By: Kristen Davis

For the past month we've been going through chapters 3 and 4 of Acts at church and the sermon series has been on the topic of boldness. Bold faith, bold actions, bold words, finally to conclude last week with bold prayers. The pastor pointed out that we have an incredibly AWESOME God who is more powerful than we can imagine. He challenged us to pray boldly for impossible things that only an almighty God could accomplish, to act boldly in the areas that are in line with the character of Jesus and watch how God would miraculously work. I have to admit I was hesitant at first. I've repeated many things he said over and over in my head and claimed them in prayer in an attempt to build confidence so that I might be more bold. 

By: Kristen Davis

In my life vulnerability has always been a dirty word. It meant to expose weakness; it meant to put power in the hands of those who I knew would use it to hurt me. It meant to put my trust in another which I have never done, have never found safe. But in the hands of the Almighty, vulnerability is perfection and beauty, its power and life. Vulnerability in the hands of the Creator and Sustainer of life always returns reward, it never returns empty and broken. Isaiah 55:11 says “My [God’s] word that goes out from my mouth; It will not return empty, but will accomplish what I [God] desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” And so when God says to Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that “My [God’s] grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness,” He means it. Paul’s vulnerability allows God to perfectly work out His powerful plan.

By: Kristen Davis

“This is only a mountain; you don’t have to find your way around it. Tell it to move, it’ll move. Tell it to fall, it’ll fall.”

By: Kristen Davis

This week’s post comes out of response to my class reading. We were reading a section on the mediatorial office of Christ in a book by William Shedd. In reading this reading I found inspiration for my own walk with Christ and my struggle with submission. Hope you enjoy!

The mediator between God and man cannot be God alone for by definition a mediator is one who can empathize with both parties and bring about a common good. He must be capable of intervening between the two parties and as God alone, Christ would not have been able to intervene for the opposing side, having only relation to the one side, the divine side. Thus the dual natures of Christ are a necessity for the position of intercessor or mediator.

By: Shade' Brunson

This article will focus on How to Handle Hurt and Betrayal in a Positive Way.  God brought this topic upon my heart after realizing that the Body of Christ is hurting, and one of the main reasons why they are hurting is because of each other.  Instead of encouraging one another, we are breaking each other down with words, and betraying one another.  I believe this is an apologetical topic because it teaches us how to treat hurt in a Biblical way instead of the worldly way.  The world teaches us to get even when people hurt and persecute us.  This is not Biblical.  God is actually the one who takes care of the wrongs that happen to us as we correct them in love and not in revenge.  I want to assure everyone that I know as well as God knows that all of us have experienced hurt and betrayal by someone who was very dear to our hearts.  We never expected this hurt to happen.  I understand.  There really is a better way to handle the hurt, and I look forward to sharing with you some wisdom that I have learned through the Word of God. 

By: Kristen Davis

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. 
   And what does the LORD require of you? 
To act justly and to love mercy 
   and to walk humbly with your God.

~ Micah 6:8 

By: Kristen Davis

I look around the world and I don’t see a multitude of sinners, although that is Biblically accurate, I see a multitude of settlers. I see men and women, of all ages, settling for what they think is the best life has to offer, only to be perpetually disappointed by those circumstances. I see them sinning as a result of their disappointment,  as a means of escape or a brief opportunity to satisfy. 

By: Kristen Davis

Each of these leaves is dependent. None can survive by it’s self. They all need food that they cannot provide on their own. They all need the same thing, from the same place, but one branch cannot provide for them all. One branch is not responsible for all the leaves; it only worries about the leaves it can touch. The rest will be fed; their branches will feed them. Each branch will be fed by the trunk and roots. They do not have to worry where the food will come from because they are connected to the source. 

By: Kristen Davis

Recently I’ve tried a new diet. The basic premise of the diet is that certain things are beneficial or detrimental to a particular person based off their blood type. After spending nearly a month testing it out and paying close attention to signs from my body I realized that certain foods give me energy and improve the overall feeling of my body, while others make me feel any where from lethargic to down right ill. Because my body does not know how to properly handle certain foods, it takes more energy and effort for it to digest that food, stealing resources that are meant for other things. 

By: Kristen Davis

This week has been one of disillusionment and awakening. It has been both heartbreaking and eye-opening. The most destructive kinds of people are those that act contrary to the values they proclaim. Of course this is no surprise; Satan has mastered the art of manipulating the truth and deceiving men. It is only when one comes face to face with such blatant opposition to Christ and self-arrogance that one is reminded of Ephesians 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”