Written by: Laura Chambers (August 17, 2021) To say it's been a rough year and a half would be the understatement of the century. The sudden appearance of COVID-19 has changed nearly every aspect of our daily lives, from the big life choices like education, careers and travel, to [...]
Written by: Laura Chambers (April 25, 2020) Much has changed about the writing of songs since the days of King David. Whereas before, it was limited to poets and musicians, music has now become a multi-billion dollar industry hinging on catchy buzzwords, glamourous faces, and trendy sounds. Songs [...]
Written by: Laura Chambers (3/15/2020) There is no sound so loud as the silence of those whose voices have been stolen by another...until the victims reclaim their right to speak and we actually listen to them. But what will they choose to say? Will they point the finger of [...]
Written by: Laura Chambers (September 7, 2019) Writing often requires more than personal experience; a good author must possess empathy and imagination - the ability to crawl inside the heart of another and understand their feelings and motivations. Such a written work tends to evoke a greater response than [...]
Written by: Laura Chambers (September 5-6, 2019) Like waves calming as the storm recedes, growing up has the tendency to mellow us out. I'm not saying it's entirely a bad thing, mind you; the predictable patterns school has introduced us to become the rhythms of mature adult life. We [...]
Written by: Laura Chambers (August 26-27, 2019) No matter what we're called to accomplish or by whom, doubt has a way of creeping in past our defenses. Even the heroes of the Bible struggled with this; Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Moses, Gideon, Peter, Thomas...they all had moments [...]
Written by: Laura Chambers (July 22, 2019) Shame attacks us from all sides. The devil whispers words of condemnation in our ears, reminding us that we're nowhere near what or where we ought to be. News reports and magazine articles judge us for doing something too often, not enough, [...]
Written by: Laura Chambers (May 6 and 7, 2019) Life is a series of breaths, each with its own sound, its own significance. Our very souls owe their existence to the breath of God, as do the words of holy Scripture. So it is no accident that breathing carries [...]
Written by: Laura Chambers (March 22, 2019) Standing in the middle of a raging hurricane and declaring it's a beautiful sunny day. Some might call it denial. Christians call it faith. By proclaiming God's promises, we can simultaneously remind ourselves of His good plans for us and push back [...]
Written by: Laura Chambers (March 11, 2019) We tend to forget what we fail to commemorate. It's true of long-ago wars in faraway kingdoms; landscape-altering natural disasters; epic feats of courage. Sadly, it also applies to our own personal experiences. Those who relegate what God has done in their [...]
