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
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
Adoption – Choosing to Change Lives {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
I remember the day as if it were yesterday. I was 9 years old when my parents called my brother and me to our living room and asked us to sit down. By the look on their faces, I knew we were in trouble or something terrible had happened. Their voices were low, their words measured. Carefully, they told us a long story about my mom’s love for a baby abandoned at her aunt’s house. Mom was only 15 years old when she met the 9-month-old baby girl. Over the next several years, she fell in love Continue Reading
Column & Interview with Dr. Richard Blackaby {Experiencing God Bible}
Experiencing a Fresh Encounter with God As believers start their faith walk, perhaps one of the most common questions in their hearts is, “How do I know that God is speaking to me?” Because one of Christianity’s core beliefs is that through our relationship with the Messiah, we gain access to God’s throne and, therefore, can hear directly from him through the Holy Spirit, learning to listen to God is undoubtedly every faithful believer’s desire. But hearing God speak is only the first Continue Reading
Column & Interview with Lysa Terkeurst – Good Boundaries and Goodbyes
According to a survey performed by the website Statista.com between Oct. 25 and Nov. 2, 2022, the top 5 New Year’s resolutions for 2023 have not changed from the year before: Exercising more is No. 1, followed by eating healthier, losing weight, saving more money and spending more time with family and friends. Certain elements are undoubtedly crucial to accomplish goals: Perseverance, self-control, and determination are at the top of the list. Likewise, challenging our self-imposed Continue Reading
God’s Silence doesn’t Mean He is Absent {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
There are approximately 400 years in Jewish history unaccounted for in protestant canonical scriptures. This time is known as the intertestamental period - the years between the Old and the New Testament from Nehemiah until the birth of Jesus Christ (c. 430 – 5 BC). Due to the absence of prophetic revelation, scholars call this period the “Silent Years.” However, this era is anything but silent when it comes to historical and cultural changes. Social and political events during this time were Continue Reading
