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What Do You Worry About?

02/03/2016 0 Comment

What Do You Worry About?

Down through the years, I have seen many Christians who feel they need to “help God” accomplish His plan and purpose in their lives. They think if they’re not doing all the right things then God’s plan for their lives might be delayed and possibly thwarted!

For example, a believer knows he is called into the five-fold ministry. But when it doesn’t come to pass as quickly as he thinks it should, he thinks it’s delayed because he hasn’t prayed enough… he hasn’t st..

How to Travel The World For Free

14/01/2016 0 Comment

Wait, did you just say free Heather? Well, pretty much free or pretty cheap (but still nice). So, if you know me – I'm one of those crazy planners that plans my entire life like a year out. I just have to get the okay from my husband but my calendar is pretty much confirmed before the year even starts. I like to know where I'm going from speaking engagements to family trips.

Every year, we go on the following trips:1. A me & my hubby ONLY trip (baby-free) (3-4 days)2. A family trip (1-..

Welcoming the Dawn of a New Year

02/01/2016 0 Comment

These are the words of thousands, even millions, of us who look at the New Year and worry if we're up to the changes that we say we want to make.

Fear of change, uncertainty about opportunities, and worry about the future steal more from us than thieves ever will. There's just something about our human nature that makes us afraid. We don't want to lose what we have, so we pull back from anything that might threaten it — even “things” that might be a whole lot better. We fear the c..

New Wine and Old Skins

29/12/2015 0 Comment

“You can't teach an old dog new tricks.”

“He's old and stuck in his ways.”

“She's never going to change.”

There is an ingrained, all-too-often-proved-true, prejudice that when we get older we can't, or won't, change any more. This is despite some great examples in the Bible — like Abraham, Sarah, Moses, and Caleb and that's just the first six books — and some great passages of Scripture that challenge us to keep on changing to become more like Jesus:

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day (2 Corinthians 4:16).
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate [or reflect] the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:17-18).

Two of my favorite people in the Bible are old in years, but fresh and new..

Hidden Treasures

21/12/2015 0 Comment

But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart (Luke 2:19 TNIV).

But his mother treasured all these things in her heart (Luke 2:51).

We are fascinated by stories of hidden treasure. Many of the blockbuster movies over the last several decades have revolved around this theme — the Indiana Jones movies, The Mummy movies, and more recently the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and the National Treasure series.

As kids, we were fascinated with finding old things with drawers, ..

Hope of the World

15/12/2015 0 Comment

In the Bible, the following story is told only in the gospel of Matthew. It is powerful. It is unique. It is also as puzzling as it is captivating. If we let it, this story is not only beautiful but also as relevant today as the morning news.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

When King Herod he..

Christ: The Center

08/12/2015 0 Comment

What's the big deal about baby Jesus and his birth?

Ah… glad you asked. I want to answer that question in two parts. The first is to center things biblically. The second and the more touching part is the story itself.

The Advent, the coming of Jesus Christ to our world, means everything for those of us who believe. The accounts in Matthew and Luke about Jesus' conception, birth, and welcome are more than quaint tales from long ago and far away. The birth of Jesus is the coming of God..

Live Beyond

30/11/2015 0 Comment

When my proofreaders see this title, they are going to want to fix that dangling participle, “beyond”! They will want to add an object to the preposition — e.g., “live beyond tomorrow” or “live beyond our children's faith” or “live beyond the present generation.” Sometimes, however, what a phrase communicates is more important than grammatical correctness. We need to live beyond… I want you to choose the object of the preposition that is right for your life!

Whatever holds us captive, we ..

Pinky Promise’s Statewide Baby Shower!

05/10/2015 0 Comment

Getting set up for the statewide Baby Shower! Me & My husband, Cornelius!

Whew! We've been super busy around here preparing for our 1st annual Pinky Promise statewide baby shower!! And, it finally happened on September 12, 2015!! I've been planning this thing in my head for a year and I started actually putting the Pinky Promise Dream Team in place and taking the steps towards the shower about a year ago.

It all started when I was pregnant with Logan in 2013. I had a pretty rough preg..

“After Graduation & Feeling Purposeless?”

30/06/2015 0 Comment

I recall taking an internship my junior year in college (2003) and I had just finished cooking for Jesus & having a “date night. with Him” I was single, focused & very intentional about spending time with God daily. So, as we watched a movie, He told me to turn to TV off. I grabbed a journal and the Lord began to download into my heart. He said,
“Heather, I have called you to preach my gospel. The Gospel of Jesus Christ. You and your one day husband will have a worldwide ministry and millions of..