“May the Lord judge between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you.” 1 Samuel 24:12 David and his men had been hiding when they heard the footsteps of a man entering the cave. Startled, he oddly shifted on the ground, careful not to make a sound that would denounce his presence. He stretched his neck to look toward the sound. His heart skipped a beat. It was him, the man he admired and loved, yet, his enemy. The very one who Continue Reading
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The Struggle Is Real, but So Is God {Interview & Column for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution} Listen to this interview with podcaster, entrepreneur, and author Misty Phillip, where she talks about her bible study, The Struggle Is Real, but so Is God, a study focused on how to keep strong faith through life's hard circumstances. If you are reading this in your email, click HERE to listen. Read the column about this conversation below. “Blessed be your name when the sun’s Continue Reading
Our First LOVE DAY at House of Cherith
February 25th was a day we dreamed about, prayed over and anticipated for over three years. Before the pandemic, my friend and Certified Nutrional Counselor Stephanie Wilkins and I had planned to start working with women's shelters, bringing the Good News of the gospel and sharing free Bible studies with women in transition homes in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Then the pandemic hit and stopped the program before it even began. Fast forward three years, and we now realize that the Continue Reading
LINKUP! Offering Agape Love to the Homeless {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
The interview below with Art Ayris, producer of the movie "No Vacancy," along with my column for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, will challenge you with the question: What can we as the Church do to help those who are hurting in our cities? Click HERE to listen if you are viewing this post in your email. Even though the U.S. government knew that the homelessness crisis grew exponentially during the pandemic, it became difficult to accurately register the numbers of those without Continue Reading
God, Please Give Me One More Sign! {Recharge Wednesday}
Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let Your anger burn against me that I may speak once more; please let me make a test once more with the fleece, let it now be dry only on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the ground. (Judges 6:39) “Lord, did I really hear from you? Or is it my mind, my heart, my flesh, legalism, or anything else shouting out, silencing the voice of Grace? Will you forgive my doubts? Will you speak and confirm your Word to me? Again? Please?” That was the gist of Continue Reading
Compassion Turns your Talents into Gifts {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
Compassion is a powerful emotion that carries the potential to change the world around us. While empathy is a feeling that involves a caring, emotional response to the suffering of others, compassion adds to that a strong desire to ease our neighbor’s pain. It turns our concerns for others into action and is a critical emotion that moves us to bring hands and feet to the commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” In the 24th and 25th chapters of the book of Matthew, Jesus began his Continue Reading
