“This time, the fear had opposition. It would not be able to persist with ease, with its feet kicked up on the couch and a glass of lemonade to welcome it home.”1 That statement right there . . .! If I was forced to pick my favorite part of the book I just finished reading, chapter 12, page 138, 6 lines from the top of the page would be it. How many of us have made fear nice and cozy in our lives? It can walk in, take a seat, kick up its feet, and be refreshed with a nice cool drink that Continue Reading
The Possession vs The Person
The other day while sitting in church I was convinced my mother had entered the room. Yes, she lives hundreds of miles away, but y’all… I heard her! I heard that voice, in that octave, at that cadence that only she was capable of uttering! It was her bellowing that oh-so-familiar warning: “Don’t you ask me that again, [Christy]!!” Then I snapped out of it and realized it was actually my pastor reading God’s words to Moses in Deuteronomy 3:25-26. God had made it clear that Moses would not Continue Reading
Rise and Shine
It happens 365 times a year, 30 or so times a month, 7 times a week! Every single day of our lives this takes place. "What is it?" you ask. The opportunity to rise and shine! Did the s-u-n rise today? You bet it did. And that was our Savior’s sweet reminder that we too have been called and empowered to do the same. Each time the sun beams its rays, we officially have permission to rise up and shine our light as well. Despite how horribly crummy yesterday may have been or in response to Continue Reading