Talking to a friend today who is battling failure...they shared how down they are about what they call, “failing God” and falling for the same thing over and over again. I asked them, “Which is more fruitful? Focus on our failure or focus on Jesus and His Victory?” Think on that for a moment... We are called to live by faith, hope and love. As followers of Jesus we are made to live in God’s grace. We ...
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Do you do this too? You have a blender of worries and concerns whirring around in your mind on a given day. Sometimes it feels like the blender is on full blast and someone took the lid off, stuff spewing everywhere. As I write this, my blender is full of a lot of things that may be in yours as well. That loved one who is fighting Covid, that friend who ...
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Securing your beach umbrella properly sets the tone for your beach day on Tybee Island. People go to great lengths to get this set up secure.I witnessed a man who brought his drill with an auger Drill Bit to Tybee usually used for planting bulbs flowers, that thing twirled into the ground in record time followed by their umbrella,effortlessly. I found this tool on Amazon for $20 bucks. Go ahead ...
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Independence Day represents freedom. This year, we are grateful for the chance to celebrate in the community. In an effort to avoid over-crowding, some townships have spaced out or postponed their firework celebrations. While we are in fellowship, it’s important for us to remember and reflect on the history, the meaning, the depth of this holiday. Freedom isn’t free, and so many have died to give us the rights we ...
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“When the world has fallen out from under meI'll be found in you, still standing” – Brooke Fraser from the song, Shadowfeet That line from the song Shadowfeet, pretty much sums up the last 16 months, doesn’t it? Now that Covid is behind us, what did we learn? I think we learned that even though we say often that life can change in an instant, we don’t really believe it will, until it does! Things we ...
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Isn’t it fantastic that things are opening up again? There’s light at the end of the 14+ month pandemic-tunnel we have all been dealing with! Churches are welcoming back cogregations to pre-covid levels, masks are starting to come off, my wife and I went to an Atlanta United Game with 40,000 other fans and it was great! But I wanted to encourage everyone to not forget some of the spiritual and ...
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Closet cleanouts are a thing of spring, as are graduations, weddings, and yard work. Two out of those three have the social distance filter happening. This year, you may find yourself doing yard work for a sparsely attended backyard wedding or graduation party while wearing clothes you forgot you had but found during clean-out! We are a good year into Covid, and more stuff has accumulated. Life gets cluttered, even during ...
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"Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month, each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household." (Exodus 12:3 NIV) Spring-forward has brought so much beauty to our neighborhood this year! Our Sunday drive saw rows and rows of Bradford Pears, and Yoshino Cherries, Redbuds and even Dogwoods shouting out in a symphony of blooms. We love this time of year as ...
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Imagine, you’re doing your best to raise 3 kids, and money is so tight that none of you have eaten for days. You hear about a gig where if you show up to help butcher a pig, you’ll get paid with a small share of the meat. At last, the kids will have something to stop their grumbling stomachs for a day or two. You get up at 3am, walk ...
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A window treatment salesman showed up at my house four hours early for an appointment scheduled for 12:30 pm. Of course, I wasn’t home. Upon receiving the call from this very perturbed person who was very challenged about my absence, I double-checked the email reminder to be sure my appointment was correct, and it was. This salesperson preceded to call me eight more times. First, he was angry that I wasn’t home, ...
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