Living in Compassion
Living in Compassion by Crystal Kelly There are many opportunities to live out the compassion that Christ calls us to. We must never forget that we are also recipients of this very compassion. Compassion is defined as a sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it. Is this not a beautiful [...]
Love
Love Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins As a teacher at my church, I was asked recently where I find love. What makes me feel lovable? Who do I feel lovable with? When I think of the word love, I hear John Mark McMillan in the back of my mind, discussing what he was going through [...]
Failed Resolutions-Already?!
Failed Resolutions-Already?! by Bethany Smith Have you failed in your resolutions already? Nearly every one makes them, and nearly every one fails or forgets them. Resolution-ists fill up gyms, book clubs, and writer’s groups each January, but they (we?) never seem to make any real changes. I have given up on resolutions all together, and [...]
Kari Jobe: Where I Find You
Kari Jobe: Where I Find You Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Francesca Battistelli wrote on Facebook that “Kari Jobe is anointed, anointed, anointed. Amazing worship,” after seeing her at Winter Jam in Atlanta just this past weekend. I don’t know about what Kari offers live, but considering she’s the worship minister at Gateway Church and [...]
Bethel Music: Loft Sessions
Bethel Music: Loft Sessions Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Worship leaders Brian and Jenn Johnson, Jeremy Riddle, Steffany Frizzell, Hunter Thompson, and Matt Stinton recorded the Loft Sessions live in a refurbished, rustic loft. I love the urgency that live recordings provide, but this album also has an intimacy and immediacy that enveloped me as [...]
New Year: What Will You Do to Make 2012 Better?
New Year: What Will You Do to Make 2012 Better? Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Hi, my name is Ellen, and I am an addict. I am addicted to making goals. There, I said it. I confessed. Deep cleansing breath, and…ahh. Do I feel better? That is yet to be determined, but I am one [...]
“In God’s Underground” a book by Richard Wurmbrand
“In God’s Underground” a book by Richard Wurmbrand by Crystal Kelly Many times as a christian we will have to face different manners of persecution, feelings of loneliness and abandonment. How is that we can stand in the midst of these persecutions and still declare the belief in an all powerful God who is on [...]
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