I’ve often heard it called the dark night of the soul – a season of life where God seems to fall silent and uncaring. We really don’t like to talk about it because it sounds sacrilegious. So instead of dealing with the darkness, we stuff the reality of our walk through the dark night until we…
Did this past year leave you scarred and battered? A full revolution around the sun can leave us dizzied and confused. But there is something exciting about sitting on the edge of one year, ready to leap into a fresh new one. Many of us are ready to fill in our new 2023 planners with…
Many people have written about waiting on God. And honestly, I am a little tired of hearing about it. Umm, did I say that out loud? Before you click away from this page, let me explain. We bemoan how difficult it is to wait on God and ask “How long O Lord?” When we talk to…
The love of God came down on the day Jesus was born. This beautiful expression of God’s love for each of us was not a last minute decision. As soon as Satan struck with the incurable wound of sin in the garden, God provided a remedy. God knew His love would be sent down in His…
And all over America this Thanksgiving week, families will be gathering their “crazies” all in one place! It can make for a very interesting (or insert whatever word describes your situation) day! You know, we southerners have a saying, “We don’t hide our crazy. We parade it around on the front porch and give it…
Back in the mid 80’s (the most awesome decade of all)… I attended a very simple Christian teen youth camp. There was no modern worship band, no big-name speakers, and no AC. The camp, located in Yampertown, AL, is now known as Trinity camp. It was here, around one of those campfires where the Spirit…
“Hold it all together, everybody needs you strong.” And with that one line, the song “Just Be Held” had my attention. That is me in a nutshell. Shelly…wife, mom, grandma, leader, teacher, education professional. Hold it together girl – you can’t let anybody see your mess. So many times I have put on the expected…
“I’m such a happy Chewbacca.” And with that, Candace Payne broke the internet-webs. In case you are the only person on the planet who has not seen it… http:// ….your welcome! I normally don’t go for click bait, but there was just something about seeing Chewbacca busting a gut laughing that got me! Laughter is…
Let’s be honest… We hear many people preaching, singing, tweeting, facebooking, etc…about resurrection power, but is it a reality in our lives? Does our experience match all the hype? Many born-again Christians live an ineffective, powerless life and that does not align with what we read in Scripture. So what’s up with that? Apostle Paul…
I’m not a flowery wordsmith. Not even a little bit. But for whatever reason, God has my nose poked into the Psalms for my personal study. I have resisted systematically studying the Psalms over the years because, honestly, it is not my style of writing. I am a bit too left-brained for my own good….