America, Let Dead Men's Bones Speak To Our Hearts

Uh-oh… America is in trouble: B-I-G trouble. Unfortunately, the average American is either “sleepwalking," doesn't care or doesn't understand what is happening to our nation. Many Christians hardly ever study the events unfolding and, unfortunately, many are being deceived. Not only is time short prophetically, but also time is short for...

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28: GUEST AUTHOR, ROBERT MELACCIO, JR.

Greetings fellow bloggers!Since I've intended this blog to be a "safe-haven" for all Christians to share "life as it happens," I am thrilled to step aside today for guest author, Robert Melaccio, Sr. If anyone else is interested to "guest author" on this blog, feel free to e-mail me at judi@judilake.com. Please be advised that all material...

To Be Fully Human and Alive

After months of separation, my family is finally reunited in our new home. The past year has been exceptionally grueling but my spirit remains optimistic and grateful.I am most grateful for the opportunity to move forward in “this we call life."As I settle in my new Charleston surroundings, my first instinct is to “re-invent" myself. Then,...

When No Explanation Is Possible

Life, with its glories, indignities, hopes and quiet dreams, is the subject of the beloved song, “But the World Goes Round," by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Similar to the song, no matter how bleak life seems at the moment, life can change instantly. In my own short lifetime, I have experienced many ‘miracles’ that have always given me hope...

Our Father...

Reflecting on our nation's future, my mind wanders towards God's mercy and prayer. Discouraged and tired, I think of The Lord's Prayer; Jesus' own formula for how we should all pray.True prayer should take us out of ourselves; out of the narrow confines of our self-conscious preoccupation with our own thoughts and feelings. Jesus' prayer...

3537 Bainbridge Avenue

I walked out of the front door of 3537 Bainbridge Avenue a much stronger, faith-driven woman than when I had entered twenty-seven months prior. Discerning a call for the religious life, and to the shock of many, I was accepted into the Franciscan Sisters of Alleghany, NY, as a postulant within their community.“We’ve never had anyone within...

GUEST AUTHOR: ROBERT MELACCIO, SR

Greetings fellow bloggers!Since I've intended this blog to be a "safe-haven" for all Christians to share "life as it happens," I am thrilled to step aside today for guest author, Robert Melaccio, Sr. If anyone else is interested to "guest author" on this blog, feel free to e-mail me at judi@judilake.com. Please be advised that all material...

Let It Begin With Me

Immersed within a complicated deadline, I absent-mindedly change the CD that I am listening to. I have always worked best with background music and today is no exception. Suddenly, as the music permeates my office, I am overcome with enormous emotion. I know the woman behind ‘the big voice’; I know her very well. It is my friend, Yolanda......

A Light To A Dying World

I don’t blame non-believers for being “turned off" by Christianity; not one bit. Sometimes we become so obsessed about “winning" that we lose the substance of “the message." We want to win souls for Jesus, period. In the process, we let ourselves become the focus and all witness to the Lord disappears. Jesus wept over Jerusalem, and I submit,...

Who Kissed The Boo-Boo’s of Jesus

Mommy, do you think Mary had to change Jesus’ diapers when He was a little boy?"“I don’t think diapers were as we know them to be today, baby girl, but whatever they used, I think so. He came into this world as a little baby and I think He grew into His knowledge of being God as He got older."“Mommy, do you think Jesus got boo-boos when He...

God’s Search For You

How often do we say that something is “in God’s hands" and want to believe it?For me, one of the most difficult aspects of prayer is that it demands so much faith and trust in God. Do we really believe that He is listening to us? Isn’t it easier to do things ourselves than to put it in His hands? Sometimes, it seems hard enough just to stop...

America, Which Jesus Do We Follow?

In response to a recent “Mad As Hell" article I had recently posted, the following e-mail arrived in my mailbox: … We are being assaulted from every direction between terrorism, hurricanes, global warming, abortions, drug addiction, violence- you name it and we got it. We are clearly in spiritual warfare and the demonic is in the chaos. This...