Something really struck a chord with me in bible study the other day - we were talking about women in ministry and why we don't allow women elders or pastors - at one point the bible study leader said "we tend to be more conservative in that we hold to biblical teaching..." and I inwardly... Continue Reading →
hubs and spokes
The airport always reminds me of this great sermon i heard by Steven Furtick from elevation church called "Hubs and Spokes". The main point was that sometimes God needs to "send" you to a certain place until you're ready for what he has in store. I think it was in a series about waiting on... Continue Reading →
What I gained by losing my luggage
Yesterday I spent more than 10 hours traveling with three connecting flights and almost no sleep, only to find that there was no bag for me when I arrived at my home destination. Maybe this has happened to you before, maybe not, but perhaps you can still sympathize with that feeling of "....oh no...." as... Continue Reading →
6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.1 Peter 1:6-7 Today I... Continue Reading →
through faith we are guarded
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who... Continue Reading →
tea & testimony 