How God uses the Legacy of Our Ancestors to Draw Us Near to Him: | @trackstarz @intercession4ag
What is your legacy or family story? How has God used it to draw you closer to him? Sometimes the best preachers aren’t preachers at all, but they are relatives who live their lives in realness trusting in the Lord. The Bible speaks about how we are living epistles read of men. I have a […]
Moving from Grief, Loss, and Trauma to Triumph: | @trackstarz @intercession4ag
By Dr. Sarah Williams, LPC, NCC You Look Pretty I opened my eyes and realized that it was 6 a.m. I had allowed myself a few hours of sleep between 3 a.m. and 6 p.m. and yes, I felt guilty for closing my eyes even briefly. My role as wife to the man I married […]
Don’t Run From Pain | @intercession4ag @trackstarz
Don’t Run From Pain! Instead, Embrace it & Face it Head On: Sometimes, it’s not that a person doesn’t know his or her worth, but he or she is trying to escape the pain that they feel. There are some painful things that we are required to walk through that help us to build up […]
What it Means to Lament: | @trackstarz @intercession4ag
To Lament means to mourn or grieve something that has been lost. In the Bible, the book of Lamentations was written because of the deportation and exile of the Jews from their land. The Jews had been taken as captives in Babylon. They longed for the old days. In our lives, we mourn or grieve […]
Enduring the Single Mother Struggle (Book Review) | @trackstarz @intercession4ag
I met Damika Davis at a speaking engagement. We both were speaking to students about their future. Damika is an author who started a foundation that helps single mothers pursue their own businesses. Her book, “Enduring the Single Mother Struggle” empowers single moms to stand firm in their identity, purpose, and right to an awesome […]
When God is Teaching You To Hear His Voice In An Unfamiliar Way – Part II | @intercession4ag @trackstarz
Sometimes, we will not know that God is speaking for sure until the confirmation comes such as in the cases mentioned last week on part one of the blog. I mentioned the accident, the person stealing the mail, and confirmation that an address was wrong, but if the voice sounds like wisdom that isn’t contrary […]
Why It’s Important to Celebrate Imperfect Fathers: | @trackstarz @intercession4ag
It seems that the culture places men on a pedal stool to a degree when it comes to fatherhood. Men are expected to be perfect or they are only considered effective if they’re more on the perfect side. Case and point, recently with the TI conversation about his daughter’s pap-smear appointments. Many were ready to […]
Are You Ready to Date Part 4: Your Current Perspective During Waiting | @Trackstarz @Intercession4ag
This is part four of a Six-part series about our current view of singleness at this stage in life. This is inspired by my latest book, Patterns of the Heart: Discernment in Choosing a Potential Spouse. Consider taking the quiz at the link in the bottom and continue to follow this series to find out […]
The Movie 12 Bridge’s Correlation w/American Culture & Why You Should See It: | @trackstarz @intercession4ag
Last week I saw a pre-screening for the new film 12 Bridges. I would give the film 5 out of 5 stars. We’ve been having some really good films lately that mirror the climate of American culture as it relates to how civilians view police officers. For example, Black & Blue looked at the idea […]
Beware of Distractions | @trackstarz @intercession4ag
The Bible warns against us allowing the cares of this life to choke the Word of God out of us. Thus, rendering us unable to produce the fruit in our lives that God has planted. There has been a lot of distractions in the daily media that can be used to choke the Word of […]