April 4, 2012, at 9:00 am

Hope

I’ve been studying a lot lately about the correlation between faith and works. If you’ve been joining me in the James study in Sunday School, you are most likely learning a lot about it as well.

There is a danger in all of these thoughts of faith and works, though, to think that the “works” [...]

February 7, 2012, at 9:00 am

Everything Is Yours

When all the world is under fire When skies are threatening to thunder and rain And I am overcome by fears that I can’t see

If everything is Yours Everything is Yours If everything is Yours I’m letting it go No, it was never mine to hold No, never mine

Who could command the stars [...]

February 3, 2012, at 9:00 am

Jane Austen and Spiritual Development

Just about the time I start to really enjoy a book, I find some blogger who hates it. For every book that’s advanced my spiritual growth, my understanding of Scripture, my confidence in prayer, or various other areas of growth I can find someone who thinks the book is terrible, wrong or dangerous. For every [...]

January 27, 2012, at 9:00 am

He Knows My Heart

Standing at my window, hidden by the night  Harboring the private wounds, safe and out of sight  There’s an agony in living, but there’s a comfort in the truth  That no one knows my heart better than you. 

I can face a lot of people with this sanguine act of mine  Guarded by the eloquence [...]

December 13, 2011, at 8:43 pm

Christmas Songs

I was going to post some of my favorite Christmas songs a few weeks ago and never got to it, so I figured now is a good time! While there are only a few Christmas songs I really dislike (I’m talking about you, Christmas Shoes!) I tend to like an arrangement of a certain song. To [...]

December 9, 2011, at 8:31 pm

No More Chains

I hope those of you in the women’s Sunday school class have had a chance to read through your homework this week. I have done this book before, but decided to go through it again to work through some of the things in greater detail. I have really enjoyed the videos as well as the [...]

November 22, 2011, at 5:22 pm

Music & Lyrics

I have had some great songs on repeat lately, making playlists of some songs that have been encouraging me. If you are looking for some uplifting songs, here are a few great ones to start with. I’ve included the lyrics that really speak to me right now.

Only Just Begun by Aaron Keyes from the CD [...]

September 30, 2011, at 3:44 pm

Road Trip

Okay, it’s not a long road trip. But I am heading to Baltimore today for the Beth Moore LIving Proof Live conference. And while the drive isn’t LONG, it still requires music! I’ll be forcing my mom to listen to a new CD I recently acquired by Aaron Keyes called Dwell. It’s an excellent CD. [...]

September 7, 2011, at 9:56 pm

Want to Join the Resolution?

One of my favorite Bible Study teachers, Priscilla Shirer has written a new book called The Resolution for Women. This book is sort-of a tie-in to the movie coming out this fall, Courageous.

The author is sponsoring a book club on her website starting September 16th. There will be discussion questions and additional content during the [...]

July 8, 2011, at 3:03 pm

Book Excerpts

If you look at the sidebar to the left, you’ll notice the cute little Kindle readers. They are the showing the covers of the two books I’m currently reading. I’ll update them as I finish one book and move on to another. I also have one on my personal blog that shows the fiction book [...]