Real, honest faith. Scripture that speaks to the hard days and the triumphant ones. Written by Mel for anyone walking through the fire and needing to know God is still on the throne.
Have you heard the story about an eagle going to a mountaintop to break off its beak and renew its youth? I wanted to know whether that story was myth or fact. And as I began researching it, Psalm 103:5 took on a whole new meaning for me.
Read More →God chose the foolishness of the cross to confound the wise. Moses, Joseph, the Samaritan woman, Legion, Peter, Paul; the world would have counted them out. Who are we counting out today? He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:31
Read More →El Roi; The God Who Sees. In a world where so many share their voices, there are still so many who feel unseen and unheard. There is One who has never stopped looking. Jesus is His name.
Read More →God created every neuron, every synapse, every chemical messenger in the human brain. This post walks through what science has found about the brain and psychiatric conditions; and offers a full prayer that names every structure, from the whole brain down to DNA, as we bring it before God.
Read More →A young man named Ryan reached out to Enduring Branches with a song he wrote from his own testimony; shame over the past, repentance, and the grace of Christ. The lyrics and message are entirely his own. This is his testimony in song.
Read More →My innocence stolen. My prized possession, only to be offered to a beloved husband, now no longer exists; A diary written as the voice of Tamar, daughter of David; her grief, her questions, and her hope in the God who redeems.
Read More →Bathsheba, Maacah, Ahinoam, Haggith, Michal; real women who lived through some of the most heartbreaking events in Scripture. What if they had written in diaries? What would they tell us today?
Read More →Jesus told the woman at the well that whoever drinks the water He gives will never thirst again — it becomes a fountain springing up into everlasting life. That living water isn’t only about eternity. It’s for us here and now.
Read More →Today, everyday, we have a choice to trust God sacrificially, by faith, in laying our “Isaac” upon the altar. God’s ways and thoughts are higher than ours, and we must trust Him.
Read More →I was praying today about someone no longer here… asking God if He met them as He met the Samaritan woman — among those society had cast aside. A reflection on the robe of righteousness, the prodigal son, and the grace that calls us home.
Read More →A specific verse came to mind: “smitten of God…” What I found in the original Hebrew and Greek text is a revelation about Jesus and healing that changes everything for our lives right now.
Read More →This evening I had to get honest with myself. If there were a church full of people just like me running around — would the Kingdom advance? A convicting reflection on surrender, calling, and what we invest our lives in.
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