Walking on The Way of Holiness: Joy of the Redeemed

November 6, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah This morning I woke up in tremendous pain (more than usual) and couldn’t move. My husband rushed to get my medication and I stayed in bed waiting for it to kick in. For those of you who know me, I live with a rare pain disease that doctors say will never go […]

5 Strengthening Scriptures

November 6, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

By Erika Rizkallah Sometimes we need a little strength for the days ahead . . .

Words of Wisdom

November 5, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah Sometimes the best thing you’ve heard today was written by someone from another era. Here are some words of wisdom from the great Charles H. Spurgeon: Dear believer, do you understand that God may take away your comforts and privileges in order to make you a stronger Christian? Do you see why the […]

5 Tips for Conquering Procrastination (aka Resistance)

November 4, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah Yesterday I was talking with a shrink (that’s what he calls himself) about procrastination. I was listening in on an open conversation he was having with a family member and as soon as he said the word my ears pricked up. I struggle with procrastination and he told us it’s really a […]

Relationship Challenges

November 3, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

By Erika Rizkallah Have you ever heard of NaNoWriMo? November is National Novel Writing Month and NaNoWriMo is a movement and challenge to write and finish a novel in 30 days. I was thinking about working on my middle grade adventure novel when I discovered the bloggers equivalent of the challenge. It’s called NaBloPoMo so […]

Helping kids understand prayer

November 1, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah The other night as we were praying together my son, Sam, said, “Mom, how do you talk to someone you can’t see?” “Well, it’s the same as talking to anyone you have a relationship with. Like me or dad.” “Yeah, but how do you know God’s real? We can’t actually see him.” […]

A View From Above

October 20, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Jesus (Matt 7:1-2) One of the main reasons I write is to get things off my chest (insert snarky comment). I was […]

The key to calm in the storm

October 6, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Erika Rizkallah As I wrote this post, a storm raged outside. It’s name was Joaquin. Isn’t naming storms strange? I’m not sure why we do this. Why do we try to “humanize” a havoc wreaking force of nature? It’s not as if Joaquin is a friendly visitor popping in for coffee. No . . […]

God is the giver of all good things

September 15, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

When I wrote my last post in July (!) I never intended to take a two month blog break. But sometimes life gets away from us and at the beginning of summer I got an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. One of my lifelong dreams has been to have my own vintage and antique shop. […]

Quiet Time Musings: The Difficulty of the Christian Life

July 7, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Last night a friend and I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning discussing the Christian life. We lamented the fact that being obedient to God’s calling and will for believers is challenging. Here are some of the questions we asked: Why is it so hard to be obedient? Why does God allow […]