Posts by Dr. Alice Maria Crawford

How I love to enter the house of the Lord and worship has just begun. How I enjoy it even more when I enter into it for myself. The feeling of being immersed in the Spirit of God- of being hid under His arms of protection; of being satisfied with good things; of being refreshed…

The word elusive by definition means hard to find or catch. Therefore my word for today fits under this term, for faith is indeed hard to find or catch. It is not because of faith, it’s because of us: Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the…

Many scriptures come with a warning, but none so real as the one in Galatians 6:1: Brothers, if anyone is caught in any sin, you who are spiritual [that is, you who are responsive to the guidance of the Spirit] are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness [not with a sense…

The pundits are out there. Everyone has a word, spoken with assurance that their viewpoint is the correct one. While they may take pride in feeling as if this is some new phenomenon, it is not. Since the beginning of time, as long as there has been man on earth, there has been that ‘one’…

Whenever we enter into a task assigned us by the Lord, the first place we should go to – is the Lord. If God gave you the tasks it is no doubt bigger than you can do on your own. It is something that God wants to partner with you in performing. Yet, sadly that…

There are some roles in this thing called life that have become so convoluted that we don’t have a real job description for them anymore. For example, what is a father? There are so few two parent homes in many of our communities today that it is difficult to send out a job description. Even…

Granted, we cannot say Amen to everything that is stated in church. However, we should be able to give a hearty Amen to the Word of God. I chose a good one today:   when I was at the end of my rope, he saved me. 7-8     I said to myself, “Relax and rest.    God has showered you with…

I am in a class right now that is designed to help leaders rise to the top in their field. The presenter suggested that one way to go to the top was to volunteer your way up! I was surprised at her saying this, because I have had the notion that volunteering is the furthest…

We don’t hear too much today about character. Terms like honor, nobility, virtue – seem to be outdated. We are all too aware that “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God”. However, does that mean that all hope is lost? That because we blew it once, twice, or ten times that…

Have you been to the temple? Have you seen the flowing robe? Have you seen who the robe covers? Have you seen Him: In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw [in a vision] the Lord sitting on a throne, high and exalted, with the train of His royal robe filling the [most holy…