Children are indeed a heritage of the Lord

Psalm 127:3  What My Children Taught Me God places people in our lives to instruct us, correct us and to edify us. We learn, we improve, we advance.  The children He places in our lives are no exception to this interesting way God grows us to maturity. Please…meet my life...

Moshe kept writing the words of this Torah

Deuteronomy 31:24-26 (CJB) I often get asked of my opinion concerning non-canonized historical books and testimonial accounts. Can we rely on them? The official Bible was originally given to Moses, by God, and included the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Later, writings from the prophets were revered...

If You Lack Wisdom

If You Lack Wisdom… James 1:5 © Dr. Victoria Sarvadi And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of...

Choose to Serve the Lord

Recently, I had the opportunity to participate with several members of our Nathaniel Fellowship in an evening worship service at a homeless shelter in the DFW metroplex. After sharing my testimony with hundreds of homeless men, I was blessed to pray one-on-one with several of these precious souls. Community outreach...

Proclaim God’s Appointments! Lev. 23:2

Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are my appointed times, the Lord’s appointed times, which you will declare to be holy occasions. CEB   These feasts are not so much Israel’s festivals, or festivals for the Jews, but rather God’s appointments with man, occasions of the Lord. These are...

A Hope and a Future

Every January I dump out three or four tins of stale and broken left-over Christmas cookies, several partially eaten pecan and pumpkin pies, and at least a half-gallon of expired eggnog. I also hide all the unopened Christmas candy on the top shelf of the pantry. Out of sight, out...

The LORD is Close

Losing a child is a horrific heartbreak, no matter how old they are. At times one finds difficulty in doing the most mundane tasks. It’s like a paralysis comes upon you, and even breathing hurts. My son was barely an hour old when he passed from this life into the...

Good-bye Isn’t Forever

“Lisa is my very best friend mommy,” my two-year-old said sweetly as we pulled away from Chuckie Cheese after a play date lunch with her “bestie.” “I know, honey.” I smiled at my young daughter’s innocent devotion, thankful that she and Lisa had connected from the moment they first met....

Discovering Our Destiny and Walking in Purpose

Church ministry, in some form or fashion, has been a part of my life since my early 20s. I’ve worked in the nursery and children’s departments, in women’s, youth, and young couple’s ministries, and in homecare groups and missions. I’ve been on praise teams, functioned as a church/school administrator, an...

All Scripture is God-breathed… 2 Timothy 3:16-17

As a child, I enjoyed peering through my kaleidoscope at the colorful fragments of glass as they shifted and formed beautiful mosaics with the subtle turn of the lens. What began as a jumbled mess of glass pieces turned into something incredible—once the focus shifted.   As 21st Century Christians,...