Is a Merry Christmas Really What We’re After? Gwen Smith December 18, 2015Blog, Christmas, Holiness, Priorities, Social Media, Worship, Worship 4 Comments On the night that divinity merged with fleshy humanity as Jesus came on the scene in a stable, things of earth were shaken and stirred with fresh glory and awesome wonder. Read More…
Do The Things You Did Gwen Smith November 20, 2015Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Devotions, Encouragement, Freedom, Grace, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Humility, Prayer, Worship 176 Comments I watched a movie about the end times that left me longing for a few answers. So I grabbed my Bible and sat to read from the book of Revelation. Read More…
The More You Were Meant For Gwen Smith November 11, 2015Anger, Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Devotions, Encouragement, Freedom, God's Promises, Grace, Healing, Holiness, Holy Spirit 47 Comments It was a photo of a waffle iron… Her status update on the social media site said seven simple words about the picture: “I want these two buttons for life.” The buttons of reference were two settings: RESTART and A BIT MORE. Read More…
Once and For All {A Good Friday Reflection} Gwen Smith April 3, 2015Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Devotions, Forgiveness, Freedom, God's Promises, Grace, Grief, Healing, Holiness, Love, Salvation, Scripture, Sorrow, Trials, Worship 31 Comments All who pause for reflection and allow their hearts to wander in wonder down the Way of Suffering feel the darkness of this day in history. Read More…
More Fruit and Deeper Roots Gwen Smith October 10, 2014Beauty, Blog, Christian Living, Confession, God's Promises, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Scripture, Trusting God, Worship 23 Comments Our room had a small balcony that overlooked the swimming pool. Early one lazy vacation morning, I grabbed my journal, Read More…
Set Apart Living, Part 2 Gwen Smith July 28, 2014Anger, Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Devotions, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Prayer 19 Comments In my last post, we began to talk about how to live a set-apart life. We looked at our e-lives, the time we spend on computers, Read More…