“As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:4-5). “It’s a good thing we don’t have animal sacrifices…
“I am thankful to Jesus I suffered as a child,” the woman said. “If I hadn’t suffered, I wouldn’t know Jesus as well as I do.” I knew this beautiful woman’s story. Growing up, she was repeatedly sexually molested by a family member, so for her to be thankful for her childhood pain was remarkable….
Today’s guest blogger is Stephanie Franklin. Stephanie wears many hats as most women do. She is a single mother to three wonderful and miraculous children. She is a self defense instructor and a chaplain as well as a pageant queen . As a rape survivor she helps other women and girls overcome the negative emotions and…
It’s hard to avoid the sensational headlines of the periodicals at the grocery check- out line. “All the Details: Inside Beyonce’s Wedding!” “Shed Two Sizes: Your 4 Week Breakthrough Workout Plan.” “Drug Dealer to the Stars Tells All!” I do my best to not get entrenched in the magazine covers, but yesterday, the TV Guide…
Scurrying. That is what I was doing fifteen years ago at an outreach event our church hosted. We invited the neighborhoods surrounding the church to a free hotdog lunch. Even though we were thinking big, we never dreamed we’d feed 1500 people. So, as the volunteer in charge, I was racing around, making sure we…