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Music is Medicine by Dr. Lisa Burkhardt Worley
This week, I attended the symphony at the Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas. It was a very special performance of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at TerizĂn. During the Holocaust at the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, prisoner Rafael Schäcter, a graduate of the Prague Conservatory, using a smuggled score and a single piano, organized a 150-person Jewish…
Why Bother? By Dr. Lisa Burkhardt Worley
I used to be the Public Relations Manager at San Antonio International Airport, and that job required planning ribbon cuttings and employee events. Little did I know at the time that God was training me to put events together for His glory and the edification of the body of Christ. On Saturday, May 3rd, Pearls…
Mary In-Between by Dr. Lisa Burkhardt Worley
This is the day between Good Friday and Easter—the day when Jesus’s disciples and followers may have wondered Was what He said true? Will Jesus actually rise from the dead? It was difficult to know whether to be joyous or mournful. Faith would tell you to be joyous. Doubt mourns. We also must ponder what…
Remembering God’s Mercy at Passover by Dr. Lisa Burkhardt Worley
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever (Psalm 136:1). Tonight at sundown, I will give up leavened bread and eat Matzah for a week when the observance of Passover (Pesach) begins. I will do this for several reasons. As a woman with a fully Jewish paternal grandmother, I believe I am required to…
The Presence of God by Lane Jordan Burday
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand (Isaiah 41:10). Nothing on earth is as important as being in the Presence of God. In fact, the Bible says that…
Stewarding Our Gifts by Lisa Burkhardt Worley
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. (Romans 12:6, NIV) God has graciously given us all gifts and abilities but are we utilizing and managing them well? I always tell everyone I am a content creator. I create content for our documentaries, TV shows, blogs, books, or curriculum. However, being…