Every Sunday at my church, we end the service by all singing the Doxology together after opening our hands to receive a benediction over our next week before we gather again. It’s a unifying experience to be able to do this with sisters and b…
Last week, I wrote about “Standing on the Promises” of God, so this week I felt it was best to acknowledge that sometimes in this life, we don’t always have the strength to stand. And when that happens – because it inevitably will – sometimes all we need to do is remember that we have the ch…
Do you remember when a pinky promise was the end all be all, the epitome of one staying true to their word – cross their heart and hope to die? Or are you like me, who still both offers and requests pinky promises, one hand to be silly, but sometimes admittedly still quite serious.
“Have Thine Own Way, Lord” - what a phrase of surrender, and a phrase that God is probably quite used to wrestling from many of our own grasps. For those of us who like control, who like to feel capable and competent in our own right, this is perhaps a phrase that when it finally falls from …
I may have mentioned this before, but it bears revisiting – but have you ever been at a complete loss as to what to pray? Maybe you’re struggling, maybe you’re just exhausted, or maybe your mind has just been overwhelmed and overstimulated to the point where your mind is just filled with sta…
The power of music to comfort, inspire, and express our deepest emotions is undeniable – or at least this is a constant truth in my own life. Throughout history, music, but hymns in particular, have been a source of solace and strength for people of faith. One such hymn that has brought comf…
I sometimes find myself wondering if I'm worth anything more than simply being convenient. Are people friends with me, do they love me, do they appreciate my presence for anything more than the fact that I'm convenient? Accessible? Because I'm just close by or because I'm family, for instanc…
