Did you know that on average, 87% of households in the United States own a Bible? Yet, a survey found that 50% of people who own Bibles only open them to read once or twice a year, if at all. Only 11% of those surveyed said that they read the Bible daily. Billions of copies… Continue reading The Living Word.
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To the person who won’t go to church…
To the person who won't step foot in a church... I get it. Not all that long ago, I was you. I was the person who rolled my eyes at the sight of a person praying or lifting their hands in worship. I was the person who complained when choir performances would take me into… Continue reading To the person who won’t go to church…
Come to me, all who are weary.
I didn't need to fix things or change by my own power. I simply needed to set aside my pride and my fear and allow the Lord to come into my heart and transform it. I didn't need to fight all of the battles on my own or come up with all of the answers. I needed to learn to rest in God's promises and trust Him to fight for me.
You just never know.
It's not for any of us to choose who is worthy of God's love. It's not up to any one of us to label someone a lost cause. Be faithful, for you never know just how or when God will radically change a heart that everyone else has already given up on.
Less pressure, more faith.
If I really had faith, I wouldn't be worried. If I really had faith, I wouldn't have anxiety attacks. If I really had faith, I wouldn't be depressed. I would just be HAPPY. "Too blessed to be stressed." And for years, I believed that...
I just need to be faithful.
"I don't need to be perfect. I don't need to be the best. I just need to be faithful."
Dear son…
Sometimes, I look at you and can’t make sense of how much time has already passed… even though nothing seemed to really change day by day. I see you now while I still see you then, and I’m starting to see who you are becoming. The bigger you get, the more you start to pull… Continue reading Dear son…
When things go back to normal.
I keep hearing it - “I can’t wait for things to go back to normal.” “When things are normal again...” What “normal” is everyone is longing for? Seeing family and celebrating holidays together. Having birthday parties and baby showers and weddings. Worshipping in packed sanctuaries together. Having the freedom to take the kids to the… Continue reading When things go back to normal.
Choose hope.
On this day last year, I got a phone call at work. It was a nurse from my doctor’s office, telling me that my baby girl’s genetic screening came back with a positive marker for Down syndrome. She wanted me to come in for more tests and follow up with the “high risk” doctor. I… Continue reading Choose hope.
We are not immune.
When we pray for peace, what does that mean? When we pray for protection, for healing, for God to bless us... what are we really praying for? When we say “Lord, thy will be done,” how often do we try to define what that should look like? I think sometimes “answered prayers” can be equated… Continue reading We are not immune.
Kristen Stewart, Writer 