Now, that wasn’t so hard, was it? ……Oh, yes, it was! But it was worth it! It was time to face a personal […]
How To Attend A Great Sunday Service
It is honestly up to you as to how you experience attending your local church. Here are some tips. 1: On your way to church, take a moment to pray for your pastor, worship leaders, Sunday School teachers, ushers and all the volunteers who will probably be at the church a good hour before you […]
Rend the Heavens
I raged against God in the darkness, “Where is the Light?” His answer was in the form of a paintbrush. “Go fill the darkness with the colours I provide you.” I looked down at my artist’s palette, the colours improvised for myself were dark and clouded, murky and muddy. I raised my palette to the […]
LORD, CONSTRAIN WHAT NEEDS TO BE CONSTRAINED
An excerpt from “Not Always All Together” by Katherine Walden, available on Amazon “We have a choice. We can carry the world on our shoulders, or we can say, ‘I give up Lord; here’s my life. I give you my world, the whole world.’” ~ Bruce Larson, “Believe and Belong” My deadliest foe is the […]
A Christian’s Joy Is More Than a Giddy Emotion
Christian joy is not just a giddy, light-hearted, frothy emotion. Joy is meatier than that; it has substance. It girds us up and lightens our path even through the darkest of days. “The joy of the Lord IS our strength.” Joy is not born from our past, present or future circumstances. Joy is born from […]
Carrying a Secret Grudge Against God?
For a long time, I was angry with God. I was resentful, frustrated, and desperate. God let me down and broke my heart, or so I thought. I felt like a broken tool, tossed to the side once I was of no use. God owed me an apology, or so I thought! I disdainfully threw […]