Everlasting Kingdom
How do you feel about the coming election? Even if you are not excited about the candidates, at least be glad you have a say. Also, remember, an undesirable president can only be in office for eight...
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Author: Laura Colella
We All Want A King
The people of Israel had a love-hate relationship with kings. Throughout the historical books of the Bible, you see a vacillation between wanting a king and then wanting to be freed from the...
Addicted To The “If Only”
Every Lenten season, I take a sabbath from social media. What started many years ago as an attempt to develop a healthier relationship with technology quickly became a helpful and necessary annual...
A Kingdom Of Priests
Early in my faith journey, I wondered how the Israelites could experience the extraordinary parting of the Red Sea and then so quickly slip into disobedience. I assumed it would stick with me if I...
God Promises Deliverance
When you read the stories of old, can you feel God speaking to you? When I read this piece of scripture, I can feel God promising me the same things he promised the Israelites.
Blessed To Be A Blessing
News sites and social media are riddled with images of war. It can feel naive to hope for a day when world leaders say enough is enough and sit at bargaining tables to hammer out peace treaties.
God Bless You
When I was nineteen, I was writing instinctively. That’s what I did. Others sketched or did music and the like. My innate purpose was to write. But at twenty-five, I put my typewriter in the closet.
The Tree of Knowledge of Good And Evil
"Knowledge is power" often implies knowledge will make us successful and better human beings. In many settings, this principle is helpful. However, it can take on a darker meaning.
The Best Offense Is A Good Defense
In most sports games, there are offensive plays and defensive plays. The same idea can be used to describe the spiritual war that wages around us.