Posts with the category “pastor-gail-mullen”

Matt. 7:16-20 (NKJV) “You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit…”People experience our fruit by seeing us in action. They watch our character, level of integrity, honesty, and the list goes on. Do we...  Read More

With all the things happening over the last several weeks, I foundmyself in an emotional quandary. The COVID virus had claimed over100,000 lives. Now, there is rioting in the streets across the country,fires in various cities, and so many people without jobs or income.When I heard on the news that George Floyd was calling out for hismother, I grabbed my chest and said, “oh God, oh God,” not knowin...  Read More

During this time of uncertainty, many suffer from raised anxiety, fear, ordepression. These emotions are real but can sometimes interfere with God’s callingin our homes. As a result, abuses of every kind are on the increase - physical,emotional, mental, and even spiritual. In so many cases, our children are the mainvictims of this abuse. Sometimes it is necessary to take a step back and read whatt...  Read More

My heart goes out to the many hundreds of thousands of people who are inquarantine and practicing safe distancing. My family is in that number inobedience to the medical professionals and our government. As the days grow intoweeks, many individuals feel alone and disconnected from friends and loved ones.I know I do. Of course, there are many ways to stay connected, but there are thosewho do not ha...  Read More

This morning I got up like any other morning, ate breakfast, did a little housework,read my Bible a bit, and thought about what this new day is going to be like. Thenmy husband and I did some stretching before our long morning walk. (I don’t wantto give you the impression that this is our routine every morning; it is not!)As we were sitting on the back deck talking, I commented, “I’m having mixede...  Read More

Several years ago, a friend told me, “Gail, I don’t want to be friends with you anymore.” It tooka couple of months to get my feet back under me because I was so devastated. Yet, all the while I was praying for God to heal my broken heart and for God to move in her situation, to heal thebrokenness in her. I knew that our outward appearance is the house we live in, but that reallydoesn’t tell our f...  Read More

Friends are important in our life, but sometimes we don’t think about friendships. Sometimes we think we can get along without other people in our lives, but that’s not true. I have severalfriends, and each one serves a different place in my heart and life.As I’m writing this article, I’m reminded of a friend I had in my life several years ago. I bondedwith a woman who attended the same church as ...  Read More

What does it mean when we say, “Don’t lose heart?” To lose heart is to give up, orlose our courage. But, the Bible tells us to BE OF or HAVE courage. Psalms31:24 (NKJV) “Be of good courage and He shall strengthen your heart.”Courage is defined as a mental or moral strength to persevere and withstand fear,difficulty, or danger. The English word for courage comes from the French wordwhich means 'hea...  Read More