Nicole's Blog

The God Who Is...Shaping Me

Read: 1 Samuel 6 Carrying off the Ark of the Covenant was an act of joyful triumph for the Philistines. They knew what it meant to the...

A God Who Is...Unrivaled

Read: 1 Samuel 5 Israel had lost the battle and those who remained alive, had scattered. It was a devastating blow. Not only had they...

Before A Holy God

Read: 1 Samuel 4 The Ark of the Covenant was a gold-plated wooden chest that housed the two tablets of the Law given to Moses by God. To...

The God Who Speaks

And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.” 1 Samuel 3:10 When Samuel first heard the voice of the Lord, he didn’t know it. It was...

God Is Searching For Faithful Ones

“There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.” – 1 Samuel 2:2 1 Samuel chapter 2...

The God Who Hears

“… I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.” 1 Samuel 1: 15 Hannah longed for a child. She loved her husband, Elkanah, and the...

Making Room For God

Proverbs 10:4 The wicked does not seek Him. In his pride, he makes no room for God in his thoughts. I spent over a decade pastoring...

Valuing His Presence

Read: 1 Samuel 4 I opened my Bible and placed it in front of me on the table. The house was quiet - children still asleep in their beds -...

Nicole and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Have you ever just had a bad day? A day when nothing - absolutely NOTHING - goes according to plan? When the computer crashes with your...

To the Woman Who...

To the woman in the trenches of mothering toddlers... To the woman sipping coffee to stay awake at her job after a late night of studying...