History itself is a testament to the King of the Cross. BC – Before Christ & AD – After Death. A.D. is a Latin abbreviation for Anno Domini meaning ‘in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ” All of history is either before or after this one day. AD –VENT – means to PROCLAIM HIS COMING – this One who would die and rise again…
Author: Starla
Name: Starla Smith.
Top titles: Wife, Mom, and Lala
What I do: Executive Pastor at Springs of Life Church
What I Enjoy: I love coffee, sunshine, cinnamon candy, llama's, photo quotes, books, and all things media. I love to write and share what God is giving.
What I am Passionate about: I want to see people find Jesus and freedom in their soul through the renewing of the mind which is the gatekeeper of the heart.
Personal Mission Statement: Fearless in Living, Faithful in All, Forward Regardless
My Favorite Quote: Don’t worry about tomorrow, God is already there.
Advent: Day 3 – Be Found
Where am I? Where are you? Sometimes, I feel lost. Sometimes, I feel so comfortably numb I get worried about myself. Sometimes, I feel like I am spinning circles and then I find Him in the middle of my mess and I am right where I belong. Advent reminds us of the coming of Christ….
Advent: Day 2 – Be Love
God created this great vast world and little ol’ me and little ol’ you. He created the world with seeming greatness and we with seeming insignificance, and from my perspective I am little and yet each line and turn of me He drew it with intention. We celebrate Advent to remind us to see the…
Advent: Day 1 – He’s Coming
Advent, it means a coming into place, into view, or being; an arrival: it’s the advent of the holiday season. For me, it is the coming of Christ into the world. It’s the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas, observed in commemoration of the coming of Christ into the world. HE IS COMING INTO MY…
Prepare for Rejoicing – Advent
Last Sunday, I choked on toothpaste while getting ready for church. I accidentally inhaled it. I coughed, and coughed, as my lungs gasped for air. The coughing subsided but I could feel a burning in my chest just below my collar bone. Over the next few days, I developed a heaviness in my chest, my…
Changes and Advent
This time of year always calls me to come away and to quiet. Every year, I hear myself say the same thing, “If the leaves and flowers and all the living things around us in nature prune back, go dormant, and hide away for the winter. Why do we run, hustle more, and run at…
