by Teresa Shields Parker | Oct 6, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Sermons, Uncategorized
What does it mean to become a living sacrifice? I have to admit when I hear that I always think of the reverse: the walking dead. That usually means zombies or evil things but being a living sacrifice is far from that. It means to be alive to what Christ wants for us... by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 18, 2015 | Devotional, Family, Sermons
Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | May 19, 2014 | Devotional, Purpose, Sermons, Uncategorized
I had to leave for a 6 p.m. meeting. I told my daughter I’d be back around 8 p.m. “Your dad and brother are here if you need anything,” I said. She was 10, old enough to stay by herself, but I felt better knowing others were around. “I’m really tired,” she said. “I’m... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Apr 6, 2014 | Devotional, Health, Purpose, Sermons
Lives are changed because of stories. Well, in reality, lives are changed because of other’s lives, the story of another’s life that impacts you in some major way. Jesus story impacted me profoundly, but I didn’t really understand all the ways until several years ago.... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Mar 16, 2014 | Devotional, Sermons
Gingerbread cookies are meant to be eaten whole. When they are broken, they feel incomplete. They are just no fun to eat. Brokenness in general is no fun! God, though, God likes brokenness in people. If His choice is a broken person or a prideful person, He will... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Feb 23, 2014 | Devotional, Sermons, Uncategorized
We’ve all said it, “I’m fed up. I’ve had enough.” You could be talking about any matter of things here. It might be your boss, your kids, your spouse or your bad habits. In reality you are frustrated and you want to respond in a different way, but will you really? To...