by Sami | Sep 21, 2014 | Faith, Faith in Action
As I stood and looked at myself in the mirror this evening, sniffly, puffy and red-eyed from allergy-driven sneezing all day, I asked Jesus an equally strange, yet important question… “Can I call you Jessi?” He said sure. Before brushing my teeth, I’d apologized for...
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 | May 22, 2014 | Bible Study, Blogging, Faith, My Story, Tommy Nelson
Y’all – join me for Duck Dynasty’s Korie Robertson live chat today! That’s right, I’ll be hosting a LIVE Google Hangout with Duck Dynasty’s Korie Robertson (wife of Willie) and her mom, Chrys Howard, who recently released the new...
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 | 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...