My jury summons asked a question. “Do you want to serve on a jury?” I am going to be honest and tell you I said, “no.” Jury duty is never convenient. On paper, it was a busy week and I wasn’t sure how I could fit it in. But I turned my paperwork in,…
Are you one of those people who doesn’t sit still until you collapse in exhaustion late at night? “When I was four years old I remember my grandmother asking me, “Lisa, can’t you just stand still for a minute?” I was active then and I am still active now. For me, being still is…
Jacqueline Hooks is our guest blogger today. This is what she says about herself and her ministry: “I am an everyday ordinary gal who started following Jesus less than a decade ago, and has fallen madly in love with the Carpenter King who saved my life and my marriage. My husband and I are raising…
“Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.” The story of Gideon is one of transforming insecurity to security. It is about overcoming weaknesses. It is about believing what God says…
“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.” (Joel 2:25) Joel 2:25 is a verse about God’s restoration. This passage is referring to the future restoration of Israel, but it also applies to us, because we can claim God’s restoring power in our own lives when we surrender all to him. I…