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Tuned to the Harmony We have all heard music in one form or another, and when we listen to it, we naturally follow the melody because it is the most prominent part that we hear. It feels natural to follow. But the moment you try to switch to the harmony, it becomes more difficult. You begin to question whether you've found it or if it even sounds right. It can feel unstable. Your pitch isn't necessarily bad (maybe), your ear is just tuned to the melody instead of the harmony. Harmony asks you...

God is THE Light I have read Genesis many times, and every time I’m amazed by the account of creation. One thing that has always stood out to me is that God created light before He created the sun, moon, and stars. Genesis 1:3-5 says, “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light ‘day,’ and the darkness he called ‘night.’ And there was evening, and there was morning—t

Trust in the Lord Trust—that’s a word that brings a variety of reactions. There are people we can think of immediately when we hear it. There’s that cringe feeling we get when trust has been broken. Then there are those relationships that fall somewhere in between. I think most of us fall in the middle. There are people we know we can trust, but at the same time, the thought of learning to trust someone new feels like a lot of work, and we kind of just go, “Ugh, I’m good.” There happ

When We Know Better Last night at our family game night, we were playing Scrabble, and one of my sons played a word. We knew the word wasn't spelled correctly, but we also knew that the Scrabble dictionary sometimes allows alternate spellings, so we let it go. After he played and we moved on with the game we decided to check it, and our suspicions were confirmed. We then spent about ten minutes discussing the situation because my husband had already played off the incorrectly spelled word....

This month, I have the honor of sharing about another ministry in our community with a long history of serving seafarers, port workers, and truck drivers at the Port of Freeport. Texas Port Ministry, originally known as the Seamen's Center, began in 1974 when God stirred the hearts of people in the Freeport community to minister specifically to the seafarers arriving on ships from around the world. At that time, security protocols were much different than they are today. Seafarers were able...

Faithfulness Over Perfection I was at lunch with some friends, and one asked another, “If you could go back to who you were a year ago, what would you tell yourself?” They answered, “Not to rush and feel like I have to learn everything at once, but to take my time and take it all in.” I thought about that answer because it is so true. We put a lot of pressure on ourselves and think we have to learn everything right away, and when we don’t, we get upset with ourselves… well, at least