by lijadmin | Nov 5, 2023 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
It’s Sunday morning. I’m sitting in church, and some of our members start singing, “I Stand Amazed in the Presence” (Charles H. Gabriel 1905). I’m sitting there listening to the beautiful blend of voices in the quartet that is singing...
by lijadmin | Oct 29, 2023 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Before the days of caller ID, many of my phone conversations began something like this: Phone: “Ring, ring.” Me: “Hello.” Voice: “Hi, Sis!” Me: “Hi!” My greeting was often followed by several seconds of silence while I...
by lijadmin | Oct 22, 2023 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
We have all seen the news, the heartbreaking scenes of lives lost with loved ones left to mourn. Not knowing when this will end and how to go on. It is unfathomable of the hate one must possess to do this. I am sure, like most, since this began, my mind has been a...
by lijadmin | Oct 15, 2023 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Have you recently determined to do something and had the thought, “well that didn’t go as I planned “? I can definitely say that I have! My daughter and I were...
by lijadmin | Oct 13, 2023 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
“Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 Have you ever had a song pierce your heart with such love and gratitude that you could not even form the words to sing it out? For me, that song is Hillary Scott’s Thy Will Be Done. The...
by lijadmin | Oct 8, 2023 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
When we become Christians, we enter into a relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit that will cause us to grow. With the power of the Holy Spirit, we are called to become more like Jesus and become more holy. It is this spiritual growth that becomes a...
