How to stay light when your emotions are heavy
“Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them” – Mark 11:23 Don’t allow a social-media smokescreen to convince you that the zip and zeal of energy […]
When you’re asked to give up that good thing
“The way you counsel and correct me makes me praise you more, for your whispers in the night give me wisdom, showing me what to do next. Because you are close to me and always available, my confidence will never be shaken, for I experience your wrap-around presence every moment. My heart and soul explode […]
He First Loved Us
Britney: Good memory has never been my strong suit. There are years from childhood that I have no knowledge of at all, but there is one thing I can never forget. At the age of nine, I began praying for my husband, who I knew would be a pastor. Josh: At the age of twelve […]
Looking Everywhere But Up
Have you heard the song lyric “Looking for love in all the wrong places?” It’s a country song from 1980, and it could be the theme song for my childhood. I was born into a large family as the youngest of 11. My parents were pioneers of dysfunction, and I grew up in a pretty […]
Returning to the Table
“We will feast in the house of Zion. We will sing with our hearts restored. He has done great things, we will say together. We will feast and weep no more.” (Josh Moore and Sandra McCracken) Each Sunday after receiving the bread and wine, we sing a celebratory Eucharistic song. “We will feast in the house of Zion” […]
Made to Flourish
I will never forget the moment I became a mother and my child was placed in my arms. It was a holy moment. I looked into the eyes of my son, knowing that I loved him instantly. He belonged to me and everything that was mine belonged to him as well. Three and a half […]
Forgiveness: A Weapon of Healing
When I was a teenager my parents split, and a divorce quickly followed. As an only child, the heavy burdens of responsibility, isolation, bitterness, and unforgiveness began to plant their roots in the depths of my heart. I was a Christian. I knew who God was and I loved Him with all of my heart. […]
Walking Worthy: Pressing into hard places
A crown symbolizes the authority of the sovereign who wears it. The sovereign unilaterally acts on his authority to accomplish the desires of his will through the use of His power. Our Sovereign King Jesus is no different. He has all the authority given to him by the Father, and all power through the Holy […]
Daughter of Delight: A Vlog from Alisa Keeton
I am a daughter. I am my father’s daughter. But I am not sure I was ever my father’s delight. What does it mean to be a daughter who holds the key to her Father’s delight? The iconic image of a little girl wearing a pink dress, twirling around and saying “Daddy, look at me” […]
Nothing is Wasted
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.” -Isaiah 40:31 I was sitting in my basement with a group of women on a Monday night, watching a Beth Moore video. I […]
