One Last Chance: Sodom and Gomorrah

When one thinks of sin, often Sodom and Gomorrah is the first place to come to mind. Genesis 13 tells us “the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord.” A battle among the five Kings and cities along the River Jordan resulted in these two cities “spoiled of their goods and captives were taken, including Lot.”  However, […]

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Behind the Song: Burdens Are Lifted At Calvary

  This hymn was written in 1952 by Rev. John M. Moore.   Rev. Moore was born in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland on September 1, 1925.  He shares that he was raised by godly parents and accepted Christ when he was sixteen years old.  He studied the ministry in Glasgow, Scotland and served several churches in the area.  Before immigrating to […]

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Movie Review: 90 Minutes in Heaven

Having heard Don Piper speak, I  was enticed to read his books several years ago.   I knew this would be a powerful movie based on his testimony. The movie shows the power of overcoming and triumphing adversity. If you don’t know Rev. Piper’s story, he was in a terrible car accident in 1989.  He died for 90 minutes.  However, a […]

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One Last Chance: Cain

We are looking at those that God only gave one last chance. Cain was the first born son of Adam and Eve.  After his birth, Eve said “with the help of the Lord, I have brought forth a man.” Cain was the first human born. Cain had a brother named Abel.   When they both brought their offerings to the Lord, […]

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Wellness Tuesday: Thrown Off Track

I was proud of myself.  I was doing so well with my weight loss journey.  I’d lost 45 pounds and was diligent in my exercise and eating routine. Even through a traumatic event in my life I kept this routine and diligence. However, after the event passed I began to notice that my interest was waning.  This was slow at […]

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Behind the Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus Name

Edward Perronet was born in 1726 England, the grandson of a French immigrant.  He followed in his father’s footsteps and entered the ministry. He became close friends with John and Charles Wesley, eventually leaving the Church of England and becoming a traveling Methodist minister. One story about Perronet says that Wesley encouraged him {Perronet} to preach, but he was resistant.  […]

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One Last Chance: Adam & Eve

Over the past months, we have been looking at the lives and lessons of those that God gave a second chance.  The stories and reasons were numerous for each and there are lessons we can learn from them. However, this got me thinking about the flip side of the coin.  If God was going to give these men and women […]

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In the Struggle: Breaking To Learn

Often God has to break us to teach us a lesson.   Sometimes this takes multiple lessons before we learn the point. Lessons are never easy and usually not fun to learn in life.   Most times they come with some sort of pain and loss. One area in which I’ve had to learn lessons over and over is with finances. Through […]

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Rebel to Redeemed: The End of Hell

After three years in an abusive relationship, I had no doubt I was living in hell.  There were times when arguing with Duncan his eyes grew so black, that I wondered if it was Duncan or the devil I was dealing with. The weeks leading up to Christmas became a nightmare.  Our relationship became non-existent and we were not even […]

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Behind the Hymn: Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross

This popular hymn was written by Fanny Crosby, author of over 8,000 hymns and songs. She often collaborated with composer William Doane.  Doane wrote the music and then the melody was played for Crosby.  Upon hearing the melody she said she felt it said, “Jesus, Keep me near the cross.”  She said down and wrote the words for this hymn. […]

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Movie Review: War Room

The Kendrick brother’s newest film, War Room, is a movie everyone needs to see. The film focuses on Elizabeth and Tony, a married couple that are struggling.  Tony is too consumed with work and distracted by women to put much work into his marriage.  Their ten year old daughter, Danielle, feels neglected.  Elizabeth meets, Miss Clara, when she goes to […]

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Second Chances: John Mark

We are told about John Mark in the book of Acts.  Actually he is referred to as “John whose other name was Mark”  in three different places of scripture. But who was he? There’s a lot we don’t know! What we do know is: He was raised in a Christian home.  He traveled with Barnabas and Saul to fulfill their […]

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In the Struggle: The Book Hoarder

Mama thrives off of surroundings that are spotless.  I’m much more artistic and although I don’t like filth, the clutter will pile up at times until I can’t take it and clean up. Over the years I’ve collected a number of things and clutter has gotten out of hand at times.   My biggest weakness?  BOOKS I love to read!  Always […]

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Rebel to Redeemed: Mending Broken Relationship

By October, the relationship with Duncan had deteriorated and once again I attempted to leave. I’d not talked with Mama in over three years.  I would call my aunt or grandmother about once a year to let them know I was still alive.  Otherwise, I’d not had any communication with any other family. I’d told Duncan I was not coming […]

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Behind the Hymn: Whispering Hope

No known story of the writing of this hymn is available, but the life of the author is very interesting. Septimus Winner was born in 1827 Philadelphia to a violin maker father.  He was the seventh child in the family, which is why they named him Septimus.  By the age of twenty he was running his own music shop and […]

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