Does your home inspire you? It's an odd question, really. Our home is meant to signify many things, including but not limited to: A place to raise our children. A place to feel safe, protected Our private place where we don't have to put on a show for the outdoor world. An area of our own, where we can let our style-conscious side flow free and experiment with … [Read more...]
Chris Tomlin’s “Good Good Father”
It's important that we know God's character. Why? It gives us discernment. If we don't know the character of God, how can we ever know who is from God and who is not from God? Here are three character traits of God that can help us stay in tune with who He is and what He is doing: 1. Justice: God is a God of justice. That word justice … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Practice Peace
Living in God's peace is vital to enjoying life. I believe that one of the keys to living with peace in your life is taking small steps toward peace every day. Here are a few tips you can use to develop a more peaceful lifestyle. 1. Be selective with how you spend your time. You may be trying to do too many things and end up doing none of them well. Hurrying is the flesh … [Read more...]
Think of Gains, Not Losses
We are just but sojourners here on earth, everything in here is all but temporary. There is a greater place waiting for us in eternity. These are some thoughts that I will be sharing as I lead our Bible Study group tonight for our Friday Night session. This isn't actually my first time, I have facilitated before for one chapter when we discussed the Purpose Driven … [Read more...]
Being Grateful When God Says “No”
I have been following a local beauty queen, Miriam Quiambao who won First Runner Up at Miss Universe in 1999. She is actually one of the "celebrities" whom I look up to in terms of her faith. She inspired me with the story of her life-how she met the Lord and how she sustains her faith. I found this today in her Instagram … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Nourish and Renew Your Spirit
*This is a guest post. It’s 1976, and my mom and dad are sitting quietly with their eyes closed, hands resting upward — thumb and index finger touching — while my younger siblings crawl on their backs and shoulders. My older two brothers and I sit nearby, holding our own meditation poses, bored, rolling our eyes and counting the minutes until this ritual … [Read more...]