by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 24, 2012 | Faith
I saw an amazing thing this morning after I dropped my sweet girl off at school. On a busy street corner (really, one of the busiest in town) two men stood in conversation. One of them wore sunglasses, carried a distinctive walking stick, and stood staring straight...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 14, 2012 | Faith
After all of my thinking and meditating over the past few days on the idea of storms within my spirit, I chuckled a little this morning when I saw that my devotional plan led me to this passage for today. That day, when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 12, 2012 | Faith
“Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the Gospel. As a result, it has become clear…to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.” (Philippians 1:12) My struggle with anxiety – that ever present...
by Jessica Bolyard | Dec 26, 2011 | Faith
This morning, I awoke with an inexplicable sadness. Maybe you did, too. It’s not like the sadness I’ve dealt with a lot lately, but more like a letdown somehow. It was that feeling of, “Now what?” that comes after a long-anticipated event. I walked into the family...
by Jessica Bolyard | Dec 19, 2011 | Faith
As Jesus walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him. When the...