At Breath on Paper we believe that memorizing scripture is one of the best ways to get the Word of God in our hearts. Today we have chosen a verse that reminds us whose we are. I think we can all agree that lately it seems as if there is so much evil in the … Continue reading Breath Day
Let me ask you something? How many times have you gone to a concert, watched a movie, attended a major sporting event or been anywhere in the presence of a true celebrity and thought, “I sure wish I was famous, that everyone knew me just by seeing my face or hearing my name”? Anyone saying … Continue reading I Am Known
The moment I saw her, I was wrecked. Completely overwhelmed and overcome with emotion, all I could do was cry. With tears streaming down my face, I held my daughter for the first time. I examined her face, her hair, her hands, her feet. She was perfect. At long last, after an arduous nine month, … Continue reading I Am Treasured
“Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord” (12:14). I think about holy meaning "set apart", made in His image, devoted, sanctuary, blessed. Being made in His image sounds great, but do we really want to be set apart? Is that … Continue reading I Am Holy
I think it was sometime in mid-2005…..Associate Pastor Steve delivered the sermon at First United Methodist Church in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Steve was probably a native Oklahoman, or maybe a Texan or Kansan. I don’t recall, but he had what I’d describe as a cowboy accent--I always thought of him as representing the cowboy preachers of … Continue reading I Am Safe
People-pleasing was a common flaw of mine. I can remember joining committee after committee believing that is what a good Christian woman should do. I have never heard different growing up in church. In fact, I would hear ladies arguing over who was chair of this committee or who refused to help with this committee. There … Continue reading I am Valuable
Today we take time to reflect on a precious verse and a beautiful song. We call it Word & Worship. OUR WORD for TODAY: Trust God to carry you through the past and the pain. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” Hebrews 13:5 NLT We all have pain we encounter, or … Continue reading Word & Worship – I Won’t Let You Go
