Over dinner not too long ago a friend asked me why I love Jesus so much, and I had never stopped to ask myself that. Obviously, I love Jesus because he died on the cross for my sins, because he came to earth as a human and understands everything I’m going through, because he healed… Continue reading God and humans…a match literally made in Heaven
In April of this year I went with a group from my church to a refugee camp in Reynosa, Mexico. I was only there for three days, but I came away completely changed by the experience. We spoke with dozens of people who had faced so many trials and sacrificed so much to travel to… Continue reading The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail
In his book, Trusting God, Jerry Bridges states: “I acknowledge it often seems more difficult to trust God than to obey Him. The moral will of God given to us in the Bible is rational and reasonable. The circumstances in which we must trust God often appear irrational and inexplicable….Obeying God is worked out within… Continue reading Trusting God When Nothing Makes Sense
Emma Pearl Allbritton was the only grandparent I ever really knew. I called her “Grandma” and my cousin called her “Mema”. My Grandpa, James Allbritton, passed away in 1990 when I was seven, and my dad’s parents were both gone before I was born. My grandma died early in the morning on Tuesday, April 2, 2024… Continue reading About my Grandma
It was over a year ago when I felt prompted to write this blog about the biblical phrase “God is my fortress” I already knew a little bit about ancient fortifications from visiting Windsor Castle in England in 2019, but I researched more and, in doing so, I found the Tower of David in Jerusalem.… Continue reading Seeing the Tower of David in Person
In my Bible reading today I came across this passage from Numbers where the Israelites are in the desert and complaining because they’re sick of eating manna all the time. They start griping and actually reminiscing about living enslaved in Egypt because at least then they had “free fish”. “The rabble with them began to… Continue reading God still loves us even when we complain
Today as I sat in church and listened to the pastor go through the familiar practices of Communion, it hit me how unbelievably well Christ fit the mold of the perfect sacrifice. Not just in that he himself was perfect, but in accordance with Levitical law and how sacrifices were carried out. Allow me to… Continue reading Jesus Was the Perfect Sacrifice
“The comfort zone is where God’s plans for you go to die.” – Matt Cassidy The Saturday after Thanksgiving, fresh off an illness that turned out not to be COVID, my husband, my mom and I all loaded into my car at 3 AM and drove out to Austin Bergstrom International Airport to hop a… Continue reading God’s Not in the Comfort Zone
Lone Star Liz 