Jonah-The Adult Version
Noah's Ark Often children’s Bible stories are cartoonishly illustrated, presumably to get their attention. One such image I remember from my childhood is Jonah inside the whale. What I remember…
Convicted
Have you ever heard a song or sermon, read a Scripture or article and instantly knew the Holy Spirit was speaking directly to you? It was that moment when your…
Milk
It does a spirit good. The most powerful commercials leave me with an image or song or slogan that is timeless. I may be dating myself, but I still remember…
Be Healed
Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;save me and I will be saved,for you are the one I praise.Jeremiah 17:14 (NIV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMpHT86t61I Recently my classmate and line sister, Maestra D'Walla Simmons-Burke,…
Break the Cycle
We rejoice. We exhale. We count our blessings. And, then we move on. But the enemy does not stop. In the Bible, there are numerous accounts of God’s people forgetting…
What a Friend
We met in Junior High School. Recently, I had a pity-party, lamenting that too few of my “friends” reach out to me – a call, a text, an email, a…
Knowing God for Myself
I recently learned of a horror that had me asking the age-old question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” To be honest, I angrily asked “Why does God…
First Person with God-Revisited
When I take notes during a sermon, I usually write using the second person “you” or “your.” This usually stems from me quoting verbatim what the preacher said: “Can your…
Searching for a Good Shepherd
When I read Ezekiel 34, I am again reminded that nothing is new. What is happening today has happened before. What God rebuked then, he rebukes now. In Ezekiel 34,…
Tell Our Story
While researching a topic in the Bible, I came across the name Balaam. It was unfamiliar, so I took note of it to research later. When I began my study…