Sharing stories of faith
1. Be not dismayed whate’er betide, God will take care of you; Beneath His wings of love abide, God will take care of you. Refrain: God will take care of you, through ev’ry day, o’er all the way; He will take care of you, God will take care of you. 2. Through days of toil … Read more Sunday worship: God will take care of you
(Based on true stories) ***** One. Two. Three. How will she ever forget? On this side of her decision, it’s hard to tell what she’s in search of this time, seated across from the preacher again. The first time, it was almost as if she had been seeking some kind of blessing or reassurance. The … Read more Remember the number, three
1. Come, let us join our cheerful songs with angels round the throne; ten thousand thousand are their tongues, but all their joys are one. 2. ‘Worthy the Lamb that died,’ they cry, ‘to be exalted thus’; ‘Worthy the Lamb,’ our lips reply, ‘for he was slain for us.’ 3. Jesus is worthy to receive … Read more Sunday worship: Come let us join our cheerful songs
I can’t win. No matter what I do, it’s never enough. There’s always something; I always come up short I want to hide from life, Burrow deeper in the recesses of my mind. It’s my safe place. The place where I can detach and watch from a distance. The hope, always, always, is to gain … Read more Hope’s song
1. Faith of our fathers! living still In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword, O how our hearts beat high with joy Whene’er we hear that glorious word! Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death! 2. Faith of our fathers! we will strive To win all nations unto … Read more Sunday Worship: Faith of our fathers
You’re not alone. At some point, everyone gets to that place where we need to decide where we want to go. It’s something like being at a crossroad. This place can be foggy, making the path hard to follow. If truth is your compass, you will not get lost. “Don’t give up” is not just … Read more Do you feel lost?
1. Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing, “My God and King!” The heav’ns are not too high, God’s praise may thither fly; the earth is not too low, God’s praises there may grow. Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing, “My God and King!” 2. Let all the world in ev’ry corner … Read more Sunday Worship: Let all the world in every corner sing
I think I might have a phobia of blank screens— The thing is, when you write stories, it’s the only place to begin new ones. See my dilemma? I’ll admit, I stall for as long as I can sometimes, doing everything else but facing the blank screen. I read about the story. I think about … Read more Reflections: Blank screens
We know where we’re going. We know who has promised. And sometimes, it’s hard to wait till we get there. It’s not always the journey that’s the challenge — you know, those times when we’re doing things and seeing progress made. As challenging as the journey may be, the forward movement, usually, is enough encouragement … Read more Are we there yet?
(Based on a true story) ***** “You would eat, but only at the mercy of this woman”. I don’t believe any of us had expected the meeting to end this way. Three of us had gone to one of the deacons’ house with our pastor to try and resolve the issues he was having at … Read more By their fruits you shall know them
1. Sinners Jesus will receive: Sound this word of grace to all Who the heav’nly pathway leave, All who linger, all who fall. Refrain: Sing it o’er (Sing it o’er again) and o’er again:(Sing it o’er again:) Christ receiveth (Christ receiveth sinful men) sinful men. (Christ receiveth sinful men) Make the message (Make the message … Read more Sunday Worship: Christ receiveth sinful men
One day this world would see the fulfillment of the promise of the second coming. Children would be gone. Christians would be gone. This message of salvation that they are presently resistant to would be gone. Hope would be gone. They might try to explain these things, but eventually the world would go on, completely … Read more Three reasons we know Jesus is coming back