Follow your dreams or your mission?

June 30, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah Follow your dreams. In our individualistic culture we’re bombarded with the idea. All forms of media fill our heads with bucket lists and the notoriety of easy celebrity. I admit I’ve been fascinated with following my dreams since I was a kid. I was convinced I could be so many things: a […]

5 Benefits of Having a Clear Conscience

June 27, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah The other day I took my dog, Titan, for a walk on our dock. Generally he hates this because he’s a big chicken. He’s afraid of the dark and wind but he seemed eager this day. He pulled me up the ramp, through the gazebo and toward the water. So I went […]

Unexpected Enemies

June 23, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah A couple of days ago I wrote about the Orlando shootings and prayer. In a comment to a reader I mentioned that one of Jesus’ commands is to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. And then I thought, I’m so glad there are no enemies in my life. […]

We are children of God!

June 19, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Happy Father’s Day to all of the great fathers out there. Let us not to forget to thank our Heavenly Father for all he’s done for us.

Ghost stories at midnight

June 17, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah It’s one o’clock in the morning and I’m sitting in my living room surrounded by very loud teenage boys. We started telling ghost stories a half an hour ago and now everyone’s afraid to go to bed. Except me. I’d love to go to bed, but I can’t until I know everyone’s […]

Called to struggle

June 14, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah 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. Ephesians 6:12 Out of the darkness comes light. Do you believe this? Whenever a mass killing streams across […]