It’s been a heavy past few weeks for our family. Recently, we experienced the unexpected loss of a sibling, who was a beloved husband, father, daddy-in-law, favorite uncle and friend to many. The grief has been heavy. Last night, family and friends gathered together in the wake of his loss seeking comfort in the presence […]
Art has always had a special place in my heart. It speaks to something deep within, capturing what words often fail to express. I remember vividly a particular visit to the Dallas Museum of Art. I walked through the exhibit “Bouquets: French Still-life Painting from Chardin to Matisse,” and was utterly captivated. These 19th-century oil […]
“Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” – Mark 9:50 On the surface, Mark 9:50 may seem like a simple metaphor, but in its depth, it is a call to holiness, integrity, and […]
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ” (Col. 3:23-24). Colossians 3:23-24 makes it clear that every task we perform is ultimately for the Lord. In this passage, the Apostle Paul […]
John 3:16 is one of the most well-known verses in Scripture, often quoted to summarize the message of the gospel: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” While this verse captures God’s unconditional love and promise of eternal […]
“Let those who have felt this double effect of the Spirit’s teaching bear witness to the marvelous result. The Bible becomes a transformed book. It was before the best of all books, but it is now the Book of God—a chamber of disclosed mysteries—a house of many mansions, in which new doors constantly open into […]
“It is easier to keep the enemy out than it is to expel him after he has gained entrance.” – Author Unknown Charles Spurgeon preached a sermon entitled Little Sins on April 17, 1859. It’s a warning about the danger of little sins in our lives. How we have a tendency to let them slide […]
My husband and I went to watch ‘Prometheus’ earlier this year. I’ve never been much of an ‘Aliens’ fan but I did find the premise behind it quite interesting. It was one in which man goes in search of God, in the case of this movie “the gods” to discover why he has been created. […]
A storm, a dark terrible storm, has engulfed my life and swallowed up my family. It was sudden and furiously swift. These past days have been violent and relentless. My heart has been in my throat so much that breathing has sometimes been painful. I have cried from a place so deep in my […]
I’ve been reading a book called Charles Spurgeon, The Great Orator by J.C. Carlile. Something I read last night stayed with me all day today and I wanted to continue to remember it. In recounting Spurgeon’s education, a cook is mentioned who had great influence on him. “During this time he was influenced greatly by […]
