I live in a sweet neighborhood where everyone who passes by in a car waves, or people out in their front yard speak to you. When I walk I have a usual route to take my pup Emma, but today as I walked along I decided to walk on the opposite side of the street. … More WALK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET
Everyone at one time or another search for their meaning in life. We ask: what does it all mean? Why do things happen this way? Where do I fit in, in this life? People are still searching for answers to these questions today after thousands of years. We learn that our lives are just a … More MEANING
If you are like me, the noticing type, then you will agree that people these days are just downright mean. And it’s getting to the point where you must put on all the armor of GOD to go and leave your home. Sometimes I am taken back by what I hear people saying to one … More NOURISH YOUR SOUL TODAY
I think we all at one time or another, feel very alone. We are alone in our problems, alone in our grief or just physically alone. When we feel as if no one is there for us, GOD is right there in those hidden places and often that is how HE does HIS best work … More HIDDEN PLACES
In all of our lives a little rain must fall…….we sin, we sin against others and the very people we love the most often sin against us. You may feel that what happened to you was out of your control and it probably was because GOD being the Sovereign LORD that HE is, will and … More MY HOPE FOR YOU TODAY……..
In this season of life, I see that GOD is building and rebuilding me. As I look back and remember what life was like before breast cancer, I am not the same. There has been hurt, shame and joy all at the same time, and in spite of it all, I still know and I … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS – GOD IS REBUILDING
GOD refines us in the midst of the fire, in the midst of suffering and hardship, and as HE does this, we emerge and come forth as gold. JOB 23: 10 “BUT HE KNOWS THE WAY THAT I TAKE; WHEN HE HAS TRIED ME, I SHALL COME FORTH AS GOLD.” There are so many people … More IN HIS FIRE
I recently read in John MacArthur’s devotional: “Drawing Near” that true believers receive GOD’S word. Which makes me ponder what is my own attitude towards HIS word? Is it everything to me, my very life and my treasure? Because some people think the Bible is just a bunch of old outdated wisdom that doesn’t apply … More TRUE BELIEVERS RECEIVE HIS WORD
Are you going through something really hard right now? It could be a diagnosis, a financial hardship, a relationship gone, or a suffering of the soul. When our lives get hard and overwhelming we should stop……take a breath and look to our gracious LORD. I’ve taken a serious look at what is happening in my … More GRACIOUS CARE IN UNCOMFORTABLE FORMS
Pip: If you've ever looked around at your life and thought something important was being taken apart — heavensreef has been thinking about that too, and the answer is more interesting than you'd expect. Mara: This episode covers two territories: what it means to seek God with real intention, and what grace looks like when … More Podcast Episode: Faith, Failure, And Rebuilding
