FEAR! Something all of us have to confront and conquer. A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. I would only imagine that this fear can come upon the lives of men and women of God when faced with those that are a threat. Unfortunately with recent news in a church in Charleston – this fear is brought to us all. For just one week ago, nine lives were stolen after a bible study. A horrific and extreme tragedy hit our church and a crime inconceivable. For the families that lost loved ones…those that are grieving… as a body of Christ, we grieve with you! Our prayers go out to all the loved ones of Charleston. I can’t image the thoughts of all the people that congregate at this church. For those that stood home on that day or those that survived. God knows all things, for the souls of all those lives are before the Lord. As a Christian, a wife of a pastor, a woman of God, I can only say how sorrowful I am to have learned that this happened in a house of God. May God continue to bring comfort in this time of loss. Continue reading
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FEAR NOT!
Father’s Day Love
Happy Father’s Day To All.
This next blog is going to be very personal but I have to share it. I promised God I would share through pages and a pen…which now transfers so fast with today’s technology!
All my life I have always had something missing. I come from a broken home at an early age. We were the home that grew up with that huge absence…and to know this Father’s Day weekend how valuable that really is! My mom and dad had split when I was about 5 or 6 that detail I can recall vaguely except that I would feel that absence everyday moving forward. Not having a father figure in the home really does put a dent. Even with that fact, there will always be something missing in everyone’s life that no one or nothing can fill. Continue reading
Something About That Crowd
Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.” Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:1-10 NKJV)
There’s something about that crowd! Continue reading
Emmanuel, God With Us
With such gratitude in my heart
I’m here to thank You for all You are
You’ve been faithful all my days
In every season You remain
I will enter Your gates with thanksgiving
Lord I run into Your arms
My lips will sing of Your goodness
For Your love illuminates my heart
My lips will lavish praise upon You
For You are Emmanuel, God with us
Emmanuel, Whom shall I fear
For You are always near
Emmanuel, I will praise You all my days
Lord I hunger and I crave
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