Psalms Part 2: Sleep in Peace

It is very hard to keep up with posting blogs, but I hope to get these out more regularly, it’s just during the summer that posts are more sporadic. Don’t forget that you always have the Bible to read from and glean inspiration.  We’ll look at Psalms 4 for this post. I encourage you to read all the way through …

Psalms Part 1: Planted by Rivers of Water

Some of you might know how difficult it is to run a weekly blog. We’re trying to get back on a weekly blog schedule, but the next few weeks will be incredibly busy. However, there is a solution. Not only for writing blogs but for you as well. If you’ve found yourself too busy to read the Bible, then consider …

More Than a Mother

Mother’s day is right around the corner and as many of us will celebrate our wonderful hardworking moms, we need to acknowledge that there are many survivors of abuse who are moms and who have had to face unique challenges and make great sacrifices. This blog is dedicated to my mother, who has been a tremendous help in starting the …

Time is Up

A contextual anaylsis on the stories being told, the justice being served, and the wounds being healed almost 50 years later. This blog post is going to be different than the ones you’re used to seeing. Whereas our other posts have been more in the style of a devotional, this post is going to be giving more information about faith-based …

See Why Christ Went Out of the Way

A while ago I wrote a blog that encourages people who are hurting to reach out to Jesus for healing and reach out to people who can also provide resources like mental health counselors, trusted friends, and family. However, Christ will often go out of His way to meet us. Of course, it’s still up to us to take that …

Defeating Despair: Redemption Weekend Part 3

This blog post is a little late, but it’s always important to remember what Christ did for us. This blog is of course talking about Easter or Resurrection Sunday, the day where Christians celebrate Christ’s resurrection from the dead. This is perhaps the most important moment in earth’s history, as Christ has won the victory over sin, and broken the …

Condemned Christ: Redemption Weekend Part 2

Survivors of sexual violence often feel stigmatized, ignored, or shunned by their friends, their colleagues, their community, and sometimes even their family. There are many reasons for this, it could be anything from cultural and religious stigmas, or not knowing what to say or what to do. Special Agent Roy Hazlewood of the FBI summed it up best in just …

Out of Bondage: Redemption Weekend Part 1

Happy Easter weekend everyone! Now of course we realize that Easter is a pagan holiday and many people still celebrate some pagan rituals, however, it does fall on the day that Christ resurrected from the dead in circa A.D. 30, and I want to share some things from that time that are encouraging not only to the whole world such …

What Then Can I Give Him?

Hello everyone, and season’s greetings! I apologize that I have not been posting blogs regularly. I promise that this will change in the new year! One of the hobbies I have is to orchestrate hymns for my church’s small orchestra and for Christmas I made an orchestration of “In the Bleak Midwinter,” by Gustav Holst. Now this song is definitely …