April 17th, 2024

Lamica A. Burnett

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An aspiring author and new blogger, Lamica Burnett is a mother of 4 and has been married to the love of her life for 21 years. She’s been journaling since age 6 and accepted Christ at age 18. An accountant by profession, Lamica is obsessed with beautiful stationery and all things paper.

Exclusive articles:

4 Familiar Ways to Guard Your Thoughts Everyday

The enemy is constantly battling for our sacred space - our minds. Here are 4 familiar ways to guard your thoughts and maintain peace.

3 Basic Steps to Walk by Faith in God

Do you find it hard to walk by faith, and not by sight? What does that even mean? Here are some basic steps to walk by faith in God.

Need to Get a Prayer Through? Check Your Connection to the Source

Do you need to get a prayer through, but you feel spiritually drained? Here are a few tips to check your connection to the power source, God.

How Dog Walking Strengthened My Walk With God

Have you noticed in your walk with God that He teaches us lessons in everyday life around us? Here's what dog walking taught me.

Seasons Change: Don’t Die as a Caterpillar

As the seasons change and your appointed time to fly draws near, refuse to die as a caterpillar. Your butterfly wings are promised and purposed

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Are State Laws the Solution to Kids’ Access to Porn?

As data continues to show the harms of viewing porn, particularly for children, support for stricter legal limits on pornographers has grown.

The Burial: A Glimpse Into the Life of William Gary

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Pandemic Restrictions Had No Lasting Effect on Churches, Study Finds

Even in states where regulations were severe, most congregations moved on quickly. Jeff Schoch was ready to be done with COVID-19 health safety regulations. Like most ministers in the US, the pastor of Crossroads Bible Church in San Jose, California, did his best to comply with the many pandemic rules imposed by state and local governments. But as soon as they were lifted, he wanted to put them all behind him. He quickly tore down the state-mandated signs about social distancing, hand washing, and masks. “I got rid of every visual reminder in the church,” Schoch told CT. “I was anxious, personally, to make that a memory.” Across the country, Protestant congregations are dealing with the long-term impacts of the pandemic. A new, extensive study by Arbor Research Group and ChurchSalary, a ministry of Christianity Today, found that a lot of pastors are still in crisis. Some furloughed staff members haven’t gone back to work. And even when attendance numbers have rebounded, there are still people missing from many congregations. Christian leaders will likely be grappling with the fallout from COVID-19 for years to come. But, surprisingly, state-level pandemic restrictions had no measurable, lasting impact on American churches. Even in places like San Jose—where the county government imposed some of the strictest rules in the country, the restrictions changed frequently, and authorities aggressively went after churches they said failed to comply—pastors like Schoch were able to just move on. The data doesn’t show any adverse effects from the government regulations. Eric Shieh, a research consultant for Arbor Research, said that surprised him. “You would think that the restrictions made things tougher for churches. They didn’t meet as much, and so you’d ...Continue reading...
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