When God Smiles at You
Hello friend! Happy New Year! I’ve got a word of encouragement for you today. It’s one we don’t celebrate nearly as much in the body of Christ as we should, but one I want to be found sharing with anyone who’ll listen. First, some back story. Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of being with a group of women at my local First Methodist Church here
The Gospel Isn’t Grey
A loving warning. Beware the fuzzy, feel good God-speak that doesn’t center on Jesus, our Blessed Hope. Jesus speaking, “If God were your Father, you would love Me.” (John 8:42) Sweet sounding religious talk that doesn’t present Jesus as the Door is puff smoke and human mirrors. All the poetic words, flowery speech, and literary prowess in the world will never be able to save a soul. To
Slammer Threats, Wendy Pope, and Ministry Matters
Welcome, y’all. This is Shellie and I’ll be chatting with Wendy Pope in this week’s episode. Wendy is a speaker with Proverbs 31 Ministries and a contributor to their P31 online devotional that reaches over one million readers a day. Wendy will be here to talk to us about her new book, Yes, No, and Maybe. The subtitle, y’all—Living with the God of Immeasurably More. Longtime readers
Oughta Be Shamed to the Knees
We have a saying in the South, “He oughta be shamed to his knees.” The observation is made of someone who has made choices that seem to have embarrassed everyone but the one making them. Generally, there’s a widely agreed upon and unspoken progression of thought tacked on the end: He oughta be shamed to be his knees— but he’s not. I thought about that saying earlier when
To Tell the Truth, by a Little Dog Author…
Hello folks, let’s chat… Big name authors have book-signing events where people line up around the store to get their signatures. This doesn’t happen to me and my author friends. We’re what they call B-list authors. We’re the ones sitting at our table trying to appear friendly but not desperate while y’all avoid eye contact with us, lest you feel compelled to purchase our book
It’s Not Always Easy to Get to the Truth
I was sitting at my laptop trying to decide which story to share with y’all next when my dear husband turned the TV from a lop-sided basketball game to the news. A vigorous political debate was in full swing and in a lot of ways, it was like nothing changed. On one channel two teams were fighting over a ball full of hot air and