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 [...]

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 [...]

Life: Sometimes We Have to Have the Hard Talk With Ourselves

Life: Sometimes We Have to Have the Hard Talk With Ourselves written by: Crystal Kelly What does it mean to live a life submitted to Christ? What is that really about? I mean you try to do the right thing and God knows of course you are not perfect, right. You say your prayers everyday [...]

The Gift

The Gift Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins I remember when I was in sixth grade, my family went through a rough time.  To this day, I don’t know the details, but I do know that we still had our house, food, and clothes.  So it was a big surprise to me when I came home [...]

Giving Globally

Giving Globally By Dana Ford http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1263312 Those considered Christian devote their hearts to Jesus Christ according to what the Bible may tell them to do. In many ways they do this, among one is tithing. To tithe is to give a piece of one’s heart to God in exchange for his blessings. This piece of [...]