by Haley Reed | Feb 10, 2023 | Blog | Read
Like the stereotypical used car salesman of old, I used to think “Ok God, what’s it going to take to close this deal today.” I knew I wasn’t perfect, but I was a lot better than many of the SCHLUBS around me. Wait, the law requires perfection?!...
by Haley Reed | Feb 10, 2023 | Blog | Read
Self-examination was fruitless before Grace and TWICE as fruitless after Grace. Whether I look at myself and am very pleased, or look at myself and become discouraged when I’m looking at myself I’ve lost THE PLOT. No matter what comes my way, it’s...
by Haley Reed | Jan 26, 2023 | Blog | Read
Before the Pin was Pulled, I used to limit God in the places and ways we could commune. Shoot, I’m not even sure I realized we could. There is no holy place, holy time, or holy situation that we cannot revere God. Wait . . . scratch the qualifier...
by Haley Reed | Jan 12, 2023 | Blog | Read
Before the Pin was Pulled I thought I measured up pretty good against those around me, even in the eyes of God. WRONGO. I think I was making a bigger deal of other people’s sin and a lesser deal of my own sin. YIKES. ALL my sins, great or small, left me in a...
by Haley Reed | Jan 9, 2023 | Blog | Read
Once the Pin was Pulled I could smell religion a mile away – it was joyless. I used to confuse religious activity with a relationship with God, I never really knew God at all until I knew Jesus. There is a simple yet overwhelming joy in the presence of Jesus...
by Haley Reed | Dec 29, 2022 | Blog | Read
Religion told me that I must prepare myself for the long journey ahead to find God. Christ came to show me He’s been here with me all along. “They tried to take your life, but then you gave it” (Hulvey, 0:51) Whenever I sing this, it cuts through my heart like a sharp...