Fear Not! Standing on Faith Under Adversity

Hello my friend! Have you sensed lately that 2024 is not going to be good for those among us who may be weak or unaware? If you are like me you've been hearing and reading headlines and commentaries along with perhaps dreams and visions that all point to a black wave that is about to …

The Spirit and the Bride say, Come!

None of us have to wonder why God created us as He has, nor be confused as to what is our purpose.  Whether you are new to this faith journey or have been traveling for a while, The Spirit and the Bride say, Come! is designed to help you move beyond status quo to discover your very own Issachar moment, and unleash the profound calling that is uniquely yours. 

The Persistent Widow

Hello my friends and fellow bloggers! I have a special request. I am so excited to be preparing to teach two very timely parables to a group of approximately 150 ladies: The parable of the persistent widow and the parable of the talents. I have been given about 45 minutes to teach on each one. …

What is Sin?

God doesn’t have to punish you if you break His laws written in you. Saint Augustine once said “Sin and its punishment is one and the same thing”. -E. Stanley Jones Lately I've been reading through parts of a book by E. Stanley Jones, titled "The Unshakable Kingdom and the Unchanging Person". When I got …

In Loving Memory

Sad week. My brother Pat passed away this past Sunday. He was only 69. I am the 5th child and only girl. Out of the seven of us (if you include mom and dad), there are only three now left. When I was born, Pat (who was 10 years old at the time) turned to …

SUBmission

The word submission is an interesting word, don't you think? Per Membean, the prefix sub-, with its variants suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, and sur-, all mean “under”, and sub- is the most common form of this prefix. A submarine, for instance, travels “under” the sea. A subway is the way to travel “under” a city. When you have a subpar performance, it is “under” what …

Good Better Best – Knowing God’s Will

In your faith journey, have you ever felt guilty for a thing you didn’t accomplish or failed to do? "I ate too much", or "I didn’t read enough", or "I failed at this", or "I should have given that" or "I should have taken this action", or "I…" (you fill in the blank). Do you …

Losing Yourself to Find Yourself

 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.  For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.  For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a …

Faith Walk, Part 2

Not long ago I was in prayer, confessing to the Lord a frustration I felt with the spiritual growth of someone I love dearly.  I was asking the Lord to correct my attitude so that I could rightly encourage and not hinder.   A picture flashed into my thoughts of an exuberant 2-year-old.  A question came …

Faith Walk

When my husband and I got engaged, one gift we gave one another was a pure bread apple-head seal point Siamese kitten we named "Nuffles". I know, the name, right?! That's a whole other story! Nuffles was 12 weeks old when we got him, and I adored everything about this cat. Reading up on Siamese (or "Meezers") I learned …

Bring it On!

“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that …