by Sami | Dec 11, 2013 | Devotions, Faith, God's Will
In business, we often say that good is the enemy of great (and quickly fix that with books like Good to Great by Jim Collins). But have you ever thought about the good that opposes the best when it comes to our spiritual life? Philippians 4:8 tells us Finally,...
by Sami | Mar 11, 2013 | Bible Study, Busyness, Faith, God's Will, My Story
God ate my to-do list today. This morning as I sat down to listen to Beth Moore teach session 2 of our “Living Beyond Yourself” study following our week titled “To Live By the Spirit”, I had a heavy heart. A big change is taking place in our...
by Sami | Sep 26, 2011 | Devotions, Faith, God's Will
I have a beautiful plant that a friend gave me a couple years ago. It started out as only two branches, and while one branch thrived, the other became weak and small. When I asked my mom how to treat the sick branch, she informed me that I must cut the longer branch...
by Sami | Sep 14, 2011 | Devotions, Faith, God's Will
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” – Gal 6:14 Has God ever sent you a friendly reminder by leading you to a certain verse in the bible? Maybe even a helpful suggestion...
by Sami | Aug 29, 2011 | Devotions, Faith, God's Will
How does God look in your life? On the way to church yesterday morning, Britton asked if God was ever a lizard. I don’t think it was a deep theological question as much as it was a little boy trying to fit Jesus into an imagine he was looking at in his book....
by Sami | Nov 17, 2010 | Devotions, Faith, Faith in Action, God's Will, Reviews
“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me...