Sharing stories of faith
Fancy this: Joseph and Mary had gone with Jesus to the temple for the yearly feast of passover. It was the first time they were going with Him, and He was just twelve. After the feast, they had been gone a day’s journey before they realized Jesus wasn’t with them. Up until now they had … Read more We did what!?!
The world and the state of its affairs today has not taken God by surprise. God is still in absolute control. No, this was not the place He had in mind when He created the world, but after sin left it broken, God set in motion His plan to redeem man–the creature who bears most, … Read more If ye will receive it
Remember that — ♣ It is the Lord who is your Shepherd. So let Him lead you. ♣ God is good. He does only good things, and if you let Him, He would cause all things to work together for your good. ♣ Help from man is vain. True help comes from only God. ♣ God … Read more As you begin to experience this new land
Aunt Elsie was that kind of aunt—she hated everything and life itself was a joke that wasn’t even funny. Still, everybody liked her. Maybe it was because she wasn’t one to beat about the bush when there was something to say. Or maybe it was the way she genuinely cared for the well-being of family … Read more That Christmas at aunt Elsie’s
We used to sing this song at Sunday school, “Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in His sight”. If only we always remembered that lesson! Different is good—because God made it that way—and He saw that everything He made was good. So let me encourage you this season, as we remember how … Read more Different is good
And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant, thrown down Thine altars, and slain Thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 1 Kings 19:10. The prophet … Read more Lessons from a downcast prophet
We’re not one person, but three; I’d read this once, and supposed it could be the reason why I spend a lot of my time here trying to figure out who I really am. Because… If I don’t know who I am, how would I know home when I finally reach it? I think I … Read more The definition of me
(Lessons from The Essence of Joy by Lynn Watson) The second volume in the Cinnamah-Brosia’s Inspirational Collection for Women, The Essence of Joy follows the story of Cinnamah-Brosia and her friends. They share their stories and provide support and encouragement for each other as they journey through life. Infused with Lynn’s love of essential oils, … Read more Tell your story
Because — Tell me I’m not the only one seeing from this point of view, please! And I’m talking about the visions we’ve gained in the house of God; things that ought not to be so: Like how we miss the experience of truly worshipping because we want to capture the moment with our phones. And … Read more Let’s just call it like we’ve seen it, this one time
He hated her guts and just couldn’t care less about the resulting outcome of this deep rooted hatred. It’s not like she’d done anything to warrant this attitude, he just did not like her and all that pertained to her. And yes, given the opportunity, he would go out of his way to cause her … Read more The authority of the believer
We all know how she likes it quiet, so when she said “It’s too quiet”, it was not that easy to comprehend what she meant. What did she mean? We asked her. And managed to bring her to the-almost-meltdown state. Needless to say, we still couldn’t comprehend what was going on. But she explained; at … Read more Shhh…. Listen
The dresses are getting tighter, the cuts lower, and the slits higher – Mama would be horrified! I hear some places won’t even let sisters sit in front so the preacher can concentrate and preach the message properly. There’s also the song leaders too – People have complained loudly about the dresses getting in way … Read more What would mama say?