by Teresa Shields Parker | Nov 27, 2013 | Devotional, Family, Sermons, Uncategorized
My husband and I do one thing really well. We know how to kill a Thanksgiving. I say that regarding the worst Thanksgiving I’ve ever spent. Roy and I both woke up with the flu. Our son was three and he most definitely was not sick. We thought we’d try to make it to my... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Nov 17, 2013 | Purpose, Sermons, Teresa's Journey, Write the Vision
I love stories, who doesn’t? Stories make the world go round. What makes a dinner better than sharing and telling stories? A movie is nothing more than a great story portrayed. Personally I like a good book because you can use your imagination to manufacture your own... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Sep 30, 2013 | Devotional, Purpose, Sermons, Uncategorized
There is really no such thing as a comfortable risk. In my observation, opportunity is always clothed in risk and never in comfort. When weighing comfort in one hand and risk in the other, my overwhelming favorite is comfort. As I write this blog post, I’m wearing my... by Teresa Shields Parker | Sep 15, 2013 | Devotional, Sermons, Uncategorized
I can do it myself. Our society values do-it-yourselfers. And yet is independence or dependence more of a kingdom value? “The truth is, I can’t do it on my own,” said Jeremy Risner, C2 Lead Pastor. “I need the right people in my life and they need me.” This dependence... by Teresa Shields Parker | Sep 8, 2013 | Devotional, Sermons, Uncategorized
Sometimes I don’t feel like living out my faith. There are times, I don’t want to forgive. I don’t want to be nice. I want revenge, plain and simple. During these times, it’s benefitted me to remember that just because I don’t FEEL like living out my faith, I... by Teresa Shields Parker | Sep 1, 2013 | Devotional, Health, Sermons, Teresa's Journey, Uncategorized
What is joy unspeakable1 anyway? How can “all things work together for my good”2? Wouldn’t it be for my good if God would just zap everything into place just like I want? Why doesn’t He grant my every prayer? That would bring me joy, wouldn’t it? For instance, why...