Oct 1, 2014

Are You Inside The Tank? by Daniel Lovelace Metro Atlanta SDB Church     Think about something that God is desiring, or might desire you to do which you wouldn’t want to follow through on. What would be a reason you wouldn’t want to do it?   A lot of times, a big reason that I don’t want to follow through on obeying God’s prompting is...

Oct 1, 2014

Protect Your Hope by Katrina Goodrich         “…but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,” 1 Peter 3:15   The past few months (perhaps even years) have been littered with news that is...

Oct 1, 2014

thoughts from the Editor…       Of Swans… This swan sits on my computerscreen. It helps me remember that in all of the chaos that goes on inside my computer there can be peace and calm out here. Operative words “can be” …that is why it sits there to remind me!   Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you...

Oct 1, 2014

The Miracle Thief by Michael Parker     I saw the woman I call the miracle thief for the first time when I was seven. She was a little kid in a bathrobe doing a fake limp across a stage to touch the hem of another kid’s white bathrobe. She was immediately cured of the limp and a stomach ache, as well. She did a somersault. All the other kids in...

Oct 1, 2014

The “Dirty Word” by Rebecca Olson                   Can I broach a topic we’re all afraid to touch here? One that isn’t often broached in the church? A dirty three-letter word that nobody here wants me to say, though I strongly feel it needs to be said? The topic I’m trying to ease into is sex. There, I said it. I...