Tonilee and I have had the privilege over the past several years to work with and assist numerous organizations in the areas of marketing, business development, social media and branding. Non Profits, especially ministries, have one major common cause...serving the Lord through serving others. After spending some quality time with the executive leadership team at …
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Circumstantial Depression
It seems pretty easy to define circumstantial depression; it's depression that was caused by hardships or difficult life circumstances. So if we change the circumstances, will the depression lift? Looking at the life of David on the run from Saul to running the Kingdom did bring a major change in his circumstances. David's prayers changed, …
Mary, Jesus’ Mother
Pastor Norm Shoemaker gave a remarkable devotional one morning last week. He proposed that if the birth of the church was at Pentecost, then the conception of the church was at the cross of Christ. In John 19:26-27, the Scriptures say, "When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, …
Master’s in Ministry
Me, go back to school? Well, that is exactly what I did. I applied for the Master of Ministry's Program at Point Loma Nazarene University and got in on 12.12.12 at noon. I know all those 12's must be significant in some way... My first week of class just ended and I have to say …
“I Will Trust You”
Like many of us, there is situation in my life that I desperately want to change. As a result, my mind takes me down a variety of routes to find hope for it to work out or be different. Each time, I come up with the same answer: a dead end. I have sought the Lord …
In your anger, do not sin. Ephesians 4:26
What in the world does that mean? Where does “anger” fit in the list of the fruit of the Spirit? We could say that getting that angry quenches the Spirit and takes away your peace so it must be bad. But what kind of anger doesn’t do that? Today, I got so angry that I …
Do The Christian Thing
My aunt is struggling with a comment that someone said to her, “Let’s make sure we do the Christian thing in this situation.” In frustration and confusion, she said to my mom, “What does that mean?” I do not know all the details of their situation but I have thought about this statement a lot. …
How often do you read the Bible?
Last week, I picked up the USA Today newspaper. On the bottom corner, there was a USA Today Snapshot that was entitled: How often we read the Bible? I was surprised by the results: At least once a month 53% Rarely 22% Never 24% Don’t know 1% These percentages …
A club or a church?
Yesterday, I was talking with a woman who was explaining to me why she left a certain church. She basically felt like she could not bring others to her church because they would be judged for their appearance and lifestyle. She felt like her church was more like a club than a church. If she …
Is there Freedom in the Biblical Role of a Wife and Mother?
Article posted by The Christian Examiner, May 2011 - by Tonilee Adamson
