Hey ladies! Wasn’t Sunday night amazing!! What a sweet time of worship together and being refreshed in the Lord. Worship nights are my favorite! The theme of the evening was Spirit and Truth and we heard about one of my favorite stories – the woman at the well. This woman had so many strikes against …
Washing Feet
After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him. John 13:1-5 On the last Thursday before His death, burial and resurrection, Jesus gave His disciples a special commandment, a new commandment, as He celebrated His final Passover meal with …
When Life Doesn’t Go According to Our Plans
By Jane Weeks I was asked a while back to write a blog for the Women’s Ministry at North Side. I hardly even know what a blog is (I’m old school) much less felt qualified to write one. When I asked about it, I was told to just write anything – well that sure narrows …
Shards of Grace
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 It was one of those mornings, and it started early. I had a lot to do and got up extra early to get it done. I hadn’t slept hardly at all the night before which meant I was tired, overwhelmed, and emotional. I felt …
Treasuring and Pondering…
But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. Luke 2:19 I love nativity sets. I have a small collection but through the years I have lost some of the pieces from the different sets. I just love the beauty of everyone standing around Baby Jesus – the angels, Shepherds, Kings, animals, Joseph, …
The Secret to Pressing On
By Lara Cook But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God …
All Authority
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” Matthew 28:18 Have you ever heard something that you have heard your whole life, but then, all of a sudden, it is like a lightbulb comes on? I have heard this Bible verse hundreds of times …
Twenty For Twenty – Story
Everyone has a story. In fact, most of us have many stories from different seasons of our lives that make up our whole story. Some stories we cannot tell, but some stories we can and should. Don’t ever underestimate the story of you and all the experiences of your life that contribute to who you …
Twenty For Twenty – Empty
A Good Kind of Empty by Lara Cook Empty. Vacant. Unoccupied. Uninhabited. Desolate. Deserted. Abandoned. Have you experienced anything like that this year? Empty can be applied to all of our lives this year in one way or another. We have seen empty shelves. We have driven down empty streets. We have passed empty parks. …
Twenty for Twenty – Hide
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2 Where is your Cleft? There is a place where we can hide. The safety of the cleft of the Rock of Ages – Trust in …