Wednesday Worship: Moving Forward

Wednesday Worship: Days of Elijah

Surviving or Living?

Wednesday Worship: Thank You, Lord
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Even in the midst of some serious challenges, I am thankful.I featured this song once before, back on my birthday. But whenever I think of giving thanks, Thank You, Lord always pops into my mind.So this time, enjoy this song with me again as rendered by Bishop Walter Hawkins and Pastor Yvette Flunder:Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!Peace & Blessings,Patricia

Featured Book: Fit For A King
Losing weight is not a battle. It's a war.Anyone who has struggled with weight-loss for any period of time knows how difficult, how frustrating, how esteem-sapping, how confidence-lowering the effort can be. Especially for women. We fight hormones, child-bearing, social norms, media imagery, skewed body perceptions, and so much more as we wage our fight to be fit and healthy.There are thousands of diet books, exercise gadgets, f

Wednesday Worship: More To This Life
This time next week, families across America will be traveling to meet loved ones, gathering the last of the ingredients required for their big dinner, and eagerly anticipated Thanksgiving Day.Yet in this year in which many have been buttressed about by recessionary winds and other storms beyond their control, there will be some who find it difficult to give thanks.This happens especially when one's focus is on his circumstances and not on the Cross. My family certainly hasn't had the easiest of years either. But, as Oprah says, one thing I know for sure, there is always a reason to give thanks.Life is about more than our circumstances, our har

Featured Book: Character Driven by Derek Fisher.
The NBA season has begun. In this day, when society seems to elevate and reward bad boys, spoiled celebrities, greedy corporations, and occasionally criminals, Derek Fisher, point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, exemplifies why, in the end, character still matters most.I'm featuring this book here because this faith-filled memoir is a testament to how the character of a man, rooted in a knowledge of Christ, can and will sustain him through difficult times, will lay the foundation for a prosperous life, and will propel him to levels of excellence and success beyond his imagination. The whole time I was reading the book, I thought of my son, a 14yo with a similar background an

Wednesday Worship: They That Wait
One of the hardest things to do is wait on God. God made us in His image, but patience is a trait that is developed, not birthed. Yet, God guarantees us that He will come through should we choose to wait on Him.But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. -- Isaiah 40:31For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. -- Psalms 37:9Leave it to Fred Hammond to give us a way to bounce with praise while we wait: