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Encourage Yourself
2020 has been a challenge for many of us. Global pandemic, financial issues, relationship problems…the list goes on. In the midst of all our trials, we have needed constant reminders to keep us encouraged. We need strength to endure. Where can we pull that strength from? Sunday’s sermon gave me and boost and reminded me where my help comes from. King David is the author of Psalms 27. He spends the first half of the psalm encouraging others and then there is a shift. He begins to speak about his personal experiences with the Lord. He begins to remind himself of the goodness of the Lord. He begins to encourage…
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1. Complete Three 5k’s.
In my quest for a healthy lifestyle, I embarked on a challenge to walk 50 miles in the month of August. Well, let me be totally transparent. I have been working out four days a week for a majority of 2020. While at home in quarantine, I maintained consistency. On some days, my workout would be walking. On others, I would find a routine on YouTube and go for it. However, once I went back out into the working world, my workouts slacked way off. Bible Study Mama cornered me one day. As only mama bears can do and said that we needed to start walking again. Here is my…
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Back In Working Order
My cat, Fitz, has a water fountain. Listen, I told ya’ll that I like the razzle-dazzle in life. I am not a cat person by nature, so I did lots of research before I decided to adopt my dude. Time after time, I read stories that cats can become dehydrated. They just do not drink like dogs do. Dehydration causes them all kinds of health issues, and I just was not here for that. Then I saw it, a pet water fountain. You know I was sold. The water fountain arrived in a nice neat box. I opened the box and found that I could not simply add water and…
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Stay Salty
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Matthew 5:13 August is a very important month for St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. We are celebrating our 147 anniversary!!!! Wow! Listen, I get goosebumps when I hear of a couple that has been married 30 years. I think of how they had to work to stay together that long. I think of the memories that they have created in their time together. So to realize that a body of believers has remained in fellowship…
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Road Trip Anyone?
Bible Study Mama messed me up. When I was a kid, she decided that it was important for her children to know that there was a world outside of Little Rock, Arkansas. Bible Study Brother and I grew up spending our summers in St. Louis with our grandmother until she moved back to Arkansas when I was twelve. We cherished the time that we had with our grandmother, and we also looked forward to our end of the summer trip. Although we did fly to St. Louis once, our travel was primarily done by car. We mastered the art of road tripping. Bible Study Mama and my grandma would plan…
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A Tight Fit
Everyone has a list of must-haves when they are in the market for a home. My list of must-haves included a garage, fenced backyard, and a tub that I could fit in. I know…I know. The tub probably threw you for a loop, but I am a lover of a good soak in the tub. And if I was going to throw my hard-earned money into a home, I wanted to at least be able to soak and relax at the end of a long day at work. My search for a home gave me access to the way that others live, and it was eye-opening. Also eye opening was…
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My Praise Says It All
Relationships are not always what they seem. Sadly, some people stick close to you in an effort to see you fall. Jesus accepted an invitation to dinner at Simon’s house in Luke 7:36-50. Simon was a Pharisee. He knew the rules and customs. He knew the etiquette and traditions. But he did not anticipate the way that Jesus would interact with a woman that Simon considered to be beneath him. Today’s sermon recap recounts the events at that dinner and challenges us to dig deeper. As Jesus is reclined at the table, a woman of the night enters the home with an alabaster flask of fragrant oil. She does not…
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Taste Test
We all have different tastes. That goes for food, clothing, décor, relationships, etc. Your idea of delicious food may not be closely aligned with someone else’s idea of delicious. Growing up, and even now, I looked forward to the holidays and any family gathering. My family would be cooking, and I knew that I was in for a treat. Everyone had their specialties and assignments. My mouth was always ready to taste the product of their labors. This is the food that I was raised eating. I was accustomed to the flavors and smells. Never once did I fear that the chefs would not deliver a quality meal. By the…
