Savana Wakefield

      Have you ever asked the question – What is my purpose? What am I supposed to be doing with my life? I have. I have quite recently in fact. What are we supposed to be doing here in this great wide world? What or how, as followers of Christ, are supposed to…

    Why is this happening? What did I do wrong? Why am I suffering like this? Have you ever heard someone who is going through a difficult time ask these questions? Have you maybe yourself asked these questions to a friend? Of God? God, why are you letting this happen to me? These are not…

      Ephesians 6:14-20 –   “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above  all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the…

    War.   Today, that word does not really conjure up the same images as it did a hundred years ago. It seems like every time we turn on the news or the radio or pull up social media it is – oh look, another ‘conflict.’ One hundred years ago – the world had…

      Psalm 1 is probably my favorite chapter in the bible. I read it every day – first thing in the morning. It reminds me what my priorities should be. It tells me the direction my life should be going in – and at the same time – tells me the way I…

    Now I may get myself in trouble here but I think something needs to be said. Our society today is really pushing hard for this ‘woke’ doctrine. And it is a doctrine – I looked it up. Wikipedia describes it this way: Doctrine is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings…

    In Acts 16 we are in the midst of a journey with Paul and Silas – on one of their many journeys together spreading the gospel message. But on this occasion, they come across a woman – a girl really – who is possessed by “spirit of divination” and some very worldly-wise men…

    So my husband and I just returned from a 10-day trip. We had to wake up really early in the morning and neither of us were hungry at the time. But by the time we arrived home we were both starting to feel that way. We decided we would unpack quickly and then…

      Life is hard.   I remember when I was a kid – I couldn’t wait to be a grown-up. I wanted what I thought was the freedom to do what I wanted when I wanted. I didn’t know what waited for me. The worries, the struggles, the hard decisions, the loss. Now…

    We all have times of trouble. We all have crucibles that we are put through. God promises – that no matter what the trial – no matter the difficulty you are going through – he will deliver you. It is right there in Psalms. It is all throughout the bible!   In Isaiah…