Share I’m ready to see a miracle! By Holly Settles / a few months ago I’m ready – 110% ready! No doubt about it, questions need not apply….I’m as ready as I can be to see the miraculous start happening!!! I don’t want to just pray “in the moment” as I see an obvious miracle at the altar, and I don’t want to just pray out of obligation when a […]
Share Psalms 61:1-4 By Holly Settles / 8 months ago On Sunday morning, a sermon was preached using this scripture text. I felt Holy Ghost goosebumps as I read along with the minister, and began to hear his sermon unfold. Our service had started off “with a bang”, and we began our morning worship with songs of jubilee, & with a shout in our step. […]
Share Quantity versus Quality By Holly Settles / last year Over the past several weeks I’ve been dealing with myself on the amount of time I spend praying. For quite awhile, I had the mindset that it’s not the quantity as much as its the quality…true, but not always right. Because in my “quality of prayer”, I found that I wasn’t giving God nearly as […]
Share Inside Out By Holly Settles / last year Inside Out Have you ever seen an absolutely beautiful home, with well-manicured landscaping, the paint looking fresh, the windows shining, even the car in the driveway sparkles? And then, you walk up to the door, knock or ring the bell, and you walk into a mess? Shambles would be more like it…filthiness clutters the once […]
Share My Childs Observation By Holly Settles / last year My Childs Observation My oldest daughter just turned 7 a few weeks ago, and up til now, I worried about her lack of “attention” to church services. I have gingerly approached topics with her to see if perhaps she just wasn’t emotionally at the age of understanding – to some level. So I have nudged […]
Share Forgive & Forget? By Holly Settles / a couple of years ago Forgive & Forget? Over the past several months, someone very close to me has endured a painful hardship. I’ve listened to the struggles, knowing that the only thing I could do was offer support, encouragement, and prayer – because that is all I have to give, being an “outsider” to the situation. On the other […]
Share Cause for Conviction By Holly Settles / a couple of years ago Let me preface this blog by saying that I’m honored to sit under a Pastor that still preaches it right. He (Pastor James D. Manning) is the most incredible example to me & my family, and our church as a whole. I have had the pleasure of being raised from the age of 2, while […]
Share Compromise over Sacrifice By Holly Settles / a couple of years ago Have you ever had to compromise with someone? Perhaps it was a spat as simple as “to-ma-to” vs. “to-mah-to”…sounds silly, right? But its true…many times our compromises are that trivial…we sometimes just compromise our views to keep the peace with a friend, loved one, or even a spouse. What if our Saviour had compromised…what if […]
Share The Eye of the Beholder By Holly Settles / a couple of years ago Many years ago, I went through a personal battle of self-will and finding “my own way” in life. I was raised in church, but came to a point where I found myself in a state of rebellion and bitterness. I was an angry 18 year old girl, trying to figure out my place. I made […]
