Tag Archives: faith

What I heard

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

And Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God? Believe also in me.” And I hear:  We can not wrap our minds around God and our faith suffers for it unless we learn to wrap our … Continue reading →

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Photo Ops and the Big Drift

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

As I pulled my paddle through the water, and eased into prayer, the sun began peeking over the line of cypress trees on the lake’s edge, casting a glorious band of gold across the surface like it was marking out … Continue reading →

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2nd Pew Left Hand Side, VBS & Deep and Wide

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

I’m sitting beside Mama’s hospital bed watching her sleep and thinking about the heritage of love and self-sacrifice she’s given this family.  Maybe it’s the nostalgia of the moment, but I keep thinking about some words I wrote this week about … Continue reading →

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Have You Ever Been Good and Lonely?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

Have you ever been good and lonely? I know it sounds like an oxymoron, but it happens to me a lot and (bad pun straight ahead), I don’t think I’m alone. Good and lonely slips in at the strangest times. It has nothing … Continue reading →

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What a Travesty

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

Travesty. I probably haven’t used that word a handful of times in my whole life but it sprang to my mind yesterday during my early morning devotions… I was thinking of how I’ve often heard people tell new believers that they might not always … Continue reading →

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