by Sami | Sep 14, 2014 | Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Faith in Action
Recently I was sitting in a local Nashville institution catching up on some work while my kids were at a birthday party. As I typed, a blank stage stared back at me. Obviously, in addition to an eatery, it was used as a live music venue during the evening hours....
by Sami | Aug 11, 2014 | Devotions, Faith, Faith in Action
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. – Romans 1:16 Before leaving for our honeymoon after our wedding, we met up with some family at Starbucks...
by Sami | Nov 14, 2013 | Faith, Faith in Action, My Story, Sorrow, Worry
We serve a big God. Some of you may be thinking, “Duh…that’s like lesson one in Sunday School when we’re 5 years old!” But for someone like me who came to know Christ in my mid-20’s and is the daughter of a Jewish lawyer born during...
by Sami | Apr 9, 2013 | Devotions, Faith, Faith in Action
Have you ever seen a picture of random celebrities together and thought, “They have no business knowing each other except that their both famous!” I have. And then the next natural question becomes, “How did they even happen to get to meet each...
by Sami | Apr 1, 2013 | Devotions, Faith, Faith in Action, Prayer
The other day, I was praying and confessing to God and said, “Lord, I want you to remove ____ from my life”…to which He quickly replied, “I want YOU to GIVE IT UP!” Our God is not intrusive. He is a gentleman. He is not invasive, yet...
by Sami | Oct 24, 2012 | Devotions, Faith, Faith in Action
So often we brush right past people that God put in our way for a reason. If God created everything, and everything He created reflects His glory in some way, then we should be able to find that radiance in every person we encounter! This is one of the most difficult...