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 April of 2021 I went to my first Women’s Retreat ever. The women of my church gathered at a camp in the Texas Hill Country and we worshiped, studied, fellowshipped, and prayed together. It was an incredible time for me. One thing that absolutely took my breath away about it was the worship. Listening… Continue reading Sing your part
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
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 The meaning of this verse has long eluded… Continue reading How to take your thoughts captive – and why you should.
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
In Matthew 8 we read the story of Christ calming the storm from the boat on the water as the waves crashed and the wind roared. I have read this story before and even written about it before. I read it again this morning and the thing that struck me once more is the shock… Continue reading What Kind of Man is This?!
One of the things I loved about my church when I first started attending it back in 2009 was the incredible music. The worship team starts playing at 9 AM, the lights go down, the lyrics appear on the screens and you can really feel the spirit moving through the sanctuary. I remember in 2012,… Continue reading When Music Wins the Battle
I have heard that some people don’t like the idea of a gentle Jesus. They think it makes our Lord and savior sound weak. But people who think gentle Jesus was weak don’t understand gentleness, and they don’t understand Jesus. Gentleness is not the same as weakness. A weak person wouldn’t need to be gentle,… Continue reading Jesus Was Gentle, Not Weak.
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