Do my actions cause people to ask me this question? I asked myself this after encountering the passage in 1 Samuel 17 where David's testimony, faith, and actions surrounding his victory over Goliath caused King Saul to ask him: “Whose... Continue Reading →
You guys won't even believe it. The Holy Spirit pointed out ANOTHER new "thing" from David & Goliath this morning. It's craziness, right?! The kind of craziness I love! Verse 3 says, "The Philistines stood on the mountain on one... Continue Reading →
I'm been meditating on 3 words since last week & I'm still not ready to let them go. Okay, get ready, here they are: This is he. (from 1 Samuel 16:12)... Continue Reading →
As I read in my Bible this morning, it was so crystal clear all the different roles that took part to make David's victory against Goliath happen. (1 Samuel 17) There were also just as many roles that tried to... Continue Reading →
I've been carrying something I shouldn't be carrying. I thought I had given “it” over to God, but as it turns out, I kept picking “it” right back up. I made excuses as to why I was still carrying “it”,... Continue Reading →
“He kissed me yesterday.” I'm praising God today for this sentence. For those of you who have been on journey with me, go ahead & skip this paragraph. For those of you who haven't been on journey with me, my... Continue Reading →
What if my story, my relationship with God, my thoughts, my actions were recorded in a well-read book that people would read over and over for thousands of years? This is what I asked myself when I was studying the... Continue Reading →
This was a story that was told to me this week by Mrs. Diane, with whom I work, and like any good story, it needs to be retold. She told me that she was eating dinner with her daughter &... Continue Reading →
I encountered my most favorite sentence of the season on Sunday, when it was read during the lighting of the Advent candle: “But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.” Here's the entire passage: “When the angels... Continue Reading →
Loved Fiercely---Carly Van Laar 
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