So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is head over every ruler and authority- Colossians 2:10 (NLT) This week, I have been meditating on Christ's sufficiency and what it means to live fully committed to it. If you have a...
You are my hiding place; you will protect from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 As a child growing up in a busy city, quiet and solitude were two luxuries and very rare. One day, my mother took us to the city's public...
Crisp air breezes as leaves descend, anticipating the seasonal changes that await us during fall and winter. The fall and winter months invite us to embrace a slower pace. Even animals prepare for shorter days and colder nights. All great...
A couple of weeks ago, while conversing with a friend, she said, "It wasn't supposed to be like this." I asked her what she meant by that. She responded, "This wasn't what I had planned for my life." At that moment, I understood what she...
We all have a version of God. It may be a version based on past experiences, trauma, authority, personal interactions with Him, or childhood stories. As a child, the picture I painted of God, who I couldn't see living beyond the blue skies, was a...
At one point or other, you have heard or said yourself, "It just has to be perfect." With the introduction of social media and its curated highlights, the appearance of perfection is the emphasis. Companies selling beauty products to give the...
With summer just around the bend, we can welcome it slowly with intentionality and purpose. For most, summertime shifts us from a frenzied school/work schedule to a lighter workload and no school-related activities. Summer is when our rhythms...
So often, we can become desensitized to stories we read in the Bible. Perhaps some accounts we have relegated as children's Sunday school stories while overlooking the profound messages they offer. Let's discuss one today. Daniel 3 holds an epic...
As a child, a game I played a few times was Capture the Flag. I wasn't the athletic type, but I understood the mission. As the other players left the defensive territory to enter the enemy's camp, my objective was not surrendering the flag. With...
A few months back, I heard a song by Sarah Kroger titled Belovedness (I will link it below, I highly encourage you to listen). What a powerful ballad highlighting all the areas of our lives we feel inferior and the reason why we do. Most of...
Living in a woodland setting has allowed me to see incredible birds. To enjoy them more, I have placed bird feeders in my yard to get a closer and personal look. It has been a trial and error buying the right one to keep some furry predators from...
The old saying "there is nothing new under the sun" remains true today. From the beginning of creation, the enemy has used two effective strategies to render Christians ineffective. Returning to the scene of The Fall, we see soon after the...