“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT) It was our fourth vacation day at the beach. Our youngest daughter and I ventured down the beach, eager to find at least one intact shell for our vacation collection. She had been filling her purple bucket with shells every day; however they were mostly broken. As I looked inside Continue Reading
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SHE SOARS 2017 – Pictures
SHE SOARS 2017 was a huge success! Words cannot express our gratitude for each volunteer from Mt. Zion Baptist Jonesboro, led by Stephanie Deaton, as well as Senior Pastor Chris Reynolds, Associate Pastor Russell Naquin, Administrator Connie Andrews and every vendor, sponsor and attendee! Christ was honored and exalted. The worship was anointed and each teaching honored God and the Truth of His Word. As I read the results from the survey that was sent out after the conference, I was humbled Continue Reading
Fear and Anxiety – The Evil of the Century {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
Fear and anxiety. A deadly combination that sweeps our modern world these days. My teenage daughter shared her heart in a recent conversation, where she talked about some of the fears that often cross her mind. Some of them invade her thoughts in the middle of the night, keeping her awake for hours on end. I remember having the same crippling, often irrational fears for many years: fear of dying. Fear of robbers entering my house. Fear that my parents would die. The list went on and on. As Continue Reading
Can Seven Hours Change the Course of Your Life?
I was 25 years old when I surrendered my life to the Lord. My life was a mess. It was filled... with emptiness (take that for an oxymoron!) I would be lying to you if I said that, in a magic moment, when I confessed my sins and asked Jesus to take over... e.v.e.r.t.h.i.n.g changed for the better. If anything, when you live a certain lifestyle for 25 years, changing the course takes time, loss and pain. It's certainly not easy. In the past two decades, there have been moments when the Continue Reading
Marriage, Divorce… and the Fruit of the Spirit {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
In 1994, Howard Markman, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of Denver and director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies, and Clifford Notarius, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and director of the Center for Family Psychology, published a book titled “We Can Work it Out: Making Sense of Marital Conflict.” The book was written based on 20 years of scientific investigations of several married couples. Later, in 2016, a Continue Reading
When You Can’t Forgive Yourself {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 Key Verse: “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” V.17 I’ve met several people along the years who claimed that they couldn’t stop thinking about their past sins, those decisions they made before accepting Christ as their Savior. One particular lady suffered with self-depreciating thoughts for many years following her salvation. Although she believed God had cast her sins as far as Continue Reading
