“Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting, get understanding.” “The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.” I immediately recognized the quotes engraved on the walls of the Library of Congress — one from the Old Testament, the other one referring to Christ in the New Testament. These verses are well known to me. I stood in the Reading Room, astounded by the beauty and majesty of the architecture, while my heart raced with the Continue Reading
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New Year Does Not Mean Our trials Are Over {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
“Wake us up when 2020 ends! 50 quotes that sum up how everyone feels about the past year.” The headline preceded an article in Parade magazine, filled with funny and insightful quotes for the year that changed life as we knew it. I read each quote, amused and sometimes laughing out loud, especially when I came across this anonymous one: “After all the stupid things I’ve done in my life, if I die because I touched my face, I’m gonna be mad.” You’ve got to give it to the author — that’s pretty Continue Reading
Looking Back at 2020… Moving forward in 2021
Dear friends, Christmas morning met us with many reasons to celebrate. We were incredibly blessed to be able to celebrate Christmas with Steve’s family in Chattanooga. As we opened our gifts for the first time in our new home on Christmas morning and had our own Christmas breakfast and birthday cake for Jesus (I finally ditched the frosted cake and made breakfast-friendly coffee-cake), we spent time sharing the many reasons we are so grateful to be Children of God, and prayed together as a Continue Reading
Advent Celebrations Reinforce Significance of Jesus’ Birth {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
The term “Advent” originated from Latin “adventus,” which means “coming” or “arrival.” The Latin term, translated from the Greek word “Parousia,” is the term used in the New Testament’s original text for the second coming of Christ. Therefore, the Advent season is observed in most Christian denominations as the celebration of Christ’s coming at his birth and the return of Christ at the second coming. Both events are found in Messianic prophecies in the Old and New Testament. The activities Continue Reading
A Christmas Dare {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
"For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-11 I love a good story. It’s true – I can be so enthralled by a good book or movie that, as my family says, ‘a bomb could go off beside me and it wouldn’t faze Continue Reading
Sometimes Tough Love Is the Best Gift {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
The prophet Ezekiel was one of the 10,000 exiles taken to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar in 597 B.C. During that time, God appeared in a magnificent vision while Ezekiel was among the Jews camping by the Kebar River, located in modern-day Syria. When God called Ezekiel to prophesy to the Jews, his ministry’s central message became immediately evident. The book’s theological focus becomes unmistakable within the first chapters: the life permeated with God’s presence versus the death associated Continue Reading
