by lijadmin | Sep 20, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
“Teach me Your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.” Psalm 86:11 I have always had a wandering mind. As a kid, I would sit in class and daydream about what I was going to do over the...
by lijadmin | Sep 13, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love, Living for Jesus - Service, Discipleship & Evangelism
A few years ago, an associate pastor asked me to speak to a small Wednesday night gathering. As we sat on the front row waiting to get started, he leaned over and asked, “What’s your favorite hymn?” I smiled and answered him without hesitation. He immediately sprung...
by lijadmin | Sep 7, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love, Living for Jesus - Service, Discipleship & Evangelism
Devotional reading: 1 Kings chapter 17-19 And the angel of the Lord came back the second time and touched him and said, “arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.” 1 Kings 19:7 This thing called life requires us to prepare for the journey...
by lijadmin | Aug 23, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
I loved chasing fireflies when I was a child. I loved chasing my cousins in a good game of Hide&Seek. I loved chasing the chickens around the yard – until the Mother hen would turn on me. I just loved a good chase! Now that I am not able to chase much of anything,...
by lijadmin | Aug 16, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
I am writing my blog this week with a pot of coffee. Life doesn’t come with an easy button, does it? I may drink the whole pot of coffee myself. Haha! We have had a blessed but full week here at the Oasis. Oasis is the name given to our home when we first moved...
by lijadmin | Aug 9, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love, Living for Jesus - Service, Discipleship & Evangelism
Have you ever stood totally blown away by someone’s overwhelming, unexpected kindness and goodness? My mind drifts back to a dreaded weekend right in the middle of May 2009. I had been invited to a three-day spiritual retreat, which I begrudgingly accepted. I was...
