Are Power and Authority the Same Thing?

By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer If you tuned in Sunday afternoon for the NFL playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots, toward the end of the game you saw a perfect example of the difference between POWER and AUTHORITY. After a Bronco missed catching

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In the Picture

By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer I’ve always liked the story of Jesus talking to the Samaritan woman in Sychar, because it shows how important individuals are to Him. He’d stopped to rest by a well in the middle of a hot, dry day on his way north, and

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The Quiet Miracle

By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer Mothers have a way of knowing what their children are capable of. Mary did. At that wedding dinner – you know, the one everybody attended – the host ran out of wine. Not cool. How do you toast the happy couple without wine

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Small Fix, Big Difference

By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer My front door wasn’t doing its job. At first, I couldn’t get it open without a crow bar (slight exaggeration). A few weeks later, it wouldn’t lock. (No exaggeration.) I jammed a chair under the doorknob at night as an extra precaution. One

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