IT'S NOT OVER (WHEN GOD IS IN IT) by Israel Houghton & New Breed It's not over, it's not finished It's not ending, it's only the beginning When God is in it, all things are new All things are new I know its darkest just before dawn Might be the hardest season you experience IContinue reading "Song & Verse: IT’S NOT OVER (WHEN GOD IS IN IT)"
Oakland 7th graders stage rap battle portraying DNA discovery controversy, name check 2 Chainz
This is so awesome! 7th graders in Oakland, CA rapping about about scientific discoveries. Enjoy and learn!
1 Peter 3 & 4: Suffering for Good & Living for God
The First Book of Peter was on my mind this morning. I didn't want to end the day without sharing the two chapters that spoke to me deeply today.
Infinite possibilities
Where do you see yourself in five years? I’m sure you bought into the same short-term life-planning pit at some point or several points of your life too. In my youth, I always had an idea or a hope of where I would be in five years’ time in some area of my life – education, work, or relationship. Today I don’t. **Follow the link to read the full article.**
Sermon: WHY THE CHURCH WILL TRIUMPH IN THE DARKEST OF TIMES
I was put to death on the cross with Christ, and I do not live anymore — it is Christ who lives in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself to save me.
Song & Verse: ALL OF ME by John Legend
Recently, I heard John Legend sing his new single, All of Me, live on David Letterman. The song took me away. A beautiful and emotionally eloquent expression of love. I rewound my TV twice to hear the song again and again. I haven't bought popular music in years - at least I can't remember theContinue reading "Song & Verse: ALL OF ME by John Legend"
Perserverance & Endurance
People in your circle may give you platitudes (empty words) meant to lift you up, but if those words don't line up with the Word of God, you will soon fall flat again. No where in God's Word are we told to give up when we are confronted with opposition. No where. But in all things we are to count the cost of our pursuit to make sure it's something we can sustain and succeed in.
Song & Verse: Show me how big your brave is.
This summer, I have learned and shared boldly this jem: A person's inabilty to accept who I am is not my problem. I don't need to make excuses for the woman I am. I don't need to subjugate the person I am to accomodate another person's sense of who they are. If I can't be who I am in any given interaction with another person, then they don't need to be interacting with me. ** Follow the link to read the full article.**
Beautiful advice from a divorced man after 16 years of marriage
Great advice. Bless yourself, your spouse and your marriage.