"Trust in the Lord with all your heart" Proverbs 3:5
Remember when you were a child and you would spin in a circle as fast as you could, for as long as you could, until you fell over? There were many techniques to this. You had to consider where to look: you could pick a focal point right in front of you and keep your [...]
I was watching a video where a woman was talking about following our callings, and she recited John 10:27: "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." I instantly got emotional. For 3 years I've heard the message "wait." I don't know why, and I don't know what I'm waiting [...]
I've heard the verse a hundred times, but this time it hit different. I really thought about the meaning of the verse, and it impacted me in a whole new way. In Luke 12 :7, Jesus says "Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted..." I had never really thought twice about this verse. [...]
"The Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name." Genesis 2:19 This detail is such a beautiful image of fatherhood. I used [...]
Words are hard to form in the face of grief. Well-meaning people say things that are less than helpful to those having a difficult time. We have a tendency to want to fix other people's problems, including their grief. We say things like "well, at least..." "everything happens for a reason" and "just be thankful [...]
We've all been in situations we wanted to change. Whether they were situations of mild discomfort or life or death, it's likely there have been moments you prayed for God to intervene. My prayers for change usually end up being very similar to one another: "please change this," "please remove this obstacle," "please make this [...]
Deuteronomy 2:5 "You've been traveling around this hill country long enough; turn north. Command the people: You are about to travel through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so be very careful. Don't provoke them, for I will not give you and [...]
A Bible story that has been sticking out to me lately is a conversation Jesus has with Peter after His resurrection. In John 21, He is telling Peter to tend His sheep, and describing what will happen to Peter—a not so peaceful death. Peter sees John, and asks Jesus "Lord, what about him?" (verse 21). [...]
In the busyness of the holiday season, we can get distracted from Christmas' true meaning. As you buy gifts for loved ones, prepare meals for gatherings, and take time off of work, remember what you are celebrating. Jesus came into this world as a baby to live and die for us. What we know about [...]
Not even Jesus was loved by everyone. Creator of the world and the gospel of peace and love. The actual one person that could heal, restore, and bring peace to our broken world was killed by it. The Gospel of John says "He was in the world, and the world was created through him, and [...]
Always Emily 