Desires of the Heart

Phylicia | October 13, 2009

What do you want most out of life?  What do want most in life?  In each of us there is a desire for something.  It could be more money or financial stability, it could be a better education, it could be a spouse, or it could be a better car.  Perhaps it’s not something tangible [...]

I Have a Hope

Phylicia | September 24, 2009

My first Sunday at Thomas Road Baptist Church, our worship leader, Charles Billingsley, announced to the crowd, “Today we’re going to learn a new song, so follow along, and we’ll get more familiar with it as time goes on.”  The music began to play and I immediately recognized the melody as one of my favorite [...]

Homebound Missionary

Phylicia | July 2, 2009

I have recently been reading the biography of Isobel Kuhn, missionary to China in the early 20th century.  I have read quite a few missionary biographies; when I was younger they fascinated me, and I used to consider becoming a missionary to Africa.  I was saddened by the faces of the women and children there, suffering [...]

Above All

Phylicia | June 19, 2009

I couldn’t resist that picture.  Want to know why?  Because tomorrow I finally get to do what I have wanted to do for a long time:  go to the beach!  My sisters are working for Operation Christmas Child at a concert tomorrow, and most of my friends are down there as well — so my [...]

Open My Eyes

Phylicia | June 17, 2009

Humility… the one virtue that leads to all the others.  I believe humility is the key to all fruits of the Spirit.  Humility is what made Jesus remarkable; for God to become man, for the Creator to become the created, takes humility far beyond what we could even imagine.   Humility is so pivotal in our [...]

Refuge

Phylicia | May 17, 2009

Finding trust in our walk with God is one of the hardest aspects of the Christian walk, but it is also the most necessary.  In fact, trusting God is the core of Christianity.  Think for a moment:  if you didn’t trust God at least a little, you wouldn’t be a Christian!  You have to trust [...]