Mediocrity and the Leftovers We Give God by Lauren NanceDevout believers in Christ often seize our faith with great passion and fervor. We preach, prophesy, shout and dress the part Sunday after Sunday; taking pride in calling ourselves ‘a child of the King.’Even so, there’s a dirty little secret running rampant in our houses of worship …
God-check: What does ‘homeless’ look like?
Sometimes you just have to check yourself. I know I do. And when you don't, sometimes God will do the checking. I can easily find myself making snap judgments about people without any consideration of them and certainly without the compassion I profess to have. This very thing happened to me a couple of months ago. …
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FAITH-tastic FRIDAY – Mysteries and Rainbows
I find that I'm becoming increasingly more comfortable with "not knowing." This is huge because I've always been the know-it-all and have often defined myself by my intelligence. But there's something rather WONDER-full about being okay with the mysteries of life; the mysteries of God. In fact, the wrestling with an idea can be more exciting; …
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What?! Wednesdays – Are You Paying Your Pastor? – Church, Inc. by Rainah Chambliss
Church, Inc. by Rainah ChamblissAnyone who does not know that the church is a business, and in America, a big business, is living somewhere cut off from society. Churches are advertised on billboards, at bus stops, and even on entire television networks dedicated to all church, all the time, programming. Some ministry-related programs, if you are …
Vacation and Dying…in that order. :)
Okay. I'm back, y'all. I just spent 9 days enjoying the Florida sun and beaches with my family. And while having an overstimulated, teething 10 month old and a fierce cold the latter part of the vacation COULD have made things miserable...it didn't. The vaca was what it was supposed to be--FAITHTASTIC! And now back to …
FAITH-tastic Friday!
The ability to laugh at yourself and at the absurdity that life can bring (or we bring to life)...is absolutely FAITH-tastic!He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting. - Job 8:21 Deliver him, Lord! LOL!Check out more at http://www.traceymlewis.com
WHAT?! WEDNESDAY- Silent Sins: The Spirit of Misplaced Seed by John Gray
It's. About. To Go. Down.Today's Guest Blog by John Gray will not only provoke thought. It is likely to surface conviction. Translation: Make some of y'all mad. LOL! But let's talk about it. Do you agree or disagree? I'd love to hear your feedback. Silent Sins: The Spirit of Misplaced SeedBy John Gray“But Onan knew that …
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Once Upon a Time…
When I began writing my first novel The Gospel According to Sasha Renee, I really only had one idea in mind. I wanted to embed a unique salvation story into what was commonly called Chick-Lit in the late 90s, early 2000's. However, after the book was released in 2004, I realized there was so much …
HeARTtalk - Healing Through Art and Story 