First of all, while obedience is the correct response to God’s command, the reality is we are his children. And sometimes our response will be childish. The first time God told me I would be teaching his word, I was already doing something crazy that he told me to do. A few months earlier, heContinue reading “How to Respond to the Call of God”
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The Fear of Prayer
What!!??? How can you be afraid of prayer? Is that possible? Yes, it is. I know, because I’ve been afraid of it for a very long time. When I was 17 years old, I asked God to make things better. The summer before my senior year, I was painfully shoved into adulthood by a carContinue reading “The Fear of Prayer”
How I Started 2023
I joined the Daniel Fast with my church this week. By the third day, I realized the practice was almost mechanical for me. My preparations begin every January with meal planning and grocery shopping for the 21-day ritual. (Honestly, this is my favorite part. I love organizing and planning because it gives me a senseContinue reading “How I Started 2023”
Letting Friends Go
Sometimes we are afraid to do life without someone. But don’t be fooled by fear.
Are You Worth the Risk?
I often find myself caught up in other people’s vision. They tell me an idea and I become excited about its possibilities. I am a doer, so I offer my own ideas on how to make their ideas come to life. Then, I become a little worker bee, getting things done to make others’ ideasContinue reading “Are You Worth the Risk?”
A Motherless Mother’s Day
How do you celebrate Mother’s Day when you have no children and no mother?
Our Relationship with Food
I m an emotional eater. I eat when I’m upset. I eat when I’m scared. I eat to fill holes that are created by hurt, loneliness, depression…
Voting and Generations
I see voting as much more than a right. It is a responsibility.
When Your Hometown Becomes a Headline
Familiar names, Faces I recognized. My hometown had, once again, become a headline.
March in Protest, March In Prayer
I was not surprised by the results of the grand jury in Breonna Taylor’s case. I have become quite numb to the events exhibiting the systemic racism in this country’s criminal justice system. This scared me. I do not want my numbness to become apathy. I had to do something. A few hours after theContinue reading “March in Protest, March In Prayer”