by Brie | Jun 16, 2020 | Longsuffering, Trials, Waiting
Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come, but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a...
by Brie | Jun 11, 2020 | Blog Post, Longsuffering, Trials, Wisdom
And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson! And he awoke from his sleep and said, I will go out as other times and shake myself free. But he did not know that the Lord had left him. And the Philistines seized him and gouged out hsi eyes and brought him...
by Brie | Oct 27, 2017 | Faith, Fear, Stories, Trials
Immediately Jesus reached out His hand, caught hold of him and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:31 The irony of Matthew 14:31 is striking. Two verses prior, Jesus tells Peter to climb out of a boat and Peter becomes the only man other...
by Brie | Mar 2, 2017 | Faith, Fear, Purpose, Trials
“And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water toward Jesus.” Matthew 14:29 The story of Peter and Jesus walking on water is easily one of the most popular and often quoted passages of scripture. Pastors and preachers typically focus on...
by Brie | Jan 19, 2017 | Identity, Purpose, Self-Love, Trials, Wisdom
Jessica Skipper is a Mississippi native and current New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary student. Jessica studied Elementary Education at Mississippi University for Women “because I love kids” for 2 years before experiencing a slight shift in her...
by Brie | Nov 10, 2016 | Faith, Fear, Trials, Wisdom
If your year’s been like mine, it may feel like 2016 just got started. So naturally, looking at the calendar only to discover that there are less than 60 days until it ends can lead to mild heart palpitations. There are probably things on your New Year’s...