Three hundred and eighty-one. That’s how many days the Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted. Sparked by lifelong activist and justice-seeker Rosa Parks, fueled by Black women who organized car pools, printed flyers, and walked to and from work, and with Martin Luther King Jr. as the spokesperson of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), Black people… The post How to Work for Racial Justice appeared first on FaithGateway.

What’s Your Morning Routine? How does your typical morning begin? Is your morning routine hurried and hustled, or does it begin in the peace and calm of time with God? Rebekah Lyons wasn’t always a morning person. For years, the author and speaker experienced panic attacks and severe anxiety. But in the last few years, Lyons said… The post Morning Routines: It’s a New Day. appeared first on FaithGateway.

  Refreshing People Choose your friends carefully, implies the Bible, because they will pull you nearer to God or push you away from Him. Psalm 1 says, Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers…. The post Delight in Special People appeared first on FaithGateway.

  I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find Me, when you seek Me… The post Restore God’s Peace appeared first on FaithGateway.

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. — 1 John 5:14 You have a God who created all of this beauty who is waiting to talk to you wherever you are whenever you want to… and that’s good news! ~… The post The 28-Day Prayer Journey Week 1 — Introduction: The Practice of Prayer appeared first on FaithGateway.

Racism is one of the most polarizing conversations in our world and in the church. So why should the church wade into this difficult topic? In session 1, we’ll make the case for The Color of Compromise. INTRODUCTION On September 15, 1963, four little girls Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley… The post The Color of Compromise appeared first on FaithGateway.

  STEPHEN BALDWIN, ACTOR So often, when God speaks, we fail to see the angels He sends — or, perhaps, the donkeys. We don’t see the truth in the advice of a friend, the guidance of a mentor, or, in the case of Stephen Baldwin, the words of a housemaid. Stephen began his acting career… The post A Friend Made All the Difference appeared first on FaithGateway.