by lijadmin | Jul 19, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
It is loud, chaotic, and stressful. I am in the process of packing my 3 kids to go see family. I notice how neatly I have put everything in each bag. For instance, for every day I have rolled a shirt, shorts, and undergarments together so that all they have to do is...
by lijadmin | Jul 12, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Recently, I was reading in the book of Revelation and I came across some verses that really struck my heart. The verses I read were in Revelation chapter 2:2-5. In these verses, Jesus, through His revelation to John, begins to address the church at Ephesus. Jesus...
by lijadmin | Jul 5, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Things are certainly not always as they seem. I recently read a story about the Golestan Palace in Tehran, Iran. It is made up of the most beautiful mosaics in the world. The ceilings and walls sparkle like diamonds. But it wasn’t an easy task to become that...
by lijadmin | Jun 28, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love, Living for Jesus - Service, Discipleship & Evangelism
Learning to Laugh He looked to be around four years old. Wisps of reddish blonde hair stuck out from underneath his light blue baseball cap. Busy hands shoveled sand into buckets and scooped chips out of a bag. Dark blue swim trunks extended from his waist to just...
by lijadmin | Jun 25, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Psalm 61 A Psalm of David “Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.” Psalm 61:1 Do you know how many times I have prayed that prayer to my Holy Shepherd? I can’t count that high! So often, my Bible just seems to fall open to the book of Psalms. God’s Word is...
by lijadmin | Jun 22, 2020 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love, Living for Jesus - Service, Discipleship & Evangelism
STONES OF REMEMBRANCE “Take 12 stones, one for each tribe out of Jordan. That this will be a sign among you when your children ask what mean this stone you will answer-God cut off Jordan before the ark of the covenant- this shall be a memorial for the children of...