If obedience requires sacrifice, how is it that our sacrifices don't necessarily prove our obedience? Not much time is needed to answer this question based on my own life experiences. During Lent … [Read more...]
Obedience & Sacrifice: The Motivation of Love
May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
The very foundation of Christianity is based on obedience and sacrifice. In the garden before being arrested, Jesus "fell on his face and prayed, saying, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup … [Read more...]
Peace in His Presence
September 1, 2012 1 Comment
We are all looking for it, aren't we? The peace of mind so profound that it saturates our souls. We crave it. We long for it, and we can find it. "Do not be anxious about … [Read more...]
The River of Peace to Your Soul
June 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
There's something peaceful about the summer rain falling now in Starkville, Mississippi. Right now I'm sitting at my makeshift kitchen table and chairs--a small coffee table and pillows on the … [Read more...]
Living “Guided” and the Bridge of Faith
May 29, 2012 Leave a Comment
Good morning from North Myrtle Beach! What a blessing it was this morning to wake up early and drink coffee on the balcony of my uncle's beachfront condo. I know, right? It's probably not too … [Read more...]
Rachel Smith– “All of Me”
May 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
MONDAY -Media Messages- For all the times that I have run For all the places I have gone to find a happiness apart from you I'll say a hundred thousand times that I am lost without your … [Read more...]
“This little light of mine…”
May 5, 2012 1 Comment
SATURDAY -SONshine- To go along with having cute, little category names for each day of the week, I chose "SONshine" for Saturdays. Even if I hadn't though, I couldn't think of a better topic … [Read more...]
Happy Easter!
April 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
Happy Easter! On this day, let's celebrate with great joy! Our Savior did not only die to pay the price of sin for all eternity, but He defeated the grave; He rose again! Just as Matt Maher … [Read more...]
Encountering God in this Season of Lent
February 25, 2012 1 Comment
*** The sun was shining brightly. Even after the long bike ride back to my apartment, a smile still found it's way across my glistening face. In the mood to cook, I opened up the cookbook she … [Read more...]
Certainty in the everyday moments of the journey
February 16, 2012 2 Comments
Do you ever wish that you could have certainty? Pretty easy question, isn't it? Of course, we wish that we could be more certain of this life and where our next steps will take us. There are so … [Read more...]
