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Monday, March 18, 2013
Making Room to Be Used
Pictured above: Tori in Haiti After living in rural Indiana for two years, I felt beyond blessed to be offered a job to work at the University of Memphis. I was excited to move to a place with stop lights, highways, Wal-Marts, malls, and people; ...Read More
Monday, March 4, 2013
Does Color Matter?
In the world of transracial adoption and as my husband serves as the Pastor to Families at Fellowship, I often hear the phrase – “I don’t see the color of people’s skin.” In fact, I said it myself for years. When I ...Read More
Monday, February 18, 2013
Getting on Mission
A native Memphian, I moved away after high school thinking I would never return. Four years ago, I had the opportunity to return. The best part: being closer to family and my godchildren. After visiting for a bit, I joined a traditional Baptist ...Read More
Friday, February 15, 2013
Tom Skinner (1942-1994)
Reverend Tom Skinner [...] initially arose as an evangelist on the national platform. A former Harlem gang member, Tom dedicated his life to God late in his teen years. As early as the age of twenty, he was drawing crowds and conversations through ...Read More
Friday, February 15, 2013
Finding Relationships
Pictured above: Michelle (third from right) with women from Fellowship I grew up in an unstable home and did not have a biblical role model for how to be a good friend, wife, or mother. I have always had a longing for a relationship with other ...Read More
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Listen and God Will Speak
Pictured above: Jessica (second from right) and her group at the women’s retreat Phone calls, texts, Facebook, Twitter, emails, children, work, family... Our lives are so busy, as women, that we rarely take time for ourselves. So, when ...Read More
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Enter the Lives of Hurting Families: Foster Care Class
Right now, in Shelby County there are roughly 1,000 children in the foster care system. Another 1,000 will come in and out of the system this year. 75% of those children are entering into foster care because of neglect and abuse (physical, sexual ...Read More
Monday, January 28, 2013
Why Is Life So Hard?
Pictured above: Megan and her best friend Jackie. Therefore I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. And there I will give her vineyards and make the valley of Achor (trouble) a door of hope. And there she ...Read More
Monday, January 28, 2013
Jesus My Joy
Pictured above: Hope (center) and her disciples Jessie (L) & Allison (R) When the Lord called me to himself my freshman year of college, my life changed radically. I have truly come to understand what it means to be a new creation! When Jesus ...Read More
Monday, January 7, 2013
Missional Living
Growing up in the south, I was raised to believe in Jesus. I said the typical prayer in second grade, went to Sunday school, and was able to tell you anything about the Bible. I really did love the Lord, but I didn’t realize that something ...Read More
