by Emily | Mar 20, 2016 | Encouragement
I love history. There is something about discovering gems of what has gone before and how it impacts my life today that really excites me. So recently, as I gathered with my Bible study group, I was surprised when one lady suggested Christians should no longer hold...
by Emily | Jul 13, 2015 | Encouragement
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I wonder why God allows bad things to happen; particularly when they happen to ‘good’ people. “Ordinarily, life seems to follow certain laws of cause and effect. People who work hard can put food on the...
by Emily | Jun 30, 2015 | Encouragement
Nine years ago today I was readying myself to walk down the aisle and become David’s wife. It was a nerve-wracking yet exciting time and I knew my life was about to change. I remember clearly thinking- “I am making a decision to wake up every morning and...
by Emily | Jun 23, 2015 | Encouragement
Whenever I am in the garden, usually pulling weeds, I think of sin. My sin in particular. As I was out there pulling weeds on the weekend, I was reflecting on the whole process of faith and growing to be more like Christ. I thought of how our pastors under the Holy...
by Emily | Jun 1, 2015 | Encouragement, Reviews
Church services were held around our country yesterday, with people all over attending for a variety of reasons. Some may have attended to worship and learn, others may have entered the church out of desperation, still others to ‘tick the box’. In each...
by Emily | May 25, 2015 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
I am learning to love the Bible. I find that as I spend more time reading it, my love for the Bible and the God of the Bible increases. I learn more about WHO God is, what He has DONE and more about what He still WILL do. Often though, when my daily tasks (or...