Name Change: FREAK

Webster’s Dictionary says a “freak” is an ardent enthusiast.  For the first 6 years of my salvation, I worshiped God privately and my primary focus was to thank Him for his saving work in my life.  But I’ve discovered these past 4 years of my life that I can no longer comparmentalize my Christianity from [...]

Pressing Through

This morning I read in Daniel how Nebuchadnezzar built a golden idol and required all of the glitterati in the province to come, bow down, and worship the idol.
Daniel’s crew said that they had no interest in bowing down to this idol.  After this, Nebuchadnezzar told his people to light the fire because Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were going to be thrown in. 
At this, they boldly [...]

Application Still Not Made

To say the very least, we’re heart sick not to have our visa application submitted yet again today.  I really want to spew out in this post all the frustrations we’re enduring, what it seems we’re missing out on by having our wheels spinning here in the states, and share what I think should’ve been [...]

Name Change: WITNESS

Yesterday I shared with you that God is continually changing my name by adding to it - I still respond to ‘Dana’ - but I praise Him for seeing a new creation when He looks at me. 
I planned on getting a tattoo of “WITNESS” to remind myself who I am in Christ and to remind me daily to live [...]

Name Change

Nearly 11 years ago a combination of holy events led me to fully understand for the first time three extremely important facts that changed the course of my life:
1) Like everyone else on the face of this great big earth, I’m a sinner.
2) Jesus died and overcame sin by defeating Satan and all evil ONCE [...]