For thus says the Lord, ‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.’ Jeremiah 29:10-13 (NASB) The theme for the weekend Continue Reading
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The “He Would Love First” Movement {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
I did not realize it was a movement. I had seen the bracelet in my daughter’s wrist, similar to the one I wore in the late ‘90s — W.W.J.D. (What Would Jesus Do) — but this one had a different acronym: H.W.L.F. (He Would Love First). She showed me a website filled with gear containing the letters — from bracelets to hoodies — a movement embraced by her generation of Christian teenagers and young adults seeking to answer the question: “What Would Jesus Do?” Curious that I am, I found the Continue Reading
Focus on the Right Voice {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
“His coach said he’s a little dog who thinks he’s a big dog.” The ESPN broadcaster words stood out among the other commentators’ insights. It was perhaps the biggest highlight of Georgia Bulldogs’ senior Christopher Smith’s college career. A 74-yard interception return against the Clemson Tigers on Sept. 4 became the deciding play on a game with an outcome that challenged all predictions. My bulldogs were the underdog (pun intended), and yet, the focus, boldness, and determination of a Continue Reading
Refuse to Give in to Discouragement and Fear {Recharge Wednesday – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Prophet Isaiah, chapter 40. Much can be said about the importance of one’s point of focus when it comes to life’s disappointments and hardships. The fact is, life is filled with moments and Continue Reading
When God Is Near, You CANNOT Sink {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
“Immediately, Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” New Testament: Matthew, Chapter 14. It was the miracles of miracles at that point. Jesus’ first mass miracle took place in Decapolis, where he fed 10,000 to 15,000 people with two fish and five loaves of bread. I can only imagine the excitement as the multitudes watched the fish and bread multiply before their eyes. “Yahweh Jireh,” (in Hebrew — God, the provider), fed the hungry in Continue Reading
A Leap of Faith Can Make You Soar {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
My husband and I entered a home accents store, looking for some decorative pieces for our new home. As soon as we started browsing, I stopped at a session filled with beautiful frames containing pictures, some with funny or inspiring words. Maybe it is a writer’s natural tendency, but my eyes linger a bit longer in frames with witty or inspirational words when I visit such stores. My house is full of them. That day was no different. As I entered one of the aisles, a lonely, unpretentious Continue Reading
