Song & Verse: NOTHING ELSE MATTERS by Israel & New Breed

This song was suggested to me by a reader after she read What really matters in the end…. Thank you, Shantee, for giving me a song to sing. 🙂 Nothing Else Matters Lyrics Songwriters: Isreal Houghton, Meleasa Houghton So many pressures in life So many reasons to throw in the towel When I feel like I’mContinueContinue reading “Song & Verse: NOTHING ELSE MATTERS by Israel & New Breed”

Poem: WHERE IS YOUR HOSPITALITY? by LaShawnda Jones

[A rebuke from the Lord] Where is your hospitality? What happened to your love? Your charity? Your kindness? Why are you growing weary? Did I not promise to keep you?Refresh you? Restore you?Are you not certain that you will overcome your current trials? Have you noticed how hardhearted you’ve become? Why did you allow thatContinueContinue reading “Poem: WHERE IS YOUR HOSPITALITY? by LaShawnda Jones”

Women in the Bible: WOMEN of FAITH

Women of Faith from Grace Communion International.com, http://www.gci.org/spiritual/womenfaith  Yesterday, Now and Forever “God is not ashamed to be called their God.” This profound statement is found in Hebrews 11, the faith chapter of the Bible. Can you imagine your name being listed along with Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Joseph and Moses in God’s list of theContinueContinue reading “Women in the Bible: WOMEN of FAITH”

Women Who Spoke the Word of God

Women Who Spoke the Word of God by Michael Morrison, from Grace Communion International, http://www.gci.org/church/ministry/women Women have an increasing role in the work of the church. Women not only lead women in “women’s ministries,” but also lead men and women in music, prayer, teaching and speaking. Some people wonder why women should be allowed toContinueContinue reading “Women Who Spoke the Word of God”

Song & Verse: Give Us Clean Hands

Psalm 24 (NLT) A psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.The world and all its people belong to him. For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas and built it on the ocean depths. Who may climb the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place?ContinueContinue reading “Song & Verse: Give Us Clean Hands”

Courageous by Casting Crowns (music video)

“Courageous” is the first single from Casting Crowns’ upcoming album, Come To The Well, available October 18, 2011. “Courageous” is also featured in the upcoming movie Courageous, in theaters September 30, 2011. For more information, visit http://courageousthemovie.com & http://castingcrowns.com.   We were made to be courageous We were made to lead the way We couldContinueContinue reading “Courageous by Casting Crowns (music video)”

Just do it – Walk in Faith & Praise God along the Way!

Jesus can’t be shocked by human nature, but He points out that He cleaned ten lepers and only one (a foreigner, at that) returned to thank Him and give glory to God. He continues and says because of that man’s expression of faith, he is now healed.

Pleasing God While in the World

We work so hard to please God and all our hard work is for naught when we aren’t giving Him what He truly wants. God is a communicator. He has spoken His words and had them written down so we can review and refer back to them at our leisure. As we learn His Word, He wants us to speak it back to Him. In teaching us to speak His word back to Him, He is teaching us to speak to Him directly. His ears are open – He’s ready to listen; He’s ready to answer. He’s ready to speak new words to us… special words.

Who Are You Building For?

When you dedicate yourself – your life – to God, when you submit to the guidance of the Holy Spirit and lean on the teachings of Jesus Christ everything you do is imbued with His essence. Everything. You don’t have to draw attention to yourself, however people will be drawn to you – not because of who you are but because of whose you are