Nicole's Blog

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...

When You're Stuck

The tent was hot - too hot. We had been camping for over a week with the family and days of humidity and constant activity had led to a...

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 -...

Peace In, Peace Out

Read: Philippians 4:4-9 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness[a] be known to everyone. The...

Pointing the finger at…Me?

Read: Numbers 20:2-13 Moses makes three mistakes in this account of God providing water for the people of Israel. First, he takes the...

To Look Like Our Father

“He made man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.” Genesis 1:26-28, KJV The word...