In Chapter 2 of the book, Love Does, by Bob Goff he explains a friendship with a guy named Doug who always had a fresh, new approach to life that was refreshing. Sometimes the uniqueness of Doug meant Bob would get shot in the stomach...
If we LOVE people we should REACH them through our prayers! I think too often we just say we will pray for people, but rarely do. READ (1 Timothy 2:1) “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made...
I once heard my Pastor, Marcus Mecum preach a sermon about tears and I will share part of that here for this blog. . I am reminded of this sermon after serving our community today. This weekend our Nation weeps. Today our community weeps. Regardless...
Recently my husband and I had to say goodbye to our dog. Yes, I know, what does this have to do with anything? Bear with me, I promise, it’ll all make sense. In the days following that loss, we both experienced our Lake Hills Church family...
READ: John 11:35: it’s the shortest verse in the entire Bible. Most of us know it by heart. “Jesus wept.” Let’s take a closer look at the verses following this simple, dramatic and emotional verse. John 11:36-43 “Then the Jews said, ‘See how Jesus loved Lazarus!’ And some of...
I believe God speaks to each of us in different ways. With the holiday weekend quickly approaching and some friends headed to our house to visit, I found myself vacuuming the floors. I affectionately refer to vacuuming as “indoor mowing.” While vacuuming I was tempted...
Amos 8:9-10 9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God, “That I will make the sun go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in broad daylight; 10 I will turn your feasts into mourning, And all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth...
Nehemiah 1:3-11 3 And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates are burned with fire.” In the book of Nehemiah and...
This morning I spent some time reading Numbers 32 and I believe God placed a new thought in my heart concerning these scriptures. The timing of this text is shortly before the Children of Israel were to enter the promise land. The people had waited...
Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! 5 He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds] 6 He also wore bronze leg armor,...