. I do unto others as I’d have them to unto me. I read my Bible, pray, and have memorized a lot of Scripture. All in all,…
I sat with my friend in her living room listen to her talk about some of the reasons why she had detoured from the Christian walk back into her old lifestyle. The story she shared has stayed with me after all of these years, and has served as a constant reminder to me of Jesus’…
We’ve all prayed that prayer, “God, give me patience……and make it fast!” When we look at the fruit of the Spirit, we like love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and meekness because they are all traits that make us feel good. Patience, however….well, I think if we could just cross that one off of…
