Water sloshing in the small pool, a man descends into the water sobbing. This is no ordinary looking man, but a very tall, muscular man. The sight of him crying stops me in my tracks. Grown men rarely cry and when they do it’s never openly in front of a crowd of people, but today is baptism Sunday at my church. The pastor talks with the man then dunks him under the water and raises… … Continue reading
Joy has been nicknamed the “Small Group Killa,” because every small group she has joined this year immediately breaks up. Carlos is afraid for the small group she joins next! … Continue reading
Dara Maclean stopped by the studio to share her new song, “Blameless.” She explained where the lyrics of this song came from. “There has been a beautiful undoing in my life. Instead of making the gospel about me and how much I love God, how much I’m trying to do, and how I’m trying to be good enough. I’m making it about who HE says I am. How He is in pursuit of me. The… … Continue reading
Here are the 5 MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE in Christian Music. 5. Mandisa :: She has had an absolutely huge year cranking out hit after hit after hit and even releasing a remix project. Her album “Overcomer” won Pop/Contemporary album of the year at this years Dove awards and if you follow her on twitter you know just how awesome she is on there. Making her the 5th most interesting person in Christian music. 4. Switchfoot… … Continue reading
How often do we feel unloved? Uncared for? Its funny how in this day and age we are such a socially connected nation, yet studies pop up nearly daily that say we are the most lonely we have ever been. How is such a connected people feeling more isolated and alone than ever before? That baffles me…yet I myself have felt the sting of lonely, the agony of solitude. We can find comfort in knowing… … Continue reading
It’s the time of year again when FEAR is highlighted. Scary movies are on TV, haunted houses are everywhere but I will be hiding under my blankets, thank you very much. Fear can have more of a control over us then we even realize. I had no idea that I was living motivated by fear until someone close to me pointed it out. I’m learning that fear is a choice. I have a say! But… … Continue reading
This is the best of Carlos and Joy and in this weeks episode we chat with Debra Fileta about how “YOU teach people how they treat you”, Joy went to a movie by herself called “Christian Mingle”, Carlos lost his mind over a cupcake and more… … Continue reading
Today is the Drive Through Difference and Joy always gets excited to pay for someone else’s meal in the drive through. Unfortunately, Wally wanted a free lunch… … Continue reading
Every day I fail. I do and you do too. I have the best of intentions but I never quite get it right. I was doing a Bible Study recently that asked me to list my strengths and weaknesses. I flew through those weaknesses because I know them by heart. They show up in my every day life, but I struggled to list my strengths. This all made me realize that we can’t live our… … Continue reading
WHO DO YOU FOLLOW? Really give that sentence some thought. Who? Who are you following on Instagram or Twitter? Who are you wanting to emulate or just keep up with? It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Deuteronomy 13:4 So many people want us to follow their lead and obey their voice. Filling our heads with things like, “You need to go here, you must look like me,… … Continue reading
