by Teresa Shields Parker | Feb 2, 2014 | Devotional, Purpose, Sermons
Have you ever wrestled with God during what some call the “dark night of the soul?” These times seem nearly impossible to get through. We are struggling with big questions. Who I am? Who do I want to be? Who does God want me to be? How much of my situation is me and... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 26, 2014 | Devotional, Purpose, Sermons
There are just days when everything is ho-hum. We go to work. We come home. We eat supper. We go to bed. We do it all over again. Nothing exciting or monumental ever happens even though we are supposed to be world-changers. Somewhere along the way, we sold our super... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 19, 2014 | Devotional, Sermons
What is the blessing of God? How does it happen that some seem to have His blessing and others don’t? I’ve always wondered about this. Does God just look down from heaven and choose to bless some and not others? Or is there even such a thing as the blessing of God and... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 15, 2013 | Devotional, Sermons, Uncategorized
Ever wonder who these curious wise guys, er wise men, were? You know who I’m talking about, those three kingly looking guys in your nativity set? And why did they travel hundreds of miles before cars or air travel to check out a promised Messiah to a religion... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 9, 2013 | Devotional, Sermons
Ever feel like God has cell phone on silent or is screening your calls? No matter what you do, it just seems God is silent. It’s one thing when you spouse gives you the silent treatment or when a friend has their cell phone on silent and won’t answer your calls, but... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 2, 2013 | Devotional, Family, Sermons
The $64,000 question is: What do I do with all those Thanksgiving leftovers? What if I said you should keep them and multiply them into more? Right away you’ve figured out, I’m not talking about food. I’m talking about the real reason we celebrate Thanksgiving. I’m...