Galatians 5:22-23-But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Matthew 7:17-20 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears Read More >

On Sunday, April 28, 2019, Minister Shawn Bright blessed me greatly at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Hampton, VA. His message included the fact that we often overthink how we should walk out our Christian lives in this world. It really hit home with me. Matthew 22:36-39 provides us with very clear direction. Teacher, which is Read More >

I came across the following on Janea Lipscomb’s facebook page a few months back: Never trust your tongue, when your heart is bitter or broken. Hush until you’re healed. Wow, very true but so difficult to do. I began to think about how many not so pleasant situations that I could have personally avoided if Read More >

Hello, please allow me to introduce myself, I’m Sydney and my mom is the writer you often read from. She asked me to make a post as a “guest blogger” about anything I wanted to write about. Although I don’t consider myself a writer, I know this is a place where I can get comfortable Read More >

If I had to pick a favorite scripture it would be Psalms 91. As I was reading it this morning along with some commentary about it, my heart focused on the 2nd half of verse 1. Verse 1 states “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will rest in the shadow of the Read More >

I came across this verse tonight when I was looking up “Lordship”. Luke 6: 46 KJV-And why call ye me Lord, Lord and do not the things which I say? ESV-Why do you call me, Lord, Lord, but do not do what I tell you? NIV-Why do you call me, Lord, Lord and do not Read More >

Here is a wikipedia definition of Stewardship: Stewardship is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources. The concepts of stewardship can be applied to the environment and nature, economics, health, property, information, theology, etc. Here is a definition of the biblical principle of Stewardship: God owns everything, we are simply managers Read More >

So a light bulb just came on as I was preparing to share this evening and all I can say is Thank You Lord! This year I started following a plan to read the bible in a year. The plan I chose got my attention because you read from the old and new testaments each Read More >

There is a ton of discussion these days on the importance of healthy eating. What foods impact this, what foods impact that, if you have X you should eat Y, if you have Y you should eat  Z. It is essential that we care for our physical temples so these type of conversations are necessary. Read More >

Lately me and messages about wounds and scars have been crossing paths from Pastor TD Jakes to Steven Furtick. The impactful aspect for me has been the need for us to begin to shake off the shame that comes with our personal scars.  A definition for the word scar (cambridge dictionary) is a mark left Read More >