With the election in the U.S. only a week away the question looms, “Who should I vote for?” The debate is heated. The country seems divided still. Most of us Americans appear to loathe the thought of voting for either of the two primary candidates. Some will decided to not vote at all. I don’t … More Who Should I Vote For?
What does it mean to “stand in the gap” for someone? Biblically, there are physical and spiritual examples of this concept. (Ps. 106:23; Ezek 13:5, 22:30, Nehemiah 4:16, Isaiah 58:12, I Timothy 2:1) When the Israelites were rebuilding the wall in Nehemiah 4, half of the people literally stood by the ones working, with weapons … More Standing in the Gap
I had an interesting experience recently. I began to pray something to the effect that Christians would be open to the supernatural. Then all of a sudden I realized, mid-prayer, how ridiculous that sounded as it came out of my mouth – praying that we would believe that God could work in supernatural ways. Merriam-Webster … More God – the Supernatural?
I would like to share with you a bit of my journey involving the area of entitlement. It’s something that I’ve learned quite a lot about the last several years, and the Lord has done major renovating in my life to get rid of it. But ya know, just when you think you’ve got it … More Just When You Think You’ve Got It Together
My perception of love gets blurred sometimes by romantic comedies, fairytales, country music and maybe even One Direction if I’m being honest. In our highly sexual culture the meaning becomes watered down and about as deep and dirty as a mud puddle. This past Valentine’s Day, the day that celebrates love, I was reminded of … More This Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Lately I’ve been thinking about something that I learned from my parents while growing up. I’ve really been struck with the fact that both of them are givers, one of those “caught not taught” ways of life. I mean I’m sure we talked about these things, but the real impact came from just watching and learning … More An Orphan No Longer
There’s just something about little kids. They’re so uninhibited, so unaware of the pressures of this world. They laugh and run and play and dance. They don’t care if anyone’s watching. They don’t know how deep the water is, and they always believe that Daddy’s going to catch them when they jump. They don’t worry … More Kid Stuff
We make choices every day. Some are good choices. Some not so good. Our “little” choices add up and influence the bigger decisions that we make. I’ve been reflecting on this lately as I’ve been thinking about my walk with Jesus. For me, I didn’t start off my walk with Him jumping head first into … More Choices
I want to talk about broken hearts today. Not in the romantic sense of a broken heart, but what feels like happens to your heart when you live different places and do life with many people. For me it all started when I left home in 2008. My whole world was in Mississippi and Alabama. … More What do You do with a Broken Heart?
A couple of Saturdays ago I had the most fun day that I’ve had since being in Penang. It wasn’t anything extravagant. I didn’t spend a lot of money or do anything extreme. What was supposed to be a hike to Monkey Beach, an afternoon spent at the beach with new friends and a boat … More A Time of Refreshing
Jessica Robbins 