“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” Maya Angelou The study of music has shaped my entire life Since the ripe young age of about 8, I have had music lessons. I started on the piano, and kept it up through my college years and I still play as an adult. I also took flute lessons and voice lessons. My father was a musician, it was important to... Read more
First Landing at Cape Henry, Virginia April 29, 1607 Declaration by Robert Hunt We do hereby dedicate this Land, and ourselves, to reach the People within these shores with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to raise up Godly generations after us, and with these generations take the Kingdom of God to all the earth. May this Covenant of Dedication remain to all generations, as long as this earth remains and may this land, along with England, be evangelists to... Read more
“Little by little, a little becomes a lot.” Tanzanian Proverb Unless you just completely avoid the news, there have been some pretty big names resigning in the past few months from varying positions. I did a little search online and just in the state of Texas, 8 pastors have resigned for several different sins that they committed. Also, a big rapper was arrested for various and sundry things. There is almost complete silence in the town of glittering lights and... Read more
“Mercy is never cowardly. Mercy is strength. It takes courage to be merciful in a world like this.” Sophia Slade Yesterday my husband and I read a devotional concerning loving mercy. I found the topic so interesting that I decided that I would write about this concept. What is mercy? Mercy is compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm. Let’s face it, mercy is in short supply in our culture... Read more
“Prior to the reign of the godly King Josiah, the law of God had been lost in the temple for many years. Has the same thing occurred among us? Has the evangel been lost among Christians?” Paul Washer I’ve found myself having a little trouble sleeping lately. 2 sons deployed will do that to you. To try and fall asleep with some semblance of positive input, I have been listening to the books of the Bible as I fall asleep.... Read more
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less. C.S. Lewis Humility. What does that mean? Humility: freedom from pride and arrogance. Recently I was a captive audience of a podcast. In the last few weeks and months I’ve tried to limit how much podcasts I consume. They were causing me to have a root of bitterness in a very real way. As I sat in the room trying not to pay attention, I could... Read more
“What we need is to love without getting tired. How does a lamp burn? Through the continuous input of small drops of oil. What are these drops of oil in our lamps? They are the small things of daily life: faithfulness, small words of kindness, a thought for others, our way of being silent, of looking, of speaking, and of acting. Do not look for Jesus away from yourselves. He is not out there; He is in you. Keep your... Read more
“What wings are to a bird and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.” Corrie Ten Boom When it looks like the world is going crazy, it is time to get on your knees and pray When I started this article, I was going to write about life and the state of the world. After sitting for a moment and praying, I just felt that this was not the right direction in which to head. We... Read more
“Being a good neighbor is an art that makes life richer.” Gladys Taber Just about everyone that I speak to these days feels such a burden not just for this country, but the entire world. They say things like, “I don’t know how much longer we can go on like this.” Other times I’ve heard people express hatred and vitriol towards a certain person or political party. In some cases, even wishing harm on those that disagree. I cannot... Read more
Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests. Hebrews 13:2 Picture this, 1989, I was a little one sitting in church. Mom had warned me that I needed to be quiet during church because we were worshiping God. We had a little orchestra, organ player and a beautiful grand piano. We started singing Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty. One verse struck me as... Read more
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