In Times Like These
Hello friends! Y'all are never far from my mind these days, and often in my prayers. In the words of an old commercial, it prompts me "to reach out and touch". Whoever is saying, "What next?" needs to stop! Can I get an amen? The turmoil in our country has continued to boil, and the division seems to be growing wider by the day. Last
Hopelessness Isn’t Your Portion
May I have a word with you, Miss Fearful? Have you never known the peace found in the refuge of God’s Presence that you can’t access it again? And you, dear Mr. Despondent, have you never known His cheer, that you should choose the company of your doldrums instead of turning your mind to His nearness? What say you, Believer All is Lost? Are you suggesting God
#AlwaysAdventSRT
If ever we needed to celebrate the Light of the World coming into our darkness, it’s Christmas 2020! Right? What’s that? I’m having a hard time hearing you over the amen corner. I get it! I know people who decked their walls in October and double dog dared anyone to part their lips in judgement. But seriously, we may sense how sorely we need Christmas this
A Brief Bible Study with Shellie
Jesus Makes You More (Click to Open Printable Copy) If you long to know Jesus better and love Him more, this devotional is for you. If you’re a believer who is willing to admit that you can still fall short while you’re following, this short Bible study will be an encouragement to you. It has the potential to fill you to overflowing with gratitude and fresh amazement
Are you a self-soother?
Hank and his lovies are moving me in early morning prayers
The Wayfaring Man
Hey, y'all! It’s Shellie, and you've found my All Things Southern podcast. Today I'm sharing a message I recently gave at my home church, which so happens to be the one that brings you this podcast. That’s Providence, Church in Lake Providence, LA, where they want you to know that YOU are loved. We’re going to jump right in now with what I believe is
The Pandemic of Darkening Counsel Without Knowledge
I’ve been mostly social silent online since George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent peaceful protests and violent looting and rioting rocking our nation. My silence hasn’t come out of fear, intimidation, or because I don’t have things to say. Like everyone else, I have extremely strong opinions, but I’ve been keeping them to myself because I’m trying to hear what God is saying and I
Fighting for our Lives – Excerpted from Finding Deep and Wide
I hope you'll enjoy this excerpt from my new release Finding Deep and Wide
Finding a Deep and Wide Christmas Advent – Dec. 23rd
Christmas is near, and I hope you and yours enjoy every minute of it! My prayer is that these short devotions have set us up to resist the empty promises the world hawks twenty-four/seven and walk into the deep and wide life Jesus died to give us. It’s impossible to read John without wondering about the discrepancy between the experience of the average believer and the
Finding a Deep and Wide Christmas Advent – Dec. 6th
Here’s a challenge for us all. Let’s expect God today to reveal Himself to us. Wherever we are and whatever task we’re marking off the Christmas list, let’s remind ourselves that God is near, ask Him to speak, and listen. I believe you and I experience God in our daily lives to the degree that we desire and expect to experience God. Our relationship with Him