Category: Hope

Living for an Audience of One: Christ Alone

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

Living for an audience of one is not a new concept. In fact, if you search for it on Google, you will find books, songs, and references going back over 15 years. The message is different in each of these, but the message that the Word teaches remains the same. When we live for an audience of one, we live for Christ alone. We stop trying to perform for the masses and become aware of Jesus and our desire to please Him.  So many of you have performance-based ministries. You are constantly checking your performance numbers. You need to know Read More

We Are Not Alone: Choose HOPE

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

Choose Hope. As a blogger, I tell stories, whether it’s my story or other stories. When dealing with traumatic events stories allow us to humanize history as people tell their stories. With stories, we can put a face on historic events and make them personal. Stories should activate the senses. What did you see? Broken bodies both large and small and communities torn apart because of hate. I see ashes (human and structural) falling from the sky.  I also see resistance. What did you smell? I smelled the smoke of millions burning, the stench of unwashed bodies in rail cars, Read More

Garden of God: Flourishing In His Care

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

I have been busy planting new plants in my garden. I love working in the garden because it reminds me of how much Jesus loves and cares for us. We are like plants in a beautiful garden that desires to be watered by the power of the Holy Spirit and fed with nutrients from the Word of God. We will grow strong in our faith and reach out our precious branches of love to others. God sees us as a flourishing garden filled with worship and praise.   The Word tells us: Isaiah 61:11 – For as the earth brings forth Read More