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Are You Comfortable?

“And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” 2 Cor. 5:15

How much of our lives do we spend trying to get comfortable, to be comfortable, to remain comfortable, to avoid being uncomfortable, craving comfort, desiring comfort, lusting after it, living for it, indulging in it, frantically clinging to it, clawing at it, desperately seeking it, holding onto it for dear life, chasing after it like we c...

Lara’s Big Move

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Gal. 2:20

I have made many moves in my life.  To all sorts of places. For all sorts of reasons. In all sorts of seasons of my life. With all sorts of intentions. With all sorts of dreams. Or none. With plenty of expectations. To run. Away. For one purpose. Or another. But never have I mad...

Lara’s Prayer Request & Update

Lara’s Update & Prayer Request

  “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Mt. 28:18-20 ESV

 Dear everyone,

I am leaving South Carolina on April 25 to follow the Lord as He leads me forth to fulfill my li...

Goodbye Self-Pity

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13

If you’ve ever struggled with self-pity, you probably know it’s an awful lot like quicksand. Once you take a step into it, boom. You start slipping down. Then down some more. Down, down, down. A downward spiral into pure thick yuck and mud and stuck. I’m plenty familiar with self-pity. I’ve held a zillion pity parties, found people don’t tend to like to attend them, and gotten stuck into way more qu...

Ya’ Ole Heiffer

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” Luke 4:18-19

“Remember years ago when I told you to stop calling me knucklehead?” I told my ex-husband on the telephone about a half hour after we had met at our usual fast food restaurant where...

“I Hope Your Dog Dies”

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:7-9 ESV

   I hope your dog dies. The words weren’t just words. They stung. Like heck. They hurt. Oh how they hurt. I remember vividly those words a l...

the Weakest Woman in the World

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” 2 Cor. 12:9-10

Met the weakest woman in the world? If you know me, surely you have. That’s how I feel anyway. Like the weakest of a...

How Happy Are You?

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” Phil. 4:4

“This is what makes her happy,” a husband told me about his wife one day referring to a big volunteer endeavor she had taken on that seemed to have become all-consuming and per her husband had helped her deal with an enormous personal challenge. “And our happiness is what matters, isn’t it?” he essentially said.

Well. Um. Hmm. I started to agree with him because I knew it would make him happy. No pun intended. Clearly he wante...

Got Hope, Joy, & Peace?

     “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” Rom. 14:17

   “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” Rom. 15:13

    HOPE. JOY. PEACE. These are words people tend to talk and write about around Christmas, right? Oftentimes they get dropped or little regarded anyway for the rest of the year. Sure, we toss them around occasionally. We may pray...

How’s Your Love Life?

   “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.” 1 John 3:16 ESV

   “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 ESV

   “And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.” Eph. 5:2 KJV

    How’s your love life? Please read the verses above. What do you see? See all the conditions? We...